Julian Abasto

Julian Abasto is an American politician from California. He has represented California's 44th Congressional district as an Independent since 2009, caucusing with the Green Party until 2013. He served as Secretary of Education under the Petersen administration, and was nominated for VP in late 2012.

Childhood
Abasto was born in 1982, and we assume did things growing up.

Congress
He decided to run for Congress in 2008, running as an independent. He pledged to caucus with the Green Party, which was expanding and solidifying its coalition in California at the time. He proposed one bill during his time in Congress, the Digital Communications Act, which placed fines and regulations on graphic images online. As a member of the Green caucus, he tended to support more left-wing policies, but notably opposed Rep. Joe Hill's Freedom Budget over its support for forced unionization.

Education Secretary
Serving under the Petersen administration, Abasto worked to reduce standardized testing requirements in public schools.

Vice Presidential Nomination
In late 2012, Abasto was nominated for Vice President of the United States, following VP Angus Stevenson's death. His failure to show up to a confirmation hearing in front of Congress resulted in the vote being postponed, and the Vice Presidency was left vacant until Georgia governor Jessica Warner was sworn in in 2013.