Bill Daniel was a politician in the 2002 Republican Presidential nomination. He was considered a "serious guy" by President Bartlet, but was ultimately defeated by Robert Ritchie of Florida. He was once a lawyer who represented several farmer's advocacy groups before being elected to the United States Congress in 1980. He would serve in the House from 1981 until 1991, from December of 1990 until January of 1991 he served as the Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee. In January of 1991 he was nominated by President-Elect Owen Lassiter to be the Secretary of Agriculture, he would be unanimously confirmed by the Senate. In 1994 he would run to be Governor of Nebraska. He ran unopposed in the Republican Primaries and defeated the Democratic opponent a Nebraskan State Senator with 65% of