Ghata Veras

Ghata Veras (2887 - present) is the Senator of Lo (Corel III), United Empire of Earth (UEE). After serving in the UEE Army for fifteen years, Veras earned his Citizenship and ran for a seat on the Governors Council of Lo under a campaign promise to decrease taxes on middle and lower income individuals. He took office in 2920, and while on the Council, joined a committee that successfully pushed through a 3% decrease on income tax planet-wide. In 2941, he was elected as Senator of Lo on the Centralist party ticket. Since taking office, he has continued to fight for lower taxes, and has helped craft several consumer-protection laws that decrease the amount of data that can be harvested and sold without notice. Ghata spearheaded a campaign in 2943 to decommission the maximum security prison QuarterDeck located on Kellog VI, citing a history of Human-rights violations. Although the proposal was ultimately unsuccessful, political commentators expect Ghata to try again under a more favorable political climate.