WT: Goodness...If I recall correctly, it's confirmed by Friedkin that Zootopia has twelve unique ecosystems, which is what I roughly ascribed to districts when working on my fic. Removing the four primary ones, and accounting for the North and South Meadowlands, Rodentia, Alpine Glade, The Nocturnal District, The Canal District (Which is part of the Rainforest District), and The Marshlands, I've roughly defined eleven of them, leaving one open for interpretation. One could point out 'Outback Island' as the twelfth and final district, however, my version of Zootopia has more or less relegated it to a prison island that was formerly an immigration port (similar to Ellis Island in our universe) during the Great Austailian Migration, hence how it got its name. Still, that means there's twenty-four representatives and Assistant Representatives respectively.
As I mentioned in an earlier ask, with stuff like this I like to leave myself wiggle room when writing future works, so generally I wouldn't go out of my way to come up with a name and backstory for every Rep and Assistant Rep currently holding office. I've already made enough accidental retcons as is. I will however try to drum up a few interesting ones so this question isn't a total non-answer.
Naturally, those of you who have read LAW are familiar with the timid and easily flustered Damon Ruddy, the North Meadowland Representative who was one of Dorian's puphood friends. As well as Kendrick Loupon, the clean-cut, young upstart wolf who had a hard time standing up to his mate Ana Redclaw regardless of how bad she made him look. But with the North and South Meadowlands being technically separate Districts, that means the more suburban South Meadowlands has A Rep and Assistant Rep of its own. The current representative of the district is Lorenzo Caprini, a gruff, no-nonsense goat of Italambish descent, and his Assistant representative is the soft-spoken and kind Caroline Shearling, a ewe who is in a somewhat similar position to the one Dawn previously found herself in under Lionheart. Caprini and Ruddy have a strong dislike of one another, and try to avoid dealing with each other directly unless absolutely necessary, as they will almost always butt heads over inter-district relations, sometimes even literally.
It's also worth mentioning that while the Mayoral seat of power is situated in Zootopia's Savannah Central, the district also has a Representative and an Assistant Rep in the form of Meridith Nilgaillia, an Ursian antelope who has a similar disposition to Cheif Bogo, and Marton Lepson, a surprisingly timid serval who acts more like Meridith's secretary despite not being treated as such. Although rumor has it that Vera Leone is thinking of running for the position of Assistant Representative in the upcoming election in 2024.
Some other interesting Reps of note would be Mikhail Oski, the Representative of Tundratown. Granted a polar bear holding that position is not uncommon in Tundratown, as the Koslov family always had a rather big presence in Tundratown's history. However, what's worth noting is his Assistant Representative, Uki Probodean, the first-ever Wooly Mammoth to hold a position in the Zootopian Government of any kind. With Mikhail coming to the end of his term limit, it's highly speculated that he will endorse Uki to run in his place, a rumor which the public seems highly in support of if true.
Lastly, we have the rather questionable Egor Ussuri, a vampire bat working as the representative to the already sketchy Nocturnal district, and Harrison Sarccoson, a Tasmainian Devil working as his Assistant Representative, although it is often joked that Sarccoson is Ussuri's muscle more than anything. Both have only been in office for one term so far, and there have been no shortage of scandals involving bribes from crime families and criminal organizations, as well as accusations that he consistently looks the other way and goes soft on certain criminals that may or may not have connections to the Ussuri and Sarccoson families respectively. It looks like the pair will barely make it to the end of their respective terms before being ousted by an up and coming female raccoon named Paisley Ringer, and an arctic vixen named Evelyn Renaud, both of whom have taken a hard stance against crime and gambling, and are promising a major cleanup of the district should they be elected as the Representative and Assistant Representative. Needless to say, they are very popular with the citizens of the Nocturnal District, aside from the crime families and other criminal organizations their election is threatening to oust.
So there's a few ones I've come up with that I think will fit in nicely in the Bellhunterverse, as well as answer this ask. Thanks for asking!
-Wasty
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