Glen Allen Walken

Glen Allen Walken (sometimes spelled 'Glenallen' or 'Glen Alan' Walken) is a fictional Republican politician from Missouri, played by John Goodman. He is a recurring character on the American television show The West Wing.

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Fictional - Republican - Missouri - John Goodman - The West Wing

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Walken, the powerful and very conservative Speaker of the House, became Acting President of the United States in May 2003. Vice President of the United States John Hoynes had resigned just a few days before due to a sex scandal, and President of the United States Josiah Bartlet then yielded power temporarily under the terms of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution. Bartlet's daughter Zoey had been kidnapped by Qumari terrorists, and he did not feel that he could objectively carry out the duties of his office, under the circumstances.

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Speaker of the House - Acting President of the United States - Vice President of the United States - John Hoynes - President of the United States - Josiah Bartlet - 25th Amendment - United States Constitution - Zoey - Qumar

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Walken resigned from his seat in the United States House of Representatives in order to become Acting President. While in office, he ordered the bombing of terrorist training camps in Qumar, as well as a limited and temporary invasion of that nation. He also called the families of several soldiers that died in the invasion. After three days, when Zoey Bartlet was found and freed, President Bartlet then rescinded his temporary resignation and returned to his duties. Bartlet gratefully offered to campaign for Walken if he chose to run again for Congress, but Walken said, half-seriously, that the President would probably not be politically helpful in his Missouri House district. It is not clear whether Walken returned to Congress.

Related Topics:
United States House of Representatives - Missouri

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Several months later, Walken attended the funeral of former President Owen Lassiter, another conservative Republican and, apparently, a personal hero. Bartlet and former President D. Wire Newman, a liberal Democrat, also attended.

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Owen Lassiter - D. Wire Newman

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Walken later ran for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in the 2006 election, but was unsuccessful, losing in the primaries to Arnold Vinick, a U.S. Senator from California.

Related Topics:
2006 election - Arnold Vinick - California

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