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Matthew Vincente "Matt" Santos is a fictional character on the American television show ''The West Wing'', played by Jimmy Smits. His initial appearance was as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Houston, Texas; and he was elected to succeed Josiah Bartlet as President in final episodes of the series. According to David Remnick's biography of Barack Obama, "The Bridge," and other news sources, ''West Wing'' writer and producer Eli Attie used then-State Senator Obama as a model for the character. ==Personal life== Santos, a Catholic, was born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born in either 1963 (in 2005, Josh says Santos is 42) or in 1961 (in 2006, Santos himself says he is 45). One of seven children born to Luis and Marita Santos, he grew up in the Second Ward — the oldest Mexican-American neighborhood in Houston and home to six generations of the Santos family. Luis Santos was a barber, while Marita Santos was a domestic servant. He has been married to Helen Santos (played by Teri Polo) for 15 years, and they have two children, Peter and Miranda, who are 11 and 5, respectively, at the time of their father's inauguration. Santos attended Jackson Middle School and Austin High School in Houston, Texas. He then attended the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, graduating at the top of his class with a degree in engineering. At Annapolis, he played football until he injured his knee. Santos speaks three languages (English, Spanish and Portuguese). After graduating he was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps. Santos was a naval aviator, qualified on carrier-based fighter aircraft (the F/A-18 Hornet), and saw action during the first Persian Gulf War. Since leaving active duty in 1993, he has served in the United States Marine Corps Reserves. Santos was elected to Houston City Council, where he served for two years until his election as mayor. He served for four years (two terms of two years) as mayor, during which he opened four new health-care clinics to serve Houston's families. As mayor, Santos also created a new housing assistance program to make rent more affordable for the city's 2 million residents. Santos was then elected to the United States House of Representatives during the 2000 midterm elections representing the 18th Congressional District and served for three terms. It was mentioned that during his third term as a congressman he had received a spot on the prestigious House Committee on Ways and Means, although he also served on the House Administration Committee ("the Siberia of committees") with then-congressman Bob Russell. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Santos」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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