Grant Samuels

resilient familial venerable

Congressman Grant Samuels battles pneumonia to the end, his death crashing through White House briefing frenzy like a sudden blackout. Press Secretary C.J. leads with the somber news—finally succumbed last night—honoring wife Eileen, son Robert, daughters Priscilla and Patty, eight grandchildren all in the President's thoughts. Prior false alarm underscores his grit amid policy chaos; passing yanks staff from CPI spins and HUD plugs into collective mourning, etching a veteran legislator's human toll on the administration's relentless machine.

4 appearances

U.S. Congress

Grant Samuels's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

4 moments

S2E3 · The Midterms

Josh's Hospital Coaching Culminates in CJ's Psychic Gaffe

announced by C.J. in briefing as having succumbed to pneumonia, survived by wife Eileen, son Robert, daughters Priscilla and Patty, and eight grandchildren

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Policy Blitz Halted by Samuels' Death

Posthumous solemnity reflected in staff reactions

Congressman Grant Samuels invoked solely through Sam's report of his pneumonia death—final after false alarm—prompting C.J.'s podium announcement of survivors, shifting frenzy to collective grief.

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Sam's Charming Reunion and Hard-Sell Pitch to Tom Jordan

Deceased, invoked somberly as catalyst for recruitment

Grant Samuels is directly referenced by Sam as the recently deceased congressman whose illness prevented reelection and whose seat now urgently requires a replacement candidate amid the pitch.

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Sam's Ruthless Recruitment Pitch and Ultimatum

Referenced as the recently deceased congressman who held the seat and was not planning to run again due to illness.

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