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by Krystalle Voecks 
Jul 28th 2007 at 5:04PM
![[No, it's not a joke. There's actually a cool gamer politician out there.]](http://www.blogcdn.com/wow.joystiq.com/media/2007/07/senator.jpg)
We've known for a while that there were stars playing World of Warcraft. After all, with 9 million people logging in, there's inevitably going to be the occasional star from somewhere in the world. But reports this week illustrated a player that perhaps many of us were a little surprised at. You see, the gentleman in the picture to the right is Senator Ray Tenorio of Guam. When he's not working towards a brighter future for Guam serving in the Mina Bente Ocho Na Liheslaturan Guahan (the 28th Guam Legislature) as Senator and Majority Leader, he can be seen slinging heals in Karazhan on his Level 70 Dwarf Priest, Paleray. This just further helps to illustrate the point that many researchers are claiming now -- that MMO players know how to excel in team environments and make excellent leaders. Aside from that, I have to admit that having a gamer (and a Priest, at that) running for elected official would get some brownie points from me. Raiding requires people who are willing to work hard with a group, and that's definitely what I want to see in any elected official. Although I have to wonder why the Pacific Daily News didn't use actual screen shots from Paleray as opposed to just snagging random WoW screen shots. I don't know about you, but I'd be curious to see what a Senator uses for a UI.
[via Pacific Daily News]
Filed under: Dwarves, Priest, Analysis / Opinion, Odds and ends, News items
Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
VegasHorde Jul 29th 2007 8:09AM
Being a Senator from Guam can't take up much time...
Shadowisp Jul 29th 2007 9:01AM
In news today "Chinese have declared war on the small island nation of Guam, when the senate leader for Guam insulted the Chinese Ambassador while on a diplomatic visit. The senator was quoted as mocking the Chinese Ambassador with a heavy fake asain accent saying things like "gold farmer" "spammer" "No WTB" . The senator was last seen running out of the building yelling "slash ignore reported"
Todd Jul 30th 2007 9:23AM
I am in the same guild and I must say, he is a really nice guy. Always willing to help.
Juliah Jul 30th 2007 3:04PM
I just want to know if he actually roleplays, seeing as how he's on a roleplaying server. If he obeys that rule, then I have hope that he might actually abide by the oaths and vows that he took as an elected official. I'm not optimistic, given that he's in a guild with players named "Crudehittman," "Deserteaglet," "Displacement," "Realpolitik," "Hotarrow," and "Butterface," but I suppose there's always hope.