Senior Senator from Colorado

oppositional fiscally conservative reliable nay

Josh Lyman slots the Senior Senator from Colorado into the 'nay' column during frantic vote tallying on foreign aid funding. This move balances counts as the team shifts freshman Senator Grace Hardin to undecided and starts a countdown clock toward midnight deadline. The senator's opposition anchors the no votes amid poor polls showing public resistance to spending, tightening the administration's path to passage.

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U.S. Senate foreign aid votes

Also known as: senior senator from Colorado

Senior Senator …'s Journey

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Countdown Panic: Josh’s Resignation and the Hardin Gamble

Not present; functionally neutral — used as a data point and tactical piece.

The senior senator from Colorado is named by Josh as the person to be slotted into the 'nay' column — a bookkeeping and strategic move intended to reshape perceptions of …

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Start the Clock — Hardin Becomes the Swing Vote

Not present in scene; implicitly opposed to the bill.

Referenced by Josh as being placed explicitly into the 'nay' column of the tally — a strategic accounting move to concentrate efforts on the true swing vote.

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S4E12 · Guns Not Butter

Counting Down — Josh Stonewalls Will

Not present physically; treated as a settled opposition used to balance the vote count.

The Senior Senator from Colorado is repositioned by Josh into the 'nay' column on the tally—an accounting move that crystallizes the arithmetic and forces Grace Hardin into the swing role.

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Senate Leadership

Legislative appointment gatekeeping and partisan control over federal agency composition and confirmation processes