Lewis Cass

Lewis Cass was born on May 20th, 1804 in Michigan. In politics, he founded himself to be a moderate Democrat, so in 1826, he joined the Democratic Party. In 1836, Cass was elected into the House of Representatives and become a representative for Michigan. The 1844, Cass was elected a Senator for Michigan, also in 1844 he was chosen to be Jefferson Davis' Running mate in the 1844 Election against James K. Polk. But Polk won the election. In 1844, When Jefferson Davis was elected to be chairman of the Democratic Party, he asked Cass tp be his Vice Chairman, and Cass said yes. In 1845, Polk appointed Lewis Cass to be Senate President Pro Tempore. In 1846, Lloyd Garmadon chose Lewis Cass to be his running mate in the 1848 election, and Cass accepted. also in early 1846, he helped Iowa become a state, by making a bill saying that Iowa will becoming a US State. in 1847, Cass gave a speech on slavery, in that speech, he said that the states should be able to choose slavery. As of right now, Cass is the running mate of the Democrats, and is a key figure in the Democratic Party