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Curtis Haas is a United States Senator from the state of Wyoming. He is a member of the Republican Party and leader of the 15 member Tea Party Caucus in the Senate.

Biography[]

After initially entering into an agreement with Vice President Frank Underwood, he refuses to instruct his caucus members to help an amendment to a spending bill pass that would, among other things, raise the age of retirement. Senate Majority Leader Hector Mendoza fears that he will not remain Majority Leader without the support of Haas' caucus and calls the deal with Underwood off. Underwood then begins to poach Republican senators using legislative bribery to convince Republican senators to either vote for the amendment or abstain. Once it becomes clear that they don't have the numbers to defeat the amendment, Mendoza instructs the Republican senators to leave the chamber to ensure absence of a quorum for business. In return, the Senate Minority Leader motions to compel the attendance of absent senators The motion is agreed to by all the present senators (expect for Mendoza and two fellow Republican senators). However, Mendoza then meets with Frank to back the original deal by allowing six of his senators to enter the chamber under protest. As a last resort, Haas threatens to "filibuster the main bill". However, Frank informs him of the he struck with Mendoza whereby passage of the amendment constitutes passage of the main bill. The Senate then passes the amendment.

He appears later in the season, alongside Mendoza once again. Both are seen addressing a crowd of reporters on the situation regarding the Chinese money laundering scandal surrounding President Garrett Walker and call for his impeachment. They are later confronted by Senator Michael Kern who convinces them to vote for impeachment along with the Democratic senators as a measure of bipartisanship. The three then make a joint address to the media.

Trivia[]

  • Curtis Haas was portrayed by Michael Park in Season 2 of House of Cards.
  • According to Senator Casey Giallo, Curtis Haas heavily pandered to the Tea Party in order to avoid a potential primary challenge.
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