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Samuel Norman 'Sam' Seaborn, Deputy Communications Director, is a fictional character played by Rob Lowe on the television serial drama The West Wing.
Sam left a job at prominent New York law firm Gage Whitney to write speeches for Bartlet during his campaign for the presidency. Sam's greatest strength and sometimes flaw is his unflinching idealism. His enduring faith in and love for the American political process are important aspects of his character. In a third season episode, President Bartlet told Sam that he would run for U.S. President later on in his career.
During the fourth season, Sam decides to run for Congress in his home district in Orange County, California in a special election after the Democratic candidate who died of a heart attack won the election posthumously. It was never revealed whether Sam won or lost the election: he was losing when he last appeared on the show. Since his departure, Sam has been mentioned a few times in passing.
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