Victoria von Doom

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==Biographical==
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Born Victoria Wilkins, in Los Angeles. She is very quiet about her early life; it seems largely unremarkable, except for being sent to a Catholic High School. Most of her family is Catholic, although Victoria herself became a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church when she got married.
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Victoria von Doom was born Victoria Wilkins in Los Angeles, California. While Victoria tends to not comment much on her early life, a few details are known to the public. She attended a Catholic High School, her mother died when she was 17 under mysterious circumstances, and she went, like many young people, through an occultist / mystic phase in college – though this last is confirmed and dismissed as “wild speculation�? by detractors. Her brother Richard, however, did once crack in public that "We've always thought there were gypsies somewhere in the family tree, which probably explains Victoria."
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She attended UCLA from 1992-1996, working on a double major in Chemistry and Biology. During this time she met an Estonian exchange student, Johannes von Doom, who was 2 years older than her. Her husband went on to become the regional manager for his father's company, von Doom industries. The two lived a long-distance, difficult marriage from 1997-2003, during her time at Hopkins in the joint MD/PhD program. Once the program was complete, she moved to Seattle, where the Regional Headquarters of von Doom industries is located ("Regional" in this case covers a lot of ground). From 1993-20010, she worked as a Research Associate, focusing on MRSA and other antibiotic-resistant diseases.
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Her time in college onward is more well known. She attended UCLA from 1992 to 1996, working on a double-major in Chemistry and Biology; she would later attend Hopkins and enroll in the joint PhD/MD program. During her time at UCLA, she made money on the side by doing vocals in a band with friends, though she’s since fallen out of practice.
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In 1994, she married Johannes von Doom, an Estonian taking classes in America; he would later enter the family business, von Doom Inudustries, where he quite quickly became became the North American director for the company. Their married is known to have been difficult and long distance during her time at Hopkins, but one that survived.
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Her colleages from graduate school remember Victoria as a woman driven by ambition and the thrill of solving problems. One of them went so far as to joke that “Victoria would have divorced Johannes if not for the problems they had – it would have been too easy otherwise.�? Still, she was known to always be loyal to her friends and keep her work. Most notably was an intense rivalry that developed between her and another student, Susan Richards, early on. Nobody is quite sure why, but a lot of people suspect that it’s because Richards, in an early lab experiment, pointed out several flaws in her calculations – and was right about them being off, when the experiment failed.
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After getting her degrees, she returned to Seattle and von Doom Industries with her husband, where she quicklky took up a position as a research associate. This lead to her meeting her best friend, Rachel, while at meeting with various professors from U. Washington. More importantly, however, her research focused on the etiology and treatment of infectious diseases, included MRSA.
==Political Career==
==Political Career==
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Victoria von Doom began her political career in 2010 when she look a leave of absence from her position as a research associate, and announced her intention to run for Governor of the Northwest Superregion.
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Victoria von Doom began her political career in 2010 when she look a leave of absence from her position as a research associate, and announced her intention to run for Governor of the Northwest Superregion, although she lost the Primary Election by less than 1%.
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==Elections==
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===2010 Northwest Governor Democratic Primary===
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Victoria von Doom: 49.63%
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Zachary Flint: 50.37%
==Family and Associates==
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Ally: Sister, born 1968
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==External==
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House Voting Record: http://www.usgovsim.net/USG/index.php?s=&showtopic=1937&view=findpost&p=27047
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House Press Office: http://www.usgovsim.net/USG/index.php?showtopic=2154
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[[Category:Biographies]][[Category:Democrats]][[Category:Eastern Orthodox]][[Category: UCLA Alumni]]

Current revision as of 20:05, 1 December 2008

Victoria von Doom
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Democratic Party
Caucus Member
Began Present Office:
Electoral District
State Washington
Region and Superregion {{{region}}}
Previous Offices
Born

August 10th, 1975
Los Angeles, California
Spouse Johannes von Doom
Religion Eastern Orthodox
Residence Seattle, Washington
Occupation Reseasrch Associate, von Doom Industries
Education UCLA (Bachelor of Science), Johns Hopkins (MD / PhD)


Victoria von Doom is a member of the Democratic party, a research associate for von Doom Industries, and rumored to be considered as a possible candidate for Northwest Governor.

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Biographical

Victoria von Doom was born Victoria Wilkins in Los Angeles, California. While Victoria tends to not comment much on her early life, a few details are known to the public. She attended a Catholic High School, her mother died when she was 17 under mysterious circumstances, and she went, like many young people, through an occultist / mystic phase in college – though this last is confirmed and dismissed as “wild speculation�? by detractors. Her brother Richard, however, did once crack in public that "We've always thought there were gypsies somewhere in the family tree, which probably explains Victoria."

Her time in college onward is more well known. She attended UCLA from 1992 to 1996, working on a double-major in Chemistry and Biology; she would later attend Hopkins and enroll in the joint PhD/MD program. During her time at UCLA, she made money on the side by doing vocals in a band with friends, though she’s since fallen out of practice.

In 1994, she married Johannes von Doom, an Estonian taking classes in America; he would later enter the family business, von Doom Inudustries, where he quite quickly became became the North American director for the company. Their married is known to have been difficult and long distance during her time at Hopkins, but one that survived.

Her colleages from graduate school remember Victoria as a woman driven by ambition and the thrill of solving problems. One of them went so far as to joke that “Victoria would have divorced Johannes if not for the problems they had – it would have been too easy otherwise.�? Still, she was known to always be loyal to her friends and keep her work. Most notably was an intense rivalry that developed between her and another student, Susan Richards, early on. Nobody is quite sure why, but a lot of people suspect that it’s because Richards, in an early lab experiment, pointed out several flaws in her calculations – and was right about them being off, when the experiment failed.

After getting her degrees, she returned to Seattle and von Doom Industries with her husband, where she quicklky took up a position as a research associate. This lead to her meeting her best friend, Rachel, while at meeting with various professors from U. Washington. More importantly, however, her research focused on the etiology and treatment of infectious diseases, included MRSA.

Political Career

Victoria von Doom began her political career in 2010 when she look a leave of absence from her position as a research associate, and announced her intention to run for Governor of the Northwest Superregion, although she lost the Primary Election by less than 1%.

Elections

2010 Northwest Governor Democratic Primary

Victoria von Doom: 49.63% Zachary Flint: 50.37%

Family and Associates

Children: Aleksandre von Doom, born 1998; Laura von Doom, born 1999.

Rachel Morgan: Victoria's best friend, born in 1977, a professor of philosophy at U. Washington, Seattle; specialist in Ancient Philosophy. Best friend. Rachel is known to be single, and often present at family events.

Richard Wilkins: Brother, born 1974; Sales director for von Doom industries. Rumored to be considering a political office himself.

Thomas Wilkins: Brother, born 1973; Gang Unit Commander in Los Angeles. Generally thought to be a nice guy... but has a history of "excessive force" and "police brutality" complaints against his unit. To date, none have resulted in serious action; most get dismissed outright.

Ally: Sister, born 1968

External

House Voting Record: http://www.usgovsim.net/USG/index.php?s=&showtopic=1937&view=findpost&p=27047 House Press Office: http://www.usgovsim.net/USG/index.php?showtopic=2154

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