List of fictional United States Republicans

The following is a list of fictional characters who have associated with the Republican Party of the United States. The list can include television characters, film characters, literature characters, or fictional characters from any other medium.

Characters identified as Republican

The following is a list of people who have been described with the term Republican or who identify with the Republican Party. This section is only intended for fictional characters who explicitly identify as Republicans.

Film
  • The Ringo Kid from Stagecoach is a Republican.
  • Senator Edward H. "Big Ed" Jones from Wilson is a Republican.
  • District Attorney Thomas Mara from Miracle on 34th Street is identified as a Republican by the judge.
  • Grant Matthews from State of the Union is a Republican.
  • Lance from Long Shot identifies as a conservative Republican.

Television
  • Ken Olson from Dexter mentions he voted for George W. Bush twice.
  • Carlton Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — It is stated numerous times in the series that he is a Republican.
  • Philip Banks from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air — In the episode "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," Philip is consulted by the Republicans for a Better Life to run for political office. In the episode "P.S. I Love You," Philip states he is pro-choice.
  • Conrad Bennish, Jr. from Sliders — In the episode "Summer of Love", Conrad Bennish introduced himself as a young Republican for the war.
  • Lucille Bluth from Arrested Development: Owns a "Bush/Cheney 2000" sweater
  • Assistant District Attorney Alexandra Borgia from Law & Order
  • DA Arthur Branch from Law & Order
  • Matthew Brock from NewsRadio — In one episode, Bill McNeal refers to Matthew as a "lifelong Republican."
  • Archie Bunker from All in the Family — In an episode in the fall of 1974, Archie endorses Republican candidate George Jefferson and Archie states that he is the only Republican in the household.
  • Matt Camden identifies himself as a Republican in Season 6, when getting to know future wife, and Democrat, Sarah Glass.
  • Denny Crane from Boston Legal
  • Marcy D'Arcy from Married... with Children She says, "That's why I'm a Republican!" after Al Bundy wins a National Endowment for the Arts film contest.
  • Elliot Reid from Scrubs: to J.D. "You didn't tell them I was a Republican, did you?"
  • Abbie Carmichael from Law & Order
  • Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock
  • Several characters on The West Wing including Ainsley Hayes and Arnold Vinick.
  • Sam Dracula (usually called Grandpa) on The Munsters — In the episode "A Visit from Johann", Herman called Sam Dracula a Republican.
  • Hal Gardner from 24 served as Vice President under Republican President Charles Logan
  • Defense Secretary James Heller from 24 serves as Secretary of Defense under Republican Presidents Keeler and Logan
  • Thurston Howell, III, from Gilligan's Island — In one episode when Mary Ann mentions Washington D.C., Howell responds by angrily stating "I'm a Republican! No one would ever find me there!"
  • Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties – Has a picture of Richard Nixon in his bedroom and backed both Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush. It is stated numerous times in the series that he is a Republican.
  • John Keeler from 24 ran for President as a Republican.
  • George Jefferson from All in the Family and The Jeffersons, runs for local office as a Republican, and seeks and gets Archie Bunker's political support.
  • Nadia Yassir from 24 is a registered Republican.
  • Ana Torres from Grown-ish,despite supporting Obama, is a Republican.
  • Marilyn Sudor from Boston Public — In the episode "Chapter Seventy-Eight" Marilyn Sudor answered "yes" in response to Stephen Harper's question of if she was a Republican.
  • Nathan Templeton from Commander in Chief
  • Bree Hodge from Desperate Housewives — Met husband Rex at a Young Republicans meeting at college.
  • Ted Schmidt from Queer as Folk stated he was a Republican in a third-season episode
  • Major Frank Burns from M*A*S*H — An admirer of Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy
  • Major Charles Winchester from M*A*S*H. He and his filthy rich family despised Democratic presidents such as Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman. In an early attempt to get a transfer, he admitted that his father personally knew Truman (despite disliking him). A few seasons later he expressed anguish over having endured four FDR elections. Also, Major Winchester told a Congressional aide "I am so conservative that I make you look like a New Dealer".
  • Howard Cunningham on Happy Days
  • Log Cabin Republican on Freak Show
  • Darrin Tyler and his daughter Sharon Tyler on Wonderfalls attend a local Republican party gathering together in the "Barrel Bear" episode.
  • Charlotte York from Sex and the City — Was a member of the Young Republicans in college.
  • Kirsten Cohen from The O.C. – In "The Case of the Franks" episode flashback, Sandy asks her if she is a Republican and she nods her head.
  • Herb Tarlek from WKRP in Cincinnati
  • Maxwell Sheffield from The Nanny
  • Tobias Fünke from Arrested Development is seen wearing a shirt that reads Bush/Cheney 2000.
  • Judge Atallah Sims from 100 Centre Street
  • Leon Carp on Roseanne. In the episode "December Bride", Leon tells Roseanne "I hate to shop! I am absolutely insensitive. I detest Barbra Streisand. And for God's sake, I'm a Republican!"
  • Dr. Arthur Harmon on Maude
  • Mr. Kraft on Sabrina the Teenage Witch says in the episode "Finger Lickin' Flu": "And that's why I'm a Republican" when Sabrina has fun with the magic lollipop he has sucked which will make him believe everything he is told by claiming that then-President Bill Clinton insulted him on television.
  • Harold Weir and Cindy Sanders on Freaks and Geeks
  • Lisa Hayes on Diff'rent Strokes.
  • Zeb Colter and Jack Swagger in WWE were members of the Tea Party movement.[1]
  • John Casey from the Chuck
  • Schmidt from New Girl
  • Detective Odafin Tutuola from Law & Order: SVU is identified as a Republican.
  • Mike Baxter from Last Man Standing who's politically conservative views are a main focus-point on the show.

