Ted

operational partisan strategic opportunistic insistent procedural offstage institutional

Congressman Ted spearheads Florida's Republican Delegation, charging into Roosevelt Room skirmishes to torpedo the administration's welfare bill. He unleashes dire warnings on Sam and Toby—governors' absence spells doom amid job shortages—before unveiling his partisan thrust: force President Bartlet into a choreographed Catholic fundraiser rendezvous with rival Governor Ritchie to flip five pivotal votes. Insistent and tactical, Ted embodies GOP brinkmanship, weaponizing staged optics to fracture Democratic momentum and ignite retaliatory White House resolve.

2 appearances

White House logistics and support operations

Also known as: Congressman, White House messenger, Roosevelt Room messenger

Ted's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

2 moments

S1E3 · A Proportional Response

Pericles One Launched — Lockdown, Optics, and a Staff Fraying

Alert and ready — prepared to follow orders and help with speech preparation.

Sam appears briefly, present for instructions about the President's appearance and the briefing schedule; he accepts Leo's orders and exits to execute assigned tasks.

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S3E21 · Posse Comitatus

Toby Unmasks Congressman's Ritchie Ploy for Welfare Votes

Calculated insistence veiling opportunistic hunger

Congressman Ted presses insistently, warning of bill failure sans governors, detailing the staged entrance, private talk, and play-watching ploy at the fundraiser to sway five votes.

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