Presidency of Jay Kingston

The presidency of Jay Kingston began at noon EST on January 20, 2005, when Jay Kingston became the 45th President of the United States upon his inauguration. Kingston, a Democrat, was the senior U.S. Senator from the Southwest and the Senate Majority Whip at the time of his victory in the 2004 presidential election over Republican senator Roscoe Lee. His running mate, Senator Theresa Menzies, took office as vice president on the same day.

Political scholars say that the Kingston presidency is ideologically progressive, with the administration producing progressive policies that would likely be altered and/or failed by Republican members of Congress and with Republican members of Congress producing conservative policies that would likely be negotiated and/or vetoed by the administration should the Republican Party win a majority in Congress at any time throughout Kingston's presidency.

Cabinet
Kingston announced his Cabinet nominees before taking office as president. He kept some people from previous administrations, including Claire Serrano and Theodore von Bismarck. Kingston is the only president in MGI history to have a full Cabinet at the start of his presidency.

White House staff
Kingston announced the appointments of Timothy Patel as his chief of staff, Harper Moore as his press secretary, and Ricardo Garcia as the White House counsel before taking office as president.

Judicial nominations
Despite two Supreme Court vacancies existing at the start of his presidency, Kingston has not yet made any judicial nominations.