Guest Stars Paige Patterson as Scarlett Pierce Zach Grenier as Dean Healy Beth Malone as Claudia Monarch Brooke Adams as Senator Diane Vaynerchuk Patrick Breen as Cole Stockwell Dakin Matthews as Bob Isenstadt Tom Kemp as Sam Ritter Mia Dillon as Nora Ritter Helen Carey as Liz Healy Spencer House as Gary the Intern Peter Rini as Senator Chris Menzel Slate Holmgren as Brian the Worker Co Starring Jonathan Coulton as Himself Gabriella Pizzolo as Young Laurel Sean Patrick Folster as Police Officer James Lloyd Reynolds as Senator Jeff Willard Yaegel T. Welch as Ryan the Capitol Officer Uncredited Kenneth Tigar as Senator Rich Applegate