History Characters / BoardwalkEmpirePoliticians

[[folder:Lous Kaestner]]

See BoardwalkEmpireDarmodyFamilyandAssociates

See BoardwalkEmpireDarmodyFamily

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: When the whole scheme begins to crash down, he regrets his decission to leave Ohio.

* TookALevelInBadass: In "A Man, A Plan...". After spending most of the third season as what Means calls a "[[VillainousBreakdown blabbering walrus]]" he fools his would-be assassin and helds him at gunpoint.

* ShutUpHannibal: To Nucky in "The Pony" when Nucky tries to pull a NotSoDifferetRemark with him. Mellon makes the deal proposed at the end of the episode, however.

* ShutUpHannibal: To Nucky in "The Pony" when Nucky tries to play the NotSoDifferent card with him. Mellon makes the deal proposed at the end of the episode, however.

* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Everyone [[{{protectorate}} but Daugherty]] has contempt for him.

* BaitAndSwitch / HistoricalInJoke / [[WhoShotJFK Who Shot Jess Smith?]]: Smith is remembered today only because of his well-timed, high profile suicide at the worst of the Harding administration scandals in 1923. Almost every author defends that he was murdered to [[HeKnowsTooMuch keep him quiet]], so the show writers were free to write in any conspiracy they wanted, and in his last episode both [[BeenThereShapedHistory Nucky]] and Daugherty are shown considering his assassination. Smith actually manages to thwart this assassination, only to reach the DespairEventHorizon upon realizing Daugherty, his only friend, was behind the attempt, and kill himself on the spot, technically proving history right.

->'''Played By:''' Geoff Pierson

* AuthorityInNameOnly: Everybody knows he's just a mayoral marionette of Nucky Thompson.

[[caption-width-right:174:"Let's get something straight. [[BlatantLies Nucky Thompson does not run this city]]. I do!"]]

[[caption-width-right:217:"I'm just proposing we call a spade, a spade."]]

[[caption-width-right:215:"It was just politics. I'll make for it later."]]

[[caption-width-right:266:"You have heard I play ball."]]

[[caption-width-right:227:"Bootleggers are the people we are in business with!"]]

[[caption-width-right:288:"Daugherty is nothing but a shabby little huckster."]]

* ActorAllusion: He takes Nucky to golf in "Gimcrack and Bunkum". [=McDonald=] played the bad guy in HappyGilmore.

->'''Played By:''' Christopher [=McDonald=]

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[[folder: New Jersey Politicians]]

!'''Edward "Ed" Bader'''

A prominent construction businessman in Atlantic City, he accepts Nucky's offer to run for Mayor in the 1920 local elections when the incumbent republican starts to lose steam and wins. He knows that he is nothing but Nucky's pawn, and the common folk laughs at his attempts to appear otherwise. Played by Kevin O'Rourke.

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!'''Frank Hague'''

The corrupt mayor of Jersey City. Unlike his homologues in Atlantic City who are just pawns of Nucky, he is in full charge of his town and deals with Nucky himself. Played by Chris Mulkey.

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!'''Louis "Lou" Kaestner a.k.a. "The Commodore" '''
See BoardwalkEmpireDarmodyFamily

[[folder:Washington, D.C. Politicians and Aides]]

!'''Walter Edge'''

US Senator for the State of New Jersey and the owner of a construction firm. Nucky was his campaign manager, believing that Edge would return the favor once elected by helping pass bills for the construction of roads that would benefit Atlantic City. Played by Geoff Pierson.

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!'''Harry Daugherty'''

The ''massively'' corrupt campaign manager of Warren Harding and US Attorney General after his presidential election. Nucky uses his connections to help Harding get the nomination in exchange for some favors in the future, but when he finally needs them Daugherty just keeps making excuses. Played by Christopher [=McDonald=].

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!'''Jess Smith'''

Harry Daugherty's best friend and gofer who actually holds no official position in Washington. He is the middleman between Daugherty and George Remus. Played by Ed Jewett.

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!'''Andrew William Mellon'''

The US Secretary of the Treasury and therefore the person responsible for upholding taxes and Prohibition, despite the fact that he hates both. Also one of the richest men in the country. Played by Creator/JamesCromwell.

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!'''Joseph Patrick Kennedy'''

The US Secretary of the Treasury and therefore the person responsible for upholding taxes and Prohibition, despite the fact that he hates both. Also one of the richest men in the country. Played by James Cromwell.

* HazyFeelTurn: In Season 4 [[spoiler: he joins Narcisse's camp, betraying Nucky, and Chalky by extension.]]

!'''Edward Bader'''

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of Season 3. At the beginning of the story arc, it is revealed that he is conspiring to indict Nucky Thompson to divert public attention away from a Congressional investigation into his department's criminal activities.Upon learning of his plans, Nucky spends a substantial portion of the season working to engineer his downfall. [[spoiler: However, in the end, he is neutralized as a threat very early on and merely serves as a distraction to [[BigBad the greatest danger to Nucky's family and associates: the bloodthirsty gangster, Gyp Rosetti]]]]

* DiscOneFinalBoss: Of Season 3. At the beginning of the story arc, it is revealed that he is conspiring to indict Nucky Thompson to divert public attention away from a Congressional investigation into his department's criminal activities.Upon learning of his plans, Nucky spends a substantial portion of the season working to engineer his downfall. [[spoiler: However, in the end, he is neutralized as a threat very early on in the season and merely serves as a distraction to [[BigBad the greatest danger to Nucky's family and associates: the bloodthirsty gangster, Gyp Rosetti]]]]

* {{Protectorate}}: He will consider anything before harming Jess Smith. [[spoiler:It takes a ManipulativeBastard of Gaston Means' caliber to convince him of the opposite.]]

* BaitAndSwitch / HistoricalInJoke / [[WhoShotJFK Who Shot Jess Smith?]]: Smith is remembered today only because of his well-timed, high profile suicide at the worst of the Harding administration scandals in 1923. Almost every author defends that he was murdered to [[HeKnowsTooMuch keep him quiet]], so the show writers were free to write in any conspiracy they wanted, and in his last episode both [[BeenThereShapedHistory Nucky]] and Daugherty are shown considering his assassination. [[spoiler: Smith actually manages to thwart this assassination, only to reach the DespairEventHorizon upon realizing Daugherty, his only friend, was behind the attempt, and kill himself on the spot, technically proving history right.]]

* [[spoiler:DrivenToSuicide: After Means is discovered trying to kill him.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: In "A Man, A Plan...". After spending most of the third season as what Means calls a "[[VillainousBreakdown blabbering walrus]]" he [[spoiler: fools his would-be assassin and helds him at gunpoint.]]

* ShutUpHannibal: To Nucky in "The Pony" when Nucky tries to play the NotSoDifferent card with him. [[spoiler: Mellon does make the deal proposed at the end of the episode, however.]]

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[[folder:Fictional politicians]]
!'''Enoch Malachi "Nucky" Thompson '''
See Characters/BoardwalkEmpireThompsonFamily

!'''Louis "Lou" Kaestner a.k.a. "The Commodore" '''
See BoardwalkEmpireDarmodyFamily

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