Go into any home, business, or factory in Slokais, especially those built in the last 15 years, and you are likely to be monitored by a security system designed by Contreras’s company, CinTech. This has naturally allowed Contreras to be a leading voice in public safety and security, especially in the tech sector.
Nominated as the Conservative Party candidate from a wide field back in May, Contreras has launched a nationwide ad campaign dipping into his massive fortune. During the primary, he made a name for himself by promising a “one-year solution” to the Kaijan War. The conflict was a massive thorn in his predecessor, Brooke Weasley’s, term and essentially shut her out of any serious discussion as a viable candidate for the party’s nomination. Multiple generals, a changing operations doctrine, a rapidly building military bill, and continued daily violence. Contreras had been in the Weasley cabinet as a Special Security Advisor, a fact he tends to ignore due to her sub-20 % approval ratings except for explaining how horrible military strategy was.
Born to a middle-class almond farmer in South San Fernando, Contreras was originally a door-to-door home security salesman before starting his own firm, CinTech. At CinTech, he developed a subscription-based security service that bundled physical camera installation with cybersecurity. Additionally, Contreras was considered an innovator in the San Jose tech ecosystem through his investments in various smaller companies such as LunchBreak, a workplace food-delivery service. In 2018, Contreras began to campaign for a return to the Howard Xiang, free-market, El Nacionalismo era. This led to appointments as an MSL to various parliamentary panels and an increased political presence
Contreras has outlined a new vision of “Strong Slokais” at the center of his campaign. A quick end to the Kaijan War through the launch of an AI-powered new national criminal database. Decreased taxes on business and the development of business incubator zones in major cities. In addition, decreased state regulation of religious schools and homeschooling, as well as a focus on financial literacy and the Slokasian language in education. Contreras has described Howard Xiang and George Livingstone, two nationalist modernizer presidents of the 70s and 1920s, respectively, as his inspirations. This has struck a chord with suburban and rural voters who benefited from both men’s modernization and share similar socially Conservative views.
Although not the personality of Bisok of the New Right, Contreras has portrayed himself as a “friend to the nation” through a series of campaign videos with families across Slokais. He has also positioned himself as the “only true traditional Catholic man in this election,” a dig at Joshua Lesmondo’s and Julie Andrew Allende’s lack of true faith despite both being self-described Catholics. If Contreras can position himself as a family-values candidate, he can capture a sizeable number of voters in what is still a majority Sanctarian Catholic nation. However, can Contreras shake off the unpopularity of his former boss and change his party’s fortunes at the ballot box? Can he stand up against more charismatic speakers such as Manny Bisok, Julie Andrew Allende and even Joshua Lesmondo?
