George G. Gilliam Jr.

George G. Gilliam was born to a middle class family in Portland, Oregon, on February 27th, 1977. Growing up, he had a keen interest in history and politics. In school, he was always an A-B student. After graduating high school in 1995, he attended Portland State University and attained a Master's degree in political science. It was 2001 at this point. He settled down, getting married and having two boys. He also started working as a journalist and founded the YAPi times in 2009. During his time as a journalist, he wrote articles for various news outlets. In 2014, he announced his campaign for state senator of the west, a position that he won easily. Finally, in 2018, he decided to run for the Parliament of YAPi, winning the election with 63% of the vote. During his time as congressman, he has fought for progressive legislation, and has continued to run the YAPi times. He is currently 43 years old and resides in Portland.