Re: Origin or Palpatine
How come? That's kinda my point, you would expect a Senator to represent the planet of his birth or at least the sector. It is now believed that he may have represented as many as 30 worlds. Which one was his home.
I doubt it is Coruscant as I do not believe it is in the same sector as Naboo.
Re: Origin or Palpatine
Here's something I got from Cinescape.com shortly before the release of TPM:
"The future Emperor Palpatine is indeed Naboo's representative in the Galactic Senate. However, Naboo is not the only world that Palpatine represents: He is the senator for a quadrant of 366 worlds. Although he was born on Naboo, Palpatine had only met Amidala once before the events of The Phantom Menace. Furthermore, there is some friction between the queen and the senator, since Amidala has the impression that Palpatine is more interested bolstering his political standing than advancing the will of those he represents (Palpatine didn't get along with King Veruna either though, it seems). As mentioned in the Star Wars novelization, Palpatine appears to be a quiet and unassuming man, but he also prefers to take action in a situation rather than waste time bickering in debate. Still, patience is his greatest virtue, and we all know where that gets him later in the prequel trilogy."