I, for one, would be very interested to see a well done and compelling contemporary politics game on this site.
Still it’s a very tall order and previous, but ultimately unsuccessful, attempts have been made to produce this type of game. See, for example: Honourable Members- Interest Check and Rise to Power (Working Title) (Chapter 1 WIP, 20% Done!)
As for romance, I imagine playing an open and unapologetically gay character (I do hope you’ll allow our male character to be gay, btw) would be scandal enough in and of itself in anything like the US of A, even when genuinely trying to be a mostly fair, honest and above board politician otherwise.
When it comes to making in independent run for the presidency will we also have the option of doing so under the banner of a third party?
For the rest, all I can say is good luck with your efforts and I hope to see them come to fruition.