Animation

Video Games
  • Hurk Drubman Sr. from Far Cry 5 is a candidate for Montana Senate and quest-giver, who assigns you the task of retrieving his campaign truck named after former first lady Nancy Reagan.
  • Derby Harrington from Bully

Print
  • Carmen from Prickly City
  • Mallard Fillmore from Mallard Fillmore
  • Bucky Katt from Get Fuzzy was a supporter of Mitt Romney during 2012, which Rob states Bucky supports because of Mitt Romney cruelty to his dog. Because of Bucky being rude and dumb he is supposed to be a satire to conservatives.
  • Rat from Pearls Before Swine once was a folk singer for the far right and wrote a song for pro-oil spills called 'Maybe Your Ducky Likes Swimming In The Mucky'. Rat also considers 'liberal' as an insult. Like Bucky, Rat is supposed to spoof Republicans.
  • Dogbert from Dilbert

Theatre
  • Rod from Avenue Q claims a "friend" he is describing (actually himself) is a Republican

Characters who endorsed a Republican candidate

Television

The Simpsons
  • Charles Montgomery Burns (Mr. Burns) from The Simpsons – As Chair of the Springfield Republican Party, Mr. Burns has frequently attended its meetings and endorsed Republican candidate for mayor, Sideshow Bob Terwilliger. He also ran for governor, presumably as a GOP candidate.
  • Abraham Simpson owns a Keep cool with Coolidge poster which was President Calvin Coolidge's campaign slogan in 1924.
  • Bumblebee Man worked as a Spanish translator for Krusty the Clown during his campaign for the United States House of Representatives.
  • Rainier Wolfcastle frequently attends meetings of the Springfield Republican Party, a logical step as he is based loosely on Arnold Schwarzenegger.
  • Julius Hibbert also attends meetings of the Springfield Republican Party.
  • Lenny Leonard voted for Bob Dole in 1996.

Film
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See also

References
  1. Boesveld, Sarah. "U.S. conservatives outraged as WWE wrestler Jack Swagger cast as racist, anti-immigration Tea Partier". National Post. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
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