Spencer L.-Koffler

Spencer Latenzia-Koffler (June 14, 1965 - May 15, 2004) was born in the city of New Bedford, Massachusetts on June 14th, 1965. He was the son of Amanda Latenzia-Koffler and Andrew Koffler. Part of a family of five, Spencer grew up to attend John A. Parker Elementary School from 1970 to 1975, before heading off to Keith Middle School. At 14 years old, Spencer started attending New Bedford High School and graduated as chairman of the Massachusetts United Nations student organization. After graduating, Koffler recieved an offer of admission to Harvard University where he would later pursue a Political Science major.

Upon completion of both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree, Mr. Koffler married his wife, daughter of President Max Badonker and former First Daughter of the United States, Mila Badonker-Koffler. Together, they conceived three children. His eldest son, Mateo Koffler, was born in October of 1991. His second son, Charles Koffler, was born two years later, in 1993. They also had a daughter, who was born in 1995, just a year before Mr. Koffler was first elected as a member of the House of Representatives.

Spencer Koffler first registered to run for Massachusetts's fifth congressional district under the tag of the Progressive Party, but decided to leave the party and create the Liberal Party in 1995. After a range of issues in the Democratic Party stemming from President Boxy's refusal to sign Mr. Koffler's American Dream Act, the Democrats and Liberals voted in favor of merging to create the Labor Party in 1999. As part of the agreement, former-President and then-Chairman of the Democratic Party appointed Spencer Koffler as the Labor Party Co-Chair.

Beyond his position as Co-Chair of the Labor Party, Spencer Koffler was also nominated 46th Vice President of the United States following President Boxy's resignation and 2Hats' assumption of Presidential duties. Spencer would serve as Vice President for approximately one year, before the 2Hats-Koffler campaign lost an attempt at the Presidency in the 2000 General Election cycle.

Following the 2000 election loss, Spencer would continue serving as the Labor Party Co-Chair until 2004, when he was diagnosed with the Marburg Virus, a viral infection he contracted on a trip to Uganda. After months of battling the virus, Spencer L.-Koffler died of his diagnosis at only 39-years old.

Family and Personal Life
Spencer Koffler's life in politics dates back to his youth, where he grew a passion for debate and legislative affairs. However, as a generic employee of a congressman in the state of Massachusetts, Koffler's own political ventures would not start after the tragic death of his second child, Charles Koffler. Born in 1993, Charles would live less than two years of life before being diagnosed with an advanced case of leukemia. The family struggled to pay medical bills, with unsteady employment for both Spencer and his wife contributing to a lack of health insurance.

The couple sought support from family members and resorted to selling their two family vehicles and their own home to pay for Charles' treatment. It was not enough, and Charles Koffler tragically died at less than two-years old.

Following this loss, Spencer immediately turned his sorrow into anger and channeled it through his passion for politics and change. Within months, he would register for his first-ever congressional campaign, and would nearly instantly attract national media attention for the founding of the Liberal Party.

As a member of the House of Representatives, Spencer was known for writing left-wing bills that gathered support from across the aisle. A lot of his bills gathered national and international attention, with some of his most notable pieces of legislation being the American Dream Act, the Defense of Minorities Act of 1998, and the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

Following the creation of the Labor Party and his career as Vice President; Spencer would be known for his major role in the development of the Teal New Deal, being the author behind many notable bills including the Parental Leave Act, the Workplace Misogyny Act, the American Dream Extension Act, and more. Many of Spencer's bills would not be passed until after his passing in 2004.