House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the legislative branch of the United States, the other being the Senate.

Speaker of the House[]

Jim Hohner (R-IL), 1997-2001
Glen Allen Walken (R-MO), 2001 - 2003 — John Goodman — House Majority Whip, 1995-1997; House Majority Leader, 1997-2001. Became Acting President of the United States when President Josiah President Bartlet temporarily relinquished power. Later a contender for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2006 election, though he never appeared on screen in that capacity.
Jeff Haffley (R-WA), 2003-2007 — Steven Culp
Mark B. Sellner (D-MA), 2007-

Party Leadership[]

Sheila Fields (D) — Charlotte Colavin — Minority Leader, 1999-2007

Whips[]

Henry Shallick (R-MS) — Corbin Bernsen — Deputy House Majority Whip
Howard Van Gelt (D-NC) — House Minority Whip. Defeated in 2002 by Brett Logan by 3%. Melanie Sanders (I) received 1%.

List of Representatives[]

Democrats[]

Will Bailey (D-OR) — After running against John Heffinger for the seat in 2008, Will is successful in capturing the seat. Serves as a backbencher of the House Committee on Ways and Means
John Baxley (D) (4.04)
Representative Benoit (D) — A homosexual, wanted to introduce a bill to ban all marriage by government officers to end the gay marriage debate (Ep 6.3).
Representative Blinken (Ep. 7.18)
Simon Blye (D) — Dakin Matthews (Ep. 1.13)
Sue Borden (D)
Earl Brennan (D-CT)
Representative Bristol (3.21)
Representative Brock (1.20)
Olympia Buckland (D-IN) — she kept her infant mortality bill in committee at the request of the White House, which tried to fold it into the HHS budget
Representative Burnett (3.21)
Raymond Burns (D) — Austin Tichenor (Ep. 1.12)
Representative Calhoun (D) — Joe O'Connor (Ep. 1.17; 3.10)
Representative Carney (D) — mentioned as a crucial swing vote in the speakership election (7.18)
Representative Choat (D) -- ranking member of House Armed Services, parent to Heidi Choat (4.18)
Bertram Coles (D-SC)
Eileen Davis (D-NJ) — Wants to run for Governor and President.
Representative Delany (D-DE) — Shown as the winner on Election Night TV broadcasts. Defeated Robertson (R) in 2002 (Ep. 4.8).
Tim Fields (D-TX) — Chris Ellis
Diane Frost (D)
Carol Gelsey (D-FL)
Representative Goldman (D-LA) — Defeats Attie in Louisiana's 7th Congressional District in 2002.
Representative Haas (D) - ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee (6.07)
Representative Hammond (D-CO) (Ep. 7.01)
Representative Hootstein (D-LA) — Shown as winner of the Louisiana 3rd race on Election Night TV broadcasts. Defeated Mybell (R) in 2002 (Ep.4.8).
Representative Hark (D) (Ep. 1.16)
Representative Inboden (D-MS) — Reelected in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District in 2002 over Davis (R) by 12 points.
Representative Jennsen (D) (Ep. 1.16)
Representative Janet ______ (D-CA) — Second name unknown, friendly with Sam Seaborn. The third-ranking female Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee (Ep. 4.04).
Representative Katzenmoyer (D-WI) — Mark Blum
Representative Keith (3.21)
John Kimball (D-TN) — Cliff DeYoung
Representative Klesko (1.20)
Karen Kroft (D-MI) — Lucinda Jenney
Representative LeBrandt (D)
Representative Lester (1.20)
Jim Marino (D-OH) — Ken Lerner
Representative Maxwell (D-MI): Elected to the 2nd District in 2002.
Representative McCovey (1.20)
Representative McKenna (D)
Representative Newhouse (D-IL)
Representative Neonakis (D-AL) — Defeats Miller in the 7th District by 37%.
Representative O'Bannon (D)
Representative Pratt (D) — Ronne Troup (Ep. 1.12)
Representative Reed (D-TN) — Reelected over Vasquez (R) by 24% in the 8th district.
Becky Reeseman (D-MI) — Amy Aquino
Mark Richardson (D-NY) — Thom Barry
Representative Ritchie (D)
Richard Rollins (D-TN)
Representative Ross (1.20)
Robert Russell (D-CO) — Gary Cole
Grant Samuels (D) — Died of pneumonia (Ep. 2.3).
Matt Santos (D-Texas) — Jimmy Smits
Mike Satchel (D-OR) — Andrew Buckley — Met with Sam and Toby over the issue of gays in the military (Ep. 1.19).
Representative Schriebman — A Blue Dog Democrat (Ep. 7.18)
Len Segal (D) — Bill Birch (4.19)
Representative Simmell (D) — George Wyner (4.19)
Representative Sind (D-MA) — Defeated Handelman (R) in 2002 (Ep.4.8).
Nate Singer (D) — A prominent Blue Dog Democrat
Neil Spencer (D-HI) — Helped with an agriculture bill. Represents Honolulu.
Representative Stadler (1.20)
John Tandy (D-FL) — Brian Baker
Representative Thiele (D-RI) — Christopher Cousins
Cal Tillinghouse (D-TX) — Michael McGuire
Representative Trask (1.20)
Representative Velasquez (D-RI) — Elected in 2006, Rhode Island's first Hispanic congressman
Bud Wachtell (D) — James Eckhouse
Harry Wade (D) — Fred Ornstein
Bill Wakefield (D) — John Bennett Perry
Representative Wallingford (D-CO) (Ep. 7.01)
Representative Wexler (D-CT)
Christopher Wick (D) — Jay Underwood
Janice Willis (D-OH)
Joe Willis (D-OH) — Al Fann
Representative Woodside (D-AK) — Reelected with 63% of the vote in 2006. Defeats Gately (R).
Andy Wyatt (D-MD) — Kathleen York
Representative Zelowsky (D-ME) — Elected in 2006 in Maine's 2nd District.
Unnamed Representative (D-AR) — Nathan Brooks Burgess — Young, pro-life Democrat, conflicted over stem cell research. Resident of Pine Bluff, making him representative for the Arkansas's 4th congressional district (Ep. 6.17)

