![]() Leo McGarry Chief of Staff |
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Assistant to the Chief of Staff |
![]() Josh Lyman Deputy Chief of Staff |
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- Leo's former number two at the Deparment of Labor whom he called when he needed out-sourced, under-the-radar polling on the public's reaction to Bartlet stepping aside during Zoey's kidnapping [5.2].
- Angela had a corner office at Steerson & Wallace in New York [5.6].
- After Josh loses Carrick to the Republican Party, Leo brings Angela in to take on some of Josh's legislative duties, and to lead budget negotiations with Speaker Haffley [5.6].
- An intern who sells the moose meat that Donna gave him (after Josh first gave it to her) on ebay. Donna convinces Josh not to fire him, but he's reassigned outside the West Wing [3.20].
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Ed Congressional Liaison |
- His exact job description is unclear, as he seems to work on a wide variety of projects around the West Wing [1.1]. He attends what seems to be CJ's staff meeting [3.8].
- He is almost always seen with Larry [1.1], and CJ doesn't always know which one's which [3.10].
- For the White House Correspondents' Dinner speech, he and Larry wrote a joke involving a John Wayne impression and a sock puppet [2.18].
- He and Larry don't get to ride in the motorcade [3.1].
- Works in Josh Lyman's bullpen. Leo McGarry once thought his name was Joe [1.1].
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Larry Congressional Liaison |
- His exact job description is unclear, as he seems to work on a wide variety of projects around the West Wing [1.1]. He attends what seems to be CJ's staff meeting [3.8].
- He is almost always seen with Ed [1.1], and CJ doesn't always know which one's which [3.10].
- He once said, "I swear to God, the Encyclopedia Britannica" when asked where his information came from while giving a briefing [1.11].
- For the White House Correspondents' Dinner speech, he and Ed wrote a joke involving a John Wayne impression and a sock puppet [2.18].
- Larry read the memorable quote about Toby aloud: "'Bartlet was playing a round of golf with Toby Ziegler, the prickly, mumble-y Communications Director whose inner bitter darkness spelled the break up of the one marriage we know about'" [3.10].
- He and Ed don't get to ride in the motorcade [3.1].
- He's not married [4.1].
Ryan Pierce
- Leo got Ryan a job as Josh's intern, despite Josh's belief that he didn't have to have interns anymore [5.2].
- Ryan is from the Pierces after whom a bedroom in the White House is named, and is a graduate of Harvard [5.2]; Ryan once flipped a car in Nice [5.17].
- When Josh is stood up, Ryan -- at Donna's behest -- goes to the restaurant and has dinner so Josh can save face [5.6].
- Ryan called in Congressman Finn in to give Josh credit for saving Finn's military base -- and very nearly got fired by Josh for his actions [5.15].
- A self-described "big picture guy," Ryan admits to being a nightmare with details -- and suggests giving the "detail work" to Donna -- when confronted with the fact that he sent condolence flowers to the family of the living, breathing Chief Justice of the Supreme Court [5.17].
Stacy*
- Janice Trumball's supervisor. She answers to Josh Lyman [4.10].
- She's worked with Josh for two years [4.17].
- She calls his attention to the change in the HHS budget where the First Lady's funds for vaccine education were added to the galleys.
- She works in Josh Lyman's bullpen. Josh asked her to remove her Star Trek pin while she was at work [4.10].
- Her supervisor is Stacy [4.10].
- Works in Josh Lyman's bullpen [1.1].
- An aide in Josh Lyman's bullpen
- Donna Moss once asked Zach to bring her some news footage [2.17].
- When CJ Cregg questioned him about a leak, he recommended dunking witches in water to see if they float and claimed to have seen Lizzie Proctor speaking with the devil [2.19].
* Individuals noted with an asterisk have been mentioned, but have never appeared.






