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Matt Santos
Matthew Vincente "Matt" Santos
is a
fictional
character on the
American
television show
The West Wing
, played by
Jimmy Smits
. His initial appearance was as a
Democratic
U.S. Representative
from
Houston, Texas
; and he was elected to succeed
Josiah Bartlet
as President in the final episodes of the series. According to David Remnick's biography of
Barack Obama
, "The Bridge," and other news sources,
West Wing
writer and producer
Eli Attie
used then-State Senator
Obama
as a model for the character.
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