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Senator's Staffer

pragmatic humorous professional informative procedural

The Senator's Staffer manages operations in the Republican congressional cloakroom. He fields Josh Lyman's banter on cloakroom history and probes about votes, including Senator Nearing's no on foreign aid backed by Liberty Foundation polls. He announces the quorum call, pivoting from humor to procedure amid tense negotiations. Earlier, he offered context on Nearing's resistance to foreign aid. Josh and Jane Cleery interact with him frequently. He links legislative insiders to outsiders, blending wit with factual updates on votes and dynamics.

2 appearances

Senator's Staffer's Journey

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2 moments

S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Cloakroom Count: One Vote Short

Mildly amused moving to pragmatic impatience—he treats Josh as a familiar irritation and then enforces Senate procedure.

The Senator's staffer trades banter with Josh to diffuse tension, answers direct questions about Nearing's soft vote chances, quotes the poll, and announces the quorum call with factual bluntness that …

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

One Vote Down — Poll Cover and the Quorum Call

Bemused professionalism — mildly amused by Josh's intrusions but ready to enforce procedural norms and protect cloakroom decorum.

The senator's staffer hosts Josh, trades wry banter about cloakroom lore, provides blunt procedural answers about Nearing, and punctuates the scene by announcing the quorum call with a bemused, slightly …

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