Raphael Torres

    

Raphael Torres
Kingdom of Sierra Senator from Maricopa
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2nd, 2012 Serving with Anthony Guzman and Ricardio Sanchez
Preceded by	Emily Woodhouse
Attorney General of Maricopa
In office May 21st, 2008 – June 2nd, 2012
Governor	Emmanual Rogers
Preceded by	Steve Barnett
Succeeded by	Owen Joshua
Personal details
Born	(1975-10-04) October 4, 1975 San Antonio, San Antonio Metropolitan Province, Brazoria
Political party	Royalist
Spouse(s)	Suzanne Heidi (m.2002)
Alma mater	University of Sierra, Berkeley (JD) University of Phoenix (BA)
Religion	Baptist

Eduardo Raphael Torres (born October 4th, 1975) is a Brazorian-born Sierran politician and attorney serving as a junior Senator from Maricopa since 2012. A member of the Royalist Party, Torres previously served as the Attorney General of Maricopa serving from 2008 to 2012.

Born in San Antonio, Torres would grow up in Phoenix, Maricopa following his family fleeing Brazoria. Torres would go onto attend the University of Phoenix, and later the prestigious University of Sierra, Berkeley, earning a degree in law. In 2001, Torres would become a lawyer in Phoenix, specifically working with victims of domestic violence. Having a lifelong interest in politics, Torres would officially begin his political career, running and eventually being elected as the Attorney General of Maricopa as a member of the Royalist Party. As Attorney General, Torres would take a conservative approach to the law, supporting greater penalties for criminals and being an opponent of drug legalization. Torres would also oppose many of Prime Minister Steven Hong's policies, and would support the legal challenges to them by then-Attorney General of Inland Empire Carlitos Pacheco. In 2012, Torres would run for the Senate of Sierra, and would be elected to replace outgoing senator Emily Woodhouse.

As a senator, Torres has supported socially conservative and economically liberal legislation, being one of the most right wing members of the Senate. During the preimership of Steven Hong, Torres continued to oppose most legislation proposed by the Democratic-Republican-led government, and was very vocal with his opposition. Torres would be a supporter of Daniel McComb, but would be initially skeptical of Nemesis Heartwell, with political observers claiming Torres opposed her preimership. However, beginning in 2018, Torres would become a devout supporter of Heartwell, becoming one of her chief legislative allies in the Senate. Torres would be a harsh critic of Susan Kwon's government following her ascension to the preimership in 2020. As a incumbent senator, Torres continues to support conservative legislation.

Politically, Torres identifies as a social conservative and a economic liberal, but critics have referred to Torres's political views as "isolationist", "populist", and "economically nationalist", terms which Torres has both supported and denied. Torres is a staunch opponent to abortion, owning his opposition to his Christian faith. Though initially opposed to same-sex marriage, Torres has come to support it, though is against passing protective laws. Torres supports reforming Sierra's educational system, being an outspoken supporter of creating a 1866 Initiative-like commission for reform. Torres also supports the end of government regulation and nationalization, being a vocal critic of the National Health Protection Act of 2020. He is also a supporter of gun rights, being a member of the National Rifle Association of Sierra. On foreign policy, Torres is against the normalization of relations with the United Commonwealth, United People's Committees, and Brazoria and wishes to end Sierran reliance on China. Torres is opposed to the Conference of American States and supports a second referendum on leaving the organization. Torres is also against Sierran involvement in the Middle East and has stated support for a complete military withdrawal from Syria.

Early life, education, and career

Eduardo Raphael Torres was born on October 4th, 1975 to Emmanuel and Ellen Torres in San Antonio, Brazoria. While in Brazoria, his father, Emmanuel, worked as a local carpenter, while his mother, Ellen, was a stay-at-home mother. Both of Torres's parents were opponents of the Landonist government and had previously supported the White Brazoria movement during the Brazorian Revolutionary War. After suspecting of being targeted by TBD, Brazoria's secret police, the Torres family would flee Brazoria in 1976, successfully crossing the western Brazorian border in Sierra and being granted political asylum. Torres would grow up in Phoenix, Maricopa as an only child. Torres would be raised in a religious and conservative household, and would eventually adopt the political beliefs of both his parents, becoming a strong supporter of the Royalist Party.

Torres would begin his educational career at the age of five in 1980, attending Kenilworth Elementary School. Torres would promote from elementary school in 1986 and would begin attending Phoenix Intermediate School, promoting from that school in 1989. Torres would begin attending Phoenix Christian Preparatory School, a private Baptist school. While at high school, Torres would develop an interest in law, becoming a member of the school's student legal team. He would also become more active in politics, actively supporting and campaigning for Royalist candidates in Phoenix. Also at high school, Torres would briefly play for his school's baseball team during his first year, but would remove himself from the team after suffering a serious injury...

Political positions

Main article: Political positions of Raphael Torres