Ideologies / Social Democrat / Leslie Knope
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Leslie Knope
Government can do good
Relentless faith in public service at the local level.
Economic−40
SocialistMarket
Governance−20
LibertarianAuthoritarian
Social+66
TraditionalProgressive
The boundlessly optimistic civil servant who embodies the belief that government, done well, improves lives.
social
Enthusiastically progressive and feminist.
economic
Believes in well-funded public goods — parks, programs, community.
governance
A devoted democrat who loves process, committees and civic duty.
Notable for
- Turned a pit into a park
- Waffles-fuelled civic zeal
- Icon of earnest public service
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