Amanda Renzetti

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Amanda Renzetti
Southwest Governor
In Office: 2017-Present
Electoral District	Southwest
Preceded by	Haley Cavalier
Succeeded by	Incumbent
Southwest Lt. Governor
In Office: 2017-2019
Electoral District	Southwest
Preceded by	Morgan Randolph
Succeeded by	Michelle Advokat
Southwest Majority Leader
In Office: 2015-2019
Electoral District	Southwest
Preceded by	Wilson R. Tothero
Succeeded by	Michelle Advokat
House Democratic Leader
In Office: 2012-2014
Electoral District	US House of Representatives
Preceded by	J. Martin Pennypot
Succeeded by	Gregory Wolff
U.S. Representative.
In Office: 2011-2014
Electoral District	California 53rd Congressional District
Preceded by	Susan Davis
Succeeded by	Ann Onymous
Born	January 11th, 1978 New Orleans, Louisiana
Political Party	Democratic
Spouse	Matthew Sorenson
Children	Jonathan H. Sorenson Vincent L. Sorenson
Religion	Roman Catholic

Amanda Renzetti is an American politician, and is presently Lt. Governor of the Southwest. She represented California's 53rd Congressional District from January 2011 until November 22nd 2014, and then Represented California's 2nd Legislative District from January 2015 to January 2017. She was elected House Minority Whip shortly after her election to the House, and was promoted to House Minority Leader when J. Martin Pennypot had to step down. However, she is probably most famous nationwide for her involvement in the 2012 Democratic Presidential Primary, tying Senate Majority Leader Cullen in Iowa and winning the New Hampshire Primary. She ran for California Senate in 2014, but was defeated.

Early Life

Amanda Renzetti was born January 11th, 1978, to Viola Renzetti and Emilio Formigoni, Italian-Americans living in Louisiana. Amanda was the eldest of three children. Her mother died due to complications from childbirth after having her youngest biological sister, Mia, and their father became very abusive.

When Amanda was 10, her older cousin Julian Williams (born Dante Renzetti), found her. Julian was appalled at the behavior of Emilio, and through a lawyer he knew managed to get the state to take Amanda and her siblings into foster care. Amanda and her siblings were then promptly adopted by Julian's own adoptive father, William Richards.

Military Service

Inspired by the military service of Julian, Amanda joined the United States navy at the age of 18 (in 1996). She gravitated to aircraft, having obtained a pilots license the year before, and managed to get admitted to the Naval Aviation program. After completing flight training, she was assigned to the historic VFA-14 fighter squadron in 1998.

In 2002, Amanda's squadron, now operating off the USS Enterprise, was an active participant in Operation Enduring Freedom, running numerous attacks against Iraqi targets. In 2003, her squadron was deployed to the Persian Gulf, in support of the invasion of Iraq. Serving on the USS Nimitz by then, Amanda personally attacked several targets around Baghdad. VFA-14 returned to combat in the Persian Gulf in 2005, supporting additional operations in Iraq. They would be deployed to Iraq again in 2008.

In November, 2010, Amanda received an honorable discharge from the navy, after 14 years of service.

2010 House Special Election

Upon leaving the military, Renzetti ran for and won California's 53rd Congressional Seat, in a special election brought on by the retirement of her predecessor.

2011-2012

Amanda Renzetti was elected to serve as House Democratic Whip upon the start of the 2011-2012 Congressional Session, absolutely unprecedented for a freshman congresswoman. Over the two years, she built up a reputation as a social and economic liberal, and a moderate (if not perhaps a hair to the right) record on Homeland Security, Foreign Policy and Defense. In December 2011, Renzetti was made acting House Minority Leader upon the reassignment of HmL Pennypot, and in early January 2012 that position was made official by a unanimous vote. As House Minority Leader, Renzetti played a central role in brokering the compromise budget that was ultimately passed in late 2012.

2012 Democratic Presidential Primary

In 2012, Amanda Renzetti launched a longshot campaign for president, seeking the democratic nomination against Esther Cullen. Renzetti was down by more then 20% in both Iowa and New Hampshire, and was expected to lose badly. However, by launching a series of bitterly negative left wing attacks on the issues of the environment, healthcare and death penalty for minors, Renzetti was able to tie Cullen in Iowa and win New Hampshire outright. This launched the two into a long, incredibly hostile primary, which eventually ended after a decisive Cullen win in Oregon during the western primaries.

There were rumors that Renzetti would get the Vice Presidential nomination, but she was passed over.

2013-2014

From the the disappointing loss in the Democratic Primaries, Renzetti returned to the House of Representatives, introducing more then thirty pieces of legislation between 2013 and 2014 (making her possibly the most prolific sponsor of legislation during that time). Her most significant achievements during this time were, without a doubt, the Defeating Drug Submarines act and the Water Omnibus Act. The former had an immediate suppressive effect on the quantity of drugs entering the united states from overseas by giving the coast guard the technology it needed in order to prevent drug smuggling. The latter has helped relieve the stress of drought on the Southwest and Gulf Coast by increasing desalination output and overhauling hydraulic infrastructure, in addition to creating jobs.

2014 California Senate Election

In 2014, Amanda Renzetti ran for California Senate, ultimately losing by about 3% to incumbent Jackson Watkiss. Campaign postmortums suggest that strategic weakness over the first half of the campaign, as well as lower quality advertisements contributed to that defeat.

Resignation from the House

On election night 2014, Renzetti's husband Matt Sorenson was involved in an automobile accedent and slipped into a coma. In a reaction to this tragedy, Amanda Renzetti resigned from the US House of Representatives on November 22nd, 2014. Matt eventually recovered from that accident, and Amanda continued her political career after that.

Southwest Majority Leader (2015-2016)

When the representative for California's second regional legislative district was forced to resign for personal reasons in 2015, Amanda Renzetti saw her chance to return to regional politics. Renzetti quickly ran for the seat and won it, and was subsequently named the majority leader for the regional caucus. Over the 2015-2016 legislative session, Renzetti promoted legislation to implement regionwide concealed carry, to study the possibility of construction of desalination plants on the great salt lake, and to study possibilities for improving the regional education system. Renzetti was also considered for the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination in 2016, but ultimately was not chosen.

Southwest Lt. Governor (2017-2019)

Renzetti was elected to the position of Lt. Governor of the Southwest in one of the more lopsided electoral wins seen in the southwest since regionalization. In her second two year cycle in the Southwest Government, Renzetti passed legislation to streamline Southwest regional government spending, legalize the .50 BMG round in California, to reduce healthcare spending in the Southwest, and to encourage green electricity in the Southwest. She also wrote legislation to cut taxes in the areas effected by the Los Angeles earthquake, both corporate and income.

Southwest Governor

Personal Life

Renzetti married Matthew Sorenson, son of now US Senator Pattie Sorenson, in 2012. Four months later, she gave birth to their first child, Jonathan Sorenson. In 2015, Renzetti gave birth to their second child, Vincent Sorenson.

Electoral Results