Sarah Jordan

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Sarah Jordan stands as the pregnant wife of prosecutor Tom Jordan, thrust into White House corridors where Sam's recruitment pitch for a swing-district congressional seat collides with family intimacy. She spars with disarming humor over marriage jokes and pregnancy quips, then skewers Sam's exhaustive intel—probing Mural Room lore before blinking dismay at her mom's birthday exposure. Election night fury unleashes as she rejects consolation on razor-thin losses, branding the White House silent betrayers and hurling revenge threats, her loyalty to Tom fueling raw accusations amid post-assassination political frenzy.

6 appearances

congressional recruitment and swing-district politics

Also known as: Sarah

Sarah Jordan's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

6 moments

S2E3 · The Midterms

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

Amused and lighthearted initially, shifting to dismayed suspicion at invasive research

Sarah is introduced to Sam by Tom, laughs at his pregnancy joke, enjoys the tour requesting Mural Room info, sits with Tom during pitch, sharply calls out Sam's feigned ignorance …

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Sam's Ruthless Recruitment Pitch and Ultimatum

Dismayed suspicion at invasive White House tactics

Sits with Tom in the Mural Room, probes Sam's knowledge of its history, sharply calls out his feigned lobby ignorance on their marriage and pregnancy, blinks in dismay at revelation …

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Twelve Races Too Close to Call

Raw fury boiling over from betrayal, sharpened by personal stakes like pregnancy.

Sarah spars from Sam's office, dismisses staying in the district on election day with bitter sarcasm, disputes the 'respectable' loss framing by citing the 49% Dem lean, erupts in fury …

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S2E3 · The Midterms

Sarah's Vengeful Rebuke and Ominous Exit

Seething anger laced with humiliated betrayal

Sarah bitterly mocks the futility of their district vigil, erupts in sarcastic fury over White House silence, vows vengeful payback, rebuffs Sam's optimism and platitudes, and storms out with Tom …

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S2E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

White House Frenzy: Rallying Senators as Grissom Relieves Stackhouse

Resolute assurance under pressure

Sarah pledges commitment over phone to C.J. amid mobilization calls, her 'word' securing key senatorial alignment as bullpen tension builds toward Grissom's intervention.

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S2E17 · The Stackhouse Filibuster

Cheers Erupt as Bipartisan Senators Cascade to Relieve Stackhouse

Affirmative assurance

Sarah confirmed earlier by C.J. on presidential senator calls, framing the mobilization leading into the event's tension.

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Affiliation

Bartlet Administration (Executive Office of the President)

Executive governance, West Wing operations, presidential communications, crisis management, and logistical coordination