Character

Brian Dweck

opportunistic politically connected influential

Brian Dweck holds the role of Chief Financial Officer at Colfax while acting as a political contributor. He presses for a White House job for his son David through connections to Representative Mark McKittridge, whose brother directs Presidential Personnel. President Bartlet names him during Deborah Fiderer's interview, deducing her firing stemmed from rejecting this patronage favor. Dweck embodies the blend of corporate power and donor influence that tests White House hiring integrity.

2 appearances

Brian Dweck's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S4E2 · 20 Hours in America Part II

The Interview: Integrity on Trial in the Oval

Not present; serves as an off-stage lever of influence and expectation.

Brian Dweck is invoked by Bartlet as the Colfax CFO and contributor who sought a job for his son; his mention crystallizes the patronage chain and frames the ethical question …

View full event

S4E2 · 20 Hours in America Part II

Integrity Over Patronage: Bartlet Confronts Debbie

Not present; referenced as an actor who leverages influence to secure jobs for kin.

Brian Dweck is invoked by Bartlet as the political contributor whose influence shaped hiring expectations; he does not appear but his corporate status heightens the ethical stakes of personnel choices.

View full event