Ainsley Hayes
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| First Episode | In This White House |
| Last Episode | Requiem |
| Played by: | Emily Procter |
Ainsley Hayes is a fictional character played by Emily Procter on the television serial drama The West Wing. Ainsley is Associate White House Counsel, later Deputy.
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[edit] Professional Life
Undergraduate degree from Smith College. JD from Harvard Law School. Prior to taking position as Associate White House Counsel, Hayes clerked for Supreme Court Justice Dreifort. Hayes published a number of op-eds critical of Leo McGarry, the Bartlet Administration, and the Democratic Party. Came to President Bartlet's attention after an appearance on Capital Beat opposite Sam Seaborn. Life long member of the Republican Party.
[edit] Personal Life
Raised in North Carolina. Father was member of the Republican Party. Grandfather was the State Chair of the North Carolina Republican Party. Episcopalian. Member of the Federalist Society. Referred to as a blonde republican sex kitten.
She plays the trombone and has a sweet tooth and a penchant for Fresca, which is not stocked in the White House.
[edit] Quotes
"I've never met him. I'm an Associate Counsel; the Chinese food guy's got more access than I do."
"Sam, I'm a straight Republican from North Carolina. You don't think they hated me the first time around?"
"The 14th Amendment which says a citizen of the United States is anyone that's born here (that's me) and that no citizen can be denied due process. I'm covered. Make a law for somebody else."
(Sam: "How can you have an objection ..")
"Because it's humiliating! A new amendment that we vote on, declaring that I am equal under the law to a man. I am mortified to discover there's reason to believe I wasn't before. I am a citizen of this country. I am not a special subset in need of your protection. I do not have to have my rights handed down to me by a bunch of old, white men. The same Article 14 that protects you, protects me. And I went to law school just to make sure. And with that, I'm going back down to the mess, because I thought I may have seen a peach."
"The people I have met have been extraordinarily qualified. Their intent is good. Their commitment is true. They are righteous, and they are patriots. And I'm their lawyer."
