Norment Cochrane

Norment Roger Cochrane (born January 6, 2049) was Governor of Washington, D.C. from 2081-2096, then first Fetist and 12th overall President of the Federal American Republic (2096-present).

Cochrane was born in Baltimore, Maryland to parents of Finnish-Fetist descent. After graduating from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in political science in 2070, Cochrane worked as a staffer for then-governor William Whitby in the Revaunchist Party. After establishing close ties with Revaunchist party leaders, Cochrane rose to succeed Whitby as Governor of D.C., beating out Isolationist candidate Phillip Sienn in the 2081 gubernatorial election staged upon the death of Whitby. Cochrane worked successfully to promote acceptance of Fetusism in the Federals, meeting with such figures as his namesake Christopher Norment himself. As Fetusism spread rapidly, Cochrane overturned the Establishment Clause of the former United States Constitution with the 30th Amendment and made the FAR an officially Fetist state in 2098.

Cochrane is the current FAR President, practicing a policy of aggressive foreign relations and hardline support of Fetusia. Non-fetist Federals criticize Cochrane as a puppet of the Fetist state, an allegation he has repeatedly contested.