Character

Tommy

proactive politically calculating cautious technical alert crisis-seasoned practical presidentially trusted pragmatic connected

Tommy anchors the Democratic strategists' huddle in the Roosevelt Room, where panic over President Bartlet's MS diagnosis ignites brutal contingency planning—Wetland's fundraising edge, Hutchinson's viability, Gillette as dark horse against VP Hoynes. Sam Seaborn's venom erupts: 'I don't give a damn whose nephew you are,' slamming notebooks shut, exposing Tommy's nepotistic foothold amid loyalty's fierce defense. He embodies expediency's sharp blade, bloodlines thrusting him into power's crucible, where presidential sanctity crushes pragmatic whispers in a single command.

5 appearances

Democratic Political Strategy

Tommy's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

5 moments

S2E22 · Two Cathedrals

Sam Abruptly Shuts Down Bartlet Successor Speculation

Uncomfortable defensiveness under personal attack

Tommy sits silently at table as fellow strategists debate, directly called out by Sam's nepotism barb 'whose nephew you are, Tommy,' remaining passive amid the loyalty explosion.

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S3E17 · Stirred

C.J. Interrupts with Idaho Uranium Truck Crash Alert

Professionally alert to isotopic hazards

Tommy is invoked as the radiation specialist being consulted by President Bartlet on the threat posed by the crashed uranium cargo, positioning him as key technical advisor in the unfolding …

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S4E3 · College Kids

Parachute Alert — Israel Accused, Diplomatic Options on the Table

Worried and alert; focused on how a localized attribution could trigger kinetic responses from non-state actors.

Tommy answers technical questions (parachute manufacture) and raises the prospect of Hezbollah firing on Israel, pulling the conversation from intelligence provenance into immediate escalation scenarios.

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S4E3 · College Kids

Levity Before the Hunker‑Down

Concerned and alert—focused on plausible military follow‑on threats.

Tommy supplies technical confirmation about Israeli parachute production and raises the Hezbollah escalation scenario, contributing practical, risk-focused input to the debate Bartlet interrupts.

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S4E3 · College Kids

From Levity to Command: Bartlet Orders East Lansing Visit and Counsel

Practical concern — realistic about capabilities and consequences without rhetorical flourish.

Tommy answers technical questions about Israeli parachute manufacture and raises escalation scenarios (Hezbollah missile), supplying practical detail that sharpens the room's risk calculus.

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Affiliation

State of Israel

Sovereign foreign government authority; national security, counterterrorism, and prisoner-release policy