Josephine "Joey" Lucas, is a fictional character on the television serial drama The West Wing, a California-based pollster and political operative played by Marlee Matlin. She is one of the characters to appear in all seven seasons.
Joey is an expert political pollster who is frequently called upon by President Josiah Bartlet's senior staff to administer national polls and interpret polling data. Joey is a native of California and attended UCLA a...
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Josephine "Joey" Lucas, is a fictional character on the television serial drama The West Wing, a California-based pollster and political operative played by Marlee Matlin. She is one of the characters to appear in all seven seasons.
Joey is an expert political pollster who is frequently called upon by President Josiah Bartlet's senior staff to administer national polls and interpret polling data. Joey is a native of California and attended UCLA and Stanford, though the degrees she received from each are unknown. Since she is deaf, she is usually accompanied by her interpreter, Kenny Thurman (portrayed by Bill O'Brien).
Joey once ran the campaign of Californian Democratic candidate for Congress Bill O'Dwyer until the President dismissed O'Dwyer as an "empty shirt" and suggested that Joey find another, better candidate to challenge the conservative Republican currently holding the seat. She also worked with and dated fellow pollster Al Kiefer (John de Lancie).
In the second season of...
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