According to David Remnick's biography of Barack Obama, "The Bridge," and other news sources, Attie used then-State Senator Obama as a model for the character of Matt Santos, a presidential candidate played by actor Jimmy Smits in the final two seasons of The West Wing.
In the TV series The West Wing, the Texas 18th was represented by fictional Democratic Presidential Candidate Matt Santos.
Matt Damon | Matt Dillon | Santos | Matt Groening | Matt Lucas | Vilma Santos | Matt & Kim | Matt Cassel | Matt Smith | Matt Schaub | Juan Manuel Santos | Santos FC | Santos, São Paulo | Matt Thorne | Matt Fraction | Matt Bahr | Matt Stairs | Matt Smith (actor) | Matt Serletic | Matt Mullenweg | Matt LeBlanc | Matt Kemp | Matt Howarth | Matt Houston | Matt Frewer | Matt Drudge | Matt Cardle | Matt Busby | Matt | Matt Wagner |