History Characters / VeepSenate

A highly influential U.S. Senator and the head of the Senate Intelligence Committee. In Season 4, he becomes Selina Meyer's choice for the office of Vice President. Dropped from the presidential ticket and replaced by Tom James.

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: He hates Ben Cafferty and openly mocks Selina, but agrees to try and calm down the salmonella hysteria.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While he's more manipulative and cunning than outright evil, he's still a nasty piece of work. That being said, when Selina recruits him to run with her he's been out of politics for a few years after voluntarily leaving his senate seat to care for his son who'd been paralyzed in Iraq. He even tells a couple of the guys that he thinks drugs should be legal because of what he saw with his son.

* FakeUltimateHero: She wins the Nobel Peace Prize for convincing China to free Tibet. In reality, Selina was the one who did this, but Montez stole the credit. [[spoiler:Towards the end of Season 6, this is revealed to the public, which causes Montez's approval rating to plummet.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: While Montez stealing credit for Selina's efforts to free Tibet pays off for Montez in the short term, winning the love the American public and even getting the Nobel Peace Prize, in the long term it ultimately tanks her political career. When it gets leaked that Selina was responsible for the negotiations with the Chinese, Montez's approval ratings for the public plummets, and Kemi Talbot ultimately ends up usurping both Montez and Selina in popularity in their legacy.]]

A senator from New York running against Selina and Jonah in the 2020 presidential campaign.

* TokenGoodTeammate: From what we see of her, she's one of the only few politicians that genuinely wants to work for the best interest of the American people, a fact which [[EvilCannotComprehendGood Selina is legitimately baffled by]]. [[spoiler:Although she loses the 2020 presidential campaign to Selina, she does win the next two terms after her and is followed up by fellow TokenGoodTeammate Richard.]]

->'''Portrayed by:''' Toks Olagundoye

A charismatic senator who Selina chooses to be her running mate in the presidential election.

* BitchInSheepsClothing: He's outwardly charming, smart, and elegant, but repeatedly proves himself to be as cruel and uncaring as many of his peers. Most notably, he repeatedly backstabs Selina.

* TheStarscream: Becomes this in Season 5, after it becomes clear at the end of Season 4's "Election Night" that the [[spoiler:hung Electoral College]] could lead to him becoming President instead of Selina. In "Congressional Ball", he is shown actively encouraging congressmen not to vote for Selina. [[spoiler:It works, but his later plan to win a vote for Presidency fails when Montez ends up taking it instead.]]

!!Kemi Talbot

A senator running against Selina and Jonah in the 2020 presidential campaign.

* TheAce: [[spoiler:She is eventually elected president for two terms and is seen as superior to Selina in pretty much every way.]]

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!!Laura Montez
->'''Portrayed By:''' Andrea Savage

Senator O'Brien's running mate. Thanks to a quirk of the electoral system, she becomes the 46th President of the United States.

* FakeUltimateHero: She wins the Nobel Peace Prize for convincing China to free Tibet. In reality, Selina was the one who did this, but Montez stole the credit. [[spoiler:Towards the end of Season 6, this is revealed to the public, which causes Montez's approval rating to plummet.]]

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: [[spoiler: While Montez stealing credit for Selina's efforts to free Tibet pays off for Montez in the short term, winning the love the American public and even getting the Nobel Peace Prize, in the long term it ultimately tanks her political career. When it gets leaked that Selina was responsible for the negotiations with the Chinese, Montez's approval ratings for the public plummets, and Kemi Talbot ultimately ends up usurping both Montez and Selina in popularity in their legacy..]]

* TokenMinority: Invoked. O'Brien brought her on to his ticket to offset allegations that he is a racist. It should be noted that she’s not actually Hispanic, her husband is. She plays this up for her own benefit to be seen as the token minority and to get kudos in the majority Hispanic state of New Mexico.

* FakeNationality: She’s caucasian but uses her last name (her husband was actually born in Mexico) and olive complexion to make people assume she’s a white passing Latina, including frequently using a Spanish accent on her name (pronouncing it "Lao-Rah")

* FakeNationality: She’s caucasian but uses her last name (her husband was actually born in Mexico) and olive complexion to make people assume she’s a white passing Latina.

* TokenMinority: Invoked. O'Brien brought her on to his ticket to offset allegations that he is a racist. It should be noted that she’s not actually Hispanic, Mr. Montez is. She plays it up to be seen as the token minority and to get kudos in the majority Hispanic state of New Mexico.

* TwoferTokenMinority: As well as frequently starting statements with "As a woman of colour..." her multi-racial background (her parents being Norwegian and Nigerian)is frequently brought up by her supporters and opponents.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Phil Reeves

* SuperiorSuccessor: [[spoiler: She's seen as one for Selina in the role of president, having been vastly superior in every way and easily winning a second term.]]
* TokenGoodTeammate: From what we see of her, she's one of the only few politicians that genuinely wants to work for the best interest of the American people. [[spoiler:Although she loses the 2020 presidential campaign to Selina, she does win the next two terms after her and is followed up by fellow TokenGoodTeammate Richard.]]

* BitchInSheepClothing: He's outwardly charming, smart, and elegant, but repeatedly proves himself to be as cruel and uncaring as many of his peers. Most notably, he repeatedly backstabs Selina.

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