Jack Wooden (Republican U.S. Representative)

Jack Wooden operates as an off‑stage Republican congressman who wields committee floor rhetoric and institutional authority to pressure the administration on housing policy. His lengthy recitation of public‑housing problems provokes HUD Secretary Deborah O'Leary into a public clash, and he becomes the focal point of a White House damage‑control operation when O'Leary's retort sparks accusations of partisan and racial insensitivity. Wooden functions as a political antagonist: he defends his record, demands public redress, and occupies the narrow legislative leverage that forces the administration into tactical compromises.