Douglass Finlay

General

Co-founder of the multi-billion-leck company Finlay-McLennan
- Partner: Roger McLennan

Announced, on 20-OCT-05, he was going to run for the Perplex City Council Leader position.
Will be running against Nathan Earlywine, and incumbent Camryn Scott
His chief platform is for strong, open leadership, unlike that of such people as Sente Kiteway.

Statements regarding the competition:
- Camryn Scott: "It has sadly become clear to everyone that she should step down."
- Nathan Earlywine: "[He] is a great man, yet he sees our city the way it was, not as the shining beacon of significance and innovation it could be."

05-JUL-06 - As Finlay's ratings sank lower and lower, his campaign manager, Anton Kaneda, opted to resign from his position.
- Kaneda may have been pressing Finlay to drop out of the race, but Finlay appears to stand firm.

17-JUL-06 - First of many City Council Electoral Debates
- Earlywine was widely regarded as coming out on top of the competition.
- Finlay, who has a reputation for grandstanding at public speaking engagements, was unusually subdued for this debate, presumably because his campaign is under police investigation for several possible violations of election and privacy laws.
- He covered his basic positions almost by rote, differing little in wording from previous campaign speeches, and did not enter into the back-and-forth between the other candidates.

17-AUG-06 - Finlay officially bows out of the election, still asserting his innocence.
- His vacant seat on the Council is expected to be filled by Natasha Heme.

25-AUG-06 - Arrested for influence peddling, invasion of privacy, and illegally acquiring unfair and unethical information to influence an electoral race
- Scott expressed deepest regret at his loss of character, saying "I do sympathise with [Finlay's] motivations, he's only human, just like the rest of us, and just as prone to error. And it can be difficult not to press a perceived advantage."
- Earlywine expressed disgust at his loss of character, saying "Those who would seek a council seat should hold themselves to only the highest moral and intellectual standards."
- Finlay himself continued to insist his complete and abject innocence and ignorance in the matter, promising to use all his power to clear his good name.