<Li> Andrea Savage as President Laura Montez: Originally a Senator from New Mexico, she becomes Senator Bill O'Brien's running mate in the Presidential election . When there is a tie in the electoral college, a deadlock in the House of Representatives, and another tie in the Senate, Doyle ultimately votes for her, and she becomes President . President Montez is inaugurated in the season 5 finale, "Inauguration". (Season 5--present) </Li> <Ul> <Li> Randall Park as Minnesota Governor Danny Chung: a young veteran who is not shy about exploiting his military record for political gain . A member of the President's party, he covets the presidency himself and is seen as Selina's chief rival for the nomination after the President leaves office . A running gag is that Chung never appears on television without mentioning his military record . Selina offers him the position of running mate, but he declines . He is subsequently revealed to participate regularly in a Gilbert and Sullivan group along with Richard . (Season 1--present) </Li> <Li> Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as General George Maddox: the former Secretary of Defense and one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination . He appears to bear an unusually high degree of personal animosity towards Selina . He is forced to suspend his campaign after being unable to compete on the debate stage . When she secures her party nomination, she offers him the position of running mate, but rescinds the offer . (Season 2--present) </Li> <Li> Diedrich Bader as Bill Ericsson: a high - profile campaign official, formerly the campaign manager for Joe Thornhill . He later abandons Thornhill, and Selina appoints him her new Director of Communications . When a scandal breaks that the Meyer campaign used stolen confidential medical data to send flyers appealing to bereaved parents of deceased children, the core characters band together to scapegoat him in their place, resulting in his imprisonment . His sentence is later overturned on appeal and he turns against Selina, claiming he is "consumed" by desire to destroy her . (Season 3--present) </Li> <Li> Glenn Wrage as Joe Thornhill: a former Major League Baseball coach and one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination . He constantly uses sports analogies to describe politics, something which greatly annoys Selina and her staff . Despite a good early start in the primaries, he later loses momentum in the race . (Season 3) </Li> <Li> Martin Mull as Bob Bradley: Selina's folksy out - of - touch political advisor with a long history in politics . His nickname is "The Eagle". (Season 5) </Li> <Li> Peter MacNicol as Jeff Kane: An influential political power broker in New Hampshire, and Jonah Ryan's uncle . (Season 5 - 6) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Randall Park as Minnesota Governor Danny Chung: a young veteran who is not shy about exploiting his military record for political gain . A member of the President's party, he covets the presidency himself and is seen as Selina's chief rival for the nomination after the President leaves office . A running gag is that Chung never appears on television without mentioning his military record . Selina offers him the position of running mate, but he declines . He is subsequently revealed to participate regularly in a Gilbert and Sullivan group along with Richard . (Season 1--present) </Li> <Li> Isiah Whitlock, Jr. as General George Maddox: the former Secretary of Defense and one of Selina's rivals for the presidential nomination . He appears to bear an unusually high degree of personal animosity towards Selina . He is forced to suspend his campaign after being unable to compete on the debate stage . When she secures her party nomination, she offers him the position of running mate, but rescinds the offer . (Season 2--present) </Li>

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