 Dallas Riordan's family had a long storied history of being police officers.Dallas was once an NYPD officer and a soldier before she went into politics and became the aide to the New York mayor.When the Thunderbolts appeared on the scene after the disappearances of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, the mayor wanted to take advantage of the Thunderbolts publicity and chose to appoint Dallas as the liaison between his office and the new team of "heroes".