Melissa Harvey

Melissa Harvey is the Lieutenant Governor of New York under Arthur Hopkins and his love interest.

Early Life
Melissa was born in Houston to two parents involved in the drug trade. Witnessing horrible violence her whole childhood (and even being forced to be violent at times), Melissa was traumatized and was determined to stop them whenever she could. But, when Melissa was 16, the FBI beat them two it and they were killed in a shootout. Moving in with her elderly grandmother, the two bonded and Melissa took an interest in stopping people like her parents and worked hard to achieve that goal.

Rise to Political Power
After deciding to eradicate the world of people like her parents, she went to law school and became a skilled prosecutor. Winning many cases over her 5 year span as a prosecutor, Melissa moved to Philadelphia and became an assistant to the city's mayor. Making a lasting impression on him, she was recommended as a possible running mate to the mayor's friend Arthur Hopkins, who was running for Governor of New York. The two went out to dinner one night and Arthur and Melissa took a liking to each other. She soon became Arthur's running mate and their ticket would win the election.

Notable Deeds

 * Forced to toss a hogtied man in front of a train by her parents
 * Dropped a knife down a man's throat to make her parents leave her alone

Traits and Skills

 * Skilled debater
 * Friendly
 * Quiet
 * Respectful
 * Has an impressive vocabulary

Trivia

 * The author found the photo at http://tinyurl.com/qgfpuqc