Josephine Marcus is a democratic Congresswoman representing the state of Montana. She is the first female democratic candidate for president.
History
She grew up in Red Springs, Montana. When Josie was 15-years-old she got pregnant, had a baby and claimed to have given the baby up for adoption. During her pregnancy her family moved out of their hometown to keep it quiet; when they returned they told the town that her mother Louise gave birth to a second daughter, Candace. The secret went to her mothers grave. Only few people knew the true identity of Josie’s daughter/sister.
Josie married a a man who fought in the war against Afghanistan, but sadly he died while fighting. After his death she began to speak out about the war. That led to her being elected as a congresswoman for Montana. From there she voiced more, which led to her deciding to run for president.
During her run in the primary Democratic presidential elections Josie hired Olivia Pope to have her keep this secret under wraps. But Cyrus Beene found out about the pregnancy when he sent an aide, Ethan to Montana to dig up dirt. Cyrus leaked this information to Josie’s fellow Democratic candidate, Governor Samuel Reston.
During a debate Governor Reston hinted that she was keeping a secret; so upon Olivia’s advice she told the truth… well almost all of the truth. Josie’s sister/daughter put two and two together and stormed off. So Josie fired Olivia. But after a long night of Josie and Candace talking she returned to the office of Olivia Pope & Associates where she asked Olivia to run her campaign.
Source: Scandal Wiki