Minority Leader

obstructive antagonistic resentful partisan strategic influential discreet

Bartlet summons the Minority Leader into urgent confabs as censure shadows lengthen over his concealed MS relapse, voice threading through deputies, Chairman, Trent, and Speaker in Oval Office midnight strategy. This congressional counterweight anchors Democratic opposition muscle, consulted when House Concurrent Resolution 172 unleashes institutional thunder—accusing presidential deceit, forcing accountability's raw embrace. Power brokers clash in whispers, Minority Leader's counsel tilting fragile alliances where personal defiance meets legislative vise, embodying Hill's unyielding leverage over White House survival.

4 appearances

U.S. House of Representatives Leadership

Minority Leader's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S3E10 · H. Con-172

Speaker Orders Reading of Bartlet's Historic Censure Resolution

Not directly observed

Referenced by Bartlet as consulted Minority Leader in strategic huddle before signing on.

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Toby Brings Bad Press — Parks Problem Revealed

Implied adversarial and calculating though not present in the scene.

Referenced indirectly as the office Josh intends to visit — the Minority Leader is the institutional antagonist Josh plans to confront to clear the road for legislative and personnel priorities.

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Policing the Word, Closing the Door

Irate or displeased toward the administration (inferred).

Mentioned by Leo as 'the minority leader is already pissed at us,' signaling institutional opposition that directly informs Leo's refusal — present as political constraint though not physically in scene.

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S4E9 · Swiss Diplomacy

Kroft Nomination Dies; Toby Scrambles for Safe Slots

Hostile/oppose administration efforts (inferred).

The Minority Leader is referenced as already angry at the administration — a political constraint Leo cites to justify killing Kroft's appointment.

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Affiliation

National Parks

Federal Public Lands Security and Conservation Funding