Consulship of Jordan Brizendine

The consulship of Jordan Brizendine began on 29 May 2013 when Jordan Brizendine, known during a portion of his term by the pseudonym "David Sarkozy," assumed the office in a provisional sense immediately after the formation of the Grand Republic. He was confirmed in his position after the 2015 consular election, becoming the 1st (First) Consul of the Grand Republic. Brizendine was succeeded by Casey Pemberton, who won the 2016 consular election. Brizendine was a hands-on leader, conducting most business of the state himself for the first two years of his provisional office. He gradually delegated authority and responsibility throughout 2015 and early 2016 as the duties of the Consulate became more extensive. Under his supervision and direction, the Delveran state was created and its basic framework was developed. In 2016, he presided over the opening stages of the Callahan Plan. His administration dealt with long periods of inactivity in the formative years of Delvera, as well as the 2015 Land Claims Crisis during his elected term.

Provisional office
Brizendine assumed power along with Casey Pemberton on 29 May 2013 at the DAS Spring Drill Exercises. No vote was held, but the provincial governors consented to the move as there was not yet a formal constitution in place to dictate the procedure for leadership selection.

Election of 2015
Main Article: Delveran consular election, 2015 By mid-2015, the Consulate had determined that an election was needed to legitimize their governance in accordance with the recently ratified second constitution. Therefore, an election was held on short notice between 10 and 14 August. No campaign took place prior to the vote, and Brizendine secured an easy victory over Pemberton, largely due to the former's wider renown among newer citizens.

Administration and cabinet
The Brizendine cabinet originally consisted of Altarian Governor Casey Pemberton as Vice Consul (President) and Amy Brizendine as Minister of Commerce. The composition and small size of the cabinet remained unchanged until January 9, 2016, at which point Adam Brizendine was appointed Minister of the Interior. Months later, the office of Minister of State was filled by Administrator Dylan Callahan himself on April 10. Amy Brizendine was also removed from the Commerce position on that date. On May 2, Callahan took over the Commerce job and the Ministry of State was passed to Pemberton. Though the first attempts were made in early 2016, the functionality of the cabinet was not fully realized until the Pemberton administration.

Major acts and legislation
Brizendine's administration saw almost no legislative activity apart from token votes required to approve regional acquisitions and founding legislation. However, the Council of Governors was increasingly active during his elected term, acting in its capacity to ratify treaties with several other states.

Founding documents
The Grand Republic was formally established on 29 May 2013 with the passage of the Declaration of Independence from the NottaLottan Empire and the Writ of Rights by representatives from Lavrasia, Altaria, Avannia, and Pandoria. Later that year, the first codification of the Delveran Constitution was ratified, though this document was soon lost in a series of hard drive wipes which plagued the administration. A veritable legislative drought was broken with the ratification of the second codification of the constitution on June 16, 2015.

Consular decrees
Brizendine codified two executive decrees which covered cultural topics during his term. On 09 June 2015, the I Consular Decree established the Delveric Heritage Festival, while the II Consular Decree on 16 June 2016 announced a contest for the selection of national symbols.

Treaties
Two significant treaties were brokered with foreign powers under Brizendine's administration. The first was the Missouri Compact, which on 26 October 2015 brought final resolution to the 2015 Land Claims Crisis between Delvera and the North American Confederation. The next year, Dylan Callahan negotiated the NottaLotta-Delvera Compact of Free Trade in order to strengthen the Delveran economy and foster closer relations with NottaLotta Acres on 13 June 2016.

Policies
Brizendine's administration conducted two large expansion pushes: one in 2013 and one in 2015. Both of these saw the incorporation of new provinces and regions. Brizendine also oversaw the introduction of Delvera to MicroWiki in 2015, an endeavor which opened diplomatic relations in earnest and resulted in the signing of numerous treaties of friendship. The administration is also credited with total reconciliation with the former NottaLottan Empire following the incorporation of Neosho and the appointment of Dylan Callahan, the primary catalyst of Pansygate and Delveran secession, to confederal office. Brizendine created and propagated Delveran state media extensively in the form of the Lavrada Bannerman starting in July 2015. On August 18, he negotiated the Delveran Media Concord with Germanijan Times owner Christian Newton, ensuring peaceful competition between the publications. Also during Brizendine's term, the first Delveran census was conducted in June 2016.

Opinions
Though opinions of Brizendine's leadership were generally favorable, there was one exception. The incorporation of Neosho as a military district, a designation which was not constitutionally mandated and seemed to be an unwarranted accession to the demands of an impudent Dylan Callahan, initially stirred some discontent within Delvera in late December 2015. Casey Pemberton was the most vocal opponent of the move, which motivated him to establish the Knowledge Warrior conspiracy blog.