Republicans[]

Representative Arlauskas (R)
Jim Arkin (R) (5.01)
Representative Bentley (R) (5.15)
Mike Brace (1.11)
Representative Broderick (R-TX) (1.8)
Joseph Bruno (R-PA) — James Handy — Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and chairman of the committee investigating President Bartlet's concealment of his multiple sclerosis. He appears to be a moderate Republican (Ep. 1.13; 3.10).
Representative Buchanan (R-VA)
Representative Cahn (R-OH) — Defeats Jones in Ohio's 6th Congressional District in 2002.
Representative Cameron (R) (Ep. 1.16)
Ken Campbell (R-NH) — Mentioned in Abu el Banat as a congressman in New Hampshire's 1st District who is retiring due to medical issues; Doug Westin runs for his seat.
Representative Connelly (R) — a candidate for Speaker to replace Walkin; Josh Lyman considers him, Haffley, and Mitchell "the unholy trinity" (5.01)
Tawny Cryer (R) — Valerie Mahaffey — Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee; Possibly represents Kansas (Ep. 3.06).
Representative Dade (R) (2.11)
Paul Dearborn (R-UT) — Steven Gilborn — one of the Committee Members who questions Leo McGarry in the MS hearings (Ep. 3.9)
Daniel DeSantos (R) — Killed in roadside bombing of U.S. CODEL in Gaza (Ep. 5.21)
Pete Didion (2.10)
Representative Dryer (R-GA) (3.7) represents the Georgia 4th District which includes DeKalb County, defeated DeKalb D.A. Mark Farragut in 1998 (D).
Representative Duke (R) (5.1)
Representative Eaton (R) (1.8)
Representative Eeling (R-NC): Represents the 5th congressional district of North Carolina. Defeated Rusnak (D) by 32%.
Representative Erickson (R-PA) — Mark Hutter — one of the Committee Members who questions Leo McGarry in the MS hearings (Ep. 3.9)
Christopher Finn — Frank Ashmore — Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee for Armed Services.
Darren Gibson (R-MI) — David St. James
Representative Gladman (R) — Kenneth Tigar
Fay Green (R-IL) — The DCCC thinks she will step down in 2008
John Heffinger (R-OR) — Conservative congressman who Will Bailey tries to find someone to defeat him in 2008. Tony Sharkey, Ina Horton, Paul Kravitz, and Gil Silverly are potential opponents; however, Bailey himself runs and defeats Heffinger.
Thomas Korb (R-ND) — Keith Sellon-Wright
Tom Landis (R-MD) — Matt McCoy
Barbara Layton (R-NC) — Cherry Jones
Peter Lien (Texas) — Art Chudabala
Peter Lillienfield (R) — Holmes Osborne
Chuck McGill
Representative Mitchell (R-OH) — along with Connelly and Haffley, form what Josh Lyman refers to as the unholy trinity. Thought be a candidate to replace Walken as Speaker of the House (5.1)
Representative Owens (R-MS) — Reelected in the 7th District by 17% over Nawrot (D).
Representative Rathburn (R-TX) — Tom Waring (3.9)
Representative Riddle (R-FL) — Defeats Foister (D) in 2002.
Pete Ross (R-CA) — Opposed to Campaign Finance reform. Sought the Republican nomination for President in 2002.
Representative Palmer (R-MD) — defeats Oates (D) in 2002.
Representative Satch (R)
Matt Skinner (R) — Charley Lang — Liberal Republican and homosexual.
Representative Somerfold (R-MI): Won reelection with 64%.
Representative Strickman (R) — Authored a flawed "Patient's Bill of Rights" (Ep. 6.06)
Representative Ted (R-FL) — Fred Sanders
Representative Tomlinson (R) (5.01)
Chuck Webb (R-CA)
Sam Wendt (R-SC) — Conservative Republican who single-handedly blocked the White House's attempt to expand child care to working families. Josh calls him the Darth Vader of childcare, and referred to his latest attempts as the Moving America Back to the Mamie Eisenhower Era Amendment.
Representative Whitley (R-NY) — Defeated Reeler (D) in 2002 (Ep. 4.8).
Representative Wilder (R-SC) (Ep. 1.6)
Representative Jack Wooden (R) (Ep. 1.15)

Unknown[]

Rep. Botrell (1.6)
Rep. Roger Callahan
Rep. Thomas Evers
Rep. Pauline Gardner
Rep. Horton (Ep. 5.4) - heard confirming Russell for VP in the House Vote
Mark McKittridge
Rep. Miner (2.21)
Rep. Rick Pintero — Juan Garcia (Season 3): Suggested the Marriage Incentives compromise.
Rep. Quigley: Washington's 1st District
Rep. Carolyn Reed
Rep. Donald Richter (Ep. 5.9)
Rep. Sinclair (3.9)
Rep. Stacy (2.21)
Rep. Tewes (Ep. 5.4) - heard confirming Russell for VP in the House Vote
Rep. Thayer (Ep. 5.4) - heard confirming Russell for VP in the House Vote
Rep. Thibodeaux (Ep. 5.4) - heard confirming Russell for VP in the House Vote
Rep. Gail Trent
Rep. Valence (Ep. 5.4) - heard confirming Russell for VP in the House Vote
Rep. Widen (Pennsylvania) (Ep. 1.6)
Rep. Wilder (1.6)
Jefferson Wyler (4.22)