Senator of the Union

A Senator of the Caspian Democratic Union was an elected representative of a Union world's commonwealth region, invested to create and maintain laws and regulations for the Union's best interests. There were twelve Senators, supplemented in the Assembly by nearly forty Delegates. Senators and Delegates were on equal ground in electoral and lawmaking terms, but the Senators would form an inner Cabinet to advise the Presav in a much more direct capacity.

Typically, a Senator would involve him/herself in aspects privy to their region's interests. While so many sources of input often made the coordination of Cabinet meetings vexing, it often resulted in effective, well-rounded results that all the worlds of the Union could accept. A Senator would also represent his/her region or world in their travels, acting as ad-hoc ambassadors. Official diplomatic tasks, such as emissaries to foreign governments or the Galactic Senate would be undertaken by bonafide Ambassadors of the Department of Diplomatic & Foreign Affairs. Certainly, a Senator could often be seen visiting one of the embassies located on "Embassy Row" in Plaxton.

Senators met in the Hall of Hours in the East End of Plaxton. They usually kept a staff of perhaps a dozen beings, chief among them an Aide, a translator (typically a droid, but some had organics), and a Praetor. While not officially mandated, most Senators would request a Praetor from their home city or region, and more often than not, this request would be fulfilled.