Richard Sutter

Contentious Polarizing Central to labor policy disputes

Richard Sutter holds the position of Assemblyman, positioning him as a benchmark figure in California labor politics. Josh Lyman tasks Donna Moss with probing Ivan Perez's opinion on Sutter to assess Perez's political seriousness, citing Sutter's proposal on foreign labor recruitment. Perez dismisses Sutter as 'the enemy,' underscoring Sutter's antagonistic role in farm-labor debates and his value as a litmus test for ideological alignment amid Josh's vetting of potential allies during Sam McGarry's campaign.

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Richard Sutter's Journey

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S4E16 · The California 47th

Josh Hands Donna the Perez Vetting

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Richard Sutter is invoked by Josh as a political litmus test — his name functions as a benchmark for local ideological seriousness rather than as an active participant.

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