CJ Cregg
Claudia Jean Cregg - Formerly Press Secretary, now Chief Of Staff
Personal
- CJ is from Dayton, Ohio.
- She has at two brothers.
- She has a niece called Hogan.
- Her mother is dead.
- Her father is a retired math teacher, he has Alzheimer's.
- She's a Catholic.
Professional & Education
- CJ is a National Merit Scholar.
- She attended Berkeley, where she graduated with a master's degree.
- She had just been fired from a Hollywood PR company when Toby asked her to join the first Bartlet For America campaign.
- At some point, before joining Bartlet For America, she had worked for EMILY's list.
- In 2001 she received the Matrix Award from Women In Communications.
- In season 6 she was promoted to Chief Of Staff - yeah I know, ridiculous plot line, but it makes some sense later in the season, honestly.
- Her assistant was Carol and is now Margaret.
Misc
- She has a crush on former White House & Washington Post reporter, Danny Concannon.
- In the early 90s, she had a one night stand with former VP John Hoynes.
- In college she lived with a man called Ben who is now a park ranger.
- She's six feet tall.
- She received death threats after criticizing Saudi Arabia in 2002.
She received Secret Service protection in the form of Special Agent Simon Donovan, who she developed a crush on. Unfortunately Simon was shot and killed during store robbery in New York. - She has a goldfish called Gail, given to her by Danny Concannon.
- Her Secret Service codename is Flamingo.