The Politician The Voter (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, Drama

The Politician

The Voter (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 28 min | Comedy, Drama

Payton makes an eleventh-hour push to lock down the school's undecided voters, including one student who has other things on his mind besides politics.

Showrunner

Ryan Murphy

Director

Ian Brennan

Writers

Ryan Murphy (created by) (written by) | Brad Falchuk (created by) (written by) | Ian Brennