Albert Sharke
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| House Representative and Majority Whip Candidate Former Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs Former Spanish Leader of Opposition in Congress | ||||
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| In Office: As House Representative: 3 January 1998 - 2 January 2000 3 January 2002 - 3 January 2008 2 January 2016 - Present As Minister: 2008-2016 As Opposition Leader 2000-2002 | ||||
| Preceded by | For House Representative: Nelson Rockefeller Jr. (1992-1998) Leah Martin (2000-2002) Leah Martin (2008-2014) James Kirch (2014-2016) For Minister: Miguel Ángel Moratinos (PSOE) For Leader: Joaquín Almunia (PSOE) | |||
| Succeeded by | For House Representative: Leah Martin (2000-2002) Leah Martin (2008-2014) James Kirch (2014-2016) incumbent since 2016 For Minister: TBA For Leader: Jose L. R. Zapatero (PSOE) | |||
| Born | 20 April, 1970 (46 years) Madrid, Spain (Dual Citizenship) | |||
| Political Party | Democratic Supported by PSOE (Spanish Democrats) Supports Green Party | |||
| Spouse | None. Relationship with Leah Martin | |||
| Religion | Agnostic | |||
Alberto Vallejo Sharke Jr. (born April, 1970) is a House Representative for the first district of Massachusetts. He is also the former Minister for Foreign Affairs in Spain, the former Spanish leader of opposition in Congress, and a former Children's Hospital intern doctor. He enjoys flying and playing basketball in his freetime.
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Childhood & Education
Albert was born in Madrid, to Eugene and Christina. He spent his whole childhood in the United States, mostly in California. His parents had always supported the Democratic parties in both Spain and USA. Being a good student, he soon entered University to study Medicine (1988), although he already had begun his interest in politics.
Political Career
After 4 years of practices in Children's Central Hospital, Sharke decided to leave Medicine behind, beggining his political career. He tried to enter the House of Representatives first in 1992 for California 9th District, and later in 1994 for the 7th District. Losing both elections, Thick then moved to British Columbia (Canada), thinking he may have been too young to enter politics. After 4 years attending politic-related courses on U-Vic (Victoria), Sharke went to Massachusetts to finally become a member of the House of Representatives in 1998 with an incredible 70% support, defeating David Rockefeller Jr.
Back to Spain: Opposition Leader and Minister
Sharke did not seek a reelection in year 2000, moving back to Spain to be appointed Leader of PSOE Party and Leader of Opposition in Congress. However, he decided to support Zapatero as Presidential candidate and resigned. Back in USA, he seeked for a new election House Representative against Independent Congresswomen Leah Martin. After winning, he was reelected again in 2004 and 2006.
However, he decided to finally leave American Politics and join former Vicepresident and new President María F. de la Vega as Minister of Foreign Affairs. However, he didn't live in Spain, but in his house at Massachusetts. This made him the first Spanish Minister who did not live in the country
After serving two terms, he was drafted as new Presidential Candidate, but withdrew and ran again for a the Massachusetts office, where Leah Martin had won 3 consecutive elections.
5th Reelection: Supporting Mason, Pizzuto and Kent
Sharke finally came back for the last time to USA, winning another reelection for Congressmen (again, against Leah Martin, who however hadn't been in office from 2014 to 2016), just in time to see Republican President Elizabeth Warren's last days in office, and the beggining of Gamble/Dunn v Mason/Brockmeier run for Presidency.
Sharke, as many other democrats, released an statement urging citizens to vote for Whitney Mason. He also decided to support Appalachian Governor candidate Daniel Pizzuto and Senator Howell Kent in their races.
Mason & Brockmeier finally became President and Vicepresident elect, Pizzuto lost his election against Tim Kent and Howell Kent was re-elected.
Nomination for House Majority Whip
At the end of 2016, Sharke decided to nominate himself for the position of House Majority Whip. Seconded by Martin McKenzie, he was in the "race" against Madison T. Harrell (also self-nominated), until she decided to withdraw after Erin Granger, a congresswoman Sharke actually supported, decided to accept the Speaker Emmett Honeycutt's nomination.
Sharke still supported Granger, but did not withdraw because "someone should give her some competition, even if it's little!"
Homestate
Since Sharke was not born in the United States, he has no official homestate.
However, both California, where he spent his childhood, and Massachusetts, where he has spent his whole political career and many years of his life, may be considered as his "homestates".
He appears as "Representative Sharke, of Massachusetts" in many official records.
Books
Sharke is the author of one book:
Minister Vallejo: Congressman Sharke (2011)
Author's Net Income: Unknown
"Sharke reviews his 10 years of political success in his home country, while remembering how he lost his first two elections for Representative in California before trying in Massachusetts. Spanish and American politicians, issues and problematic events will appear on the book."
Relationships
Sharke is single. Former Independent Congresswomen Leah Martin, who he run against in many of his attemps to enter the House of Representatives, is actually his current girlfriend. Their relationship is said to have begun in 2004, but they continued running against each other (and Republican James Kirch). They're planning to marry later in 2016. No previous relationships are known.
Children
Sharke has already had 3 children with Leah Martin. Albert III was the first one to come, in 2005, after one year on relationship.
Two years later, Cristina and Leah, named after their mother and grandmother, were born.
In the morning of May 1st 2016, Albert and Leah decided to marry. Later that day, Leah discovered she was pregnant again.
They're waiting for the fourth kid, who will be a boy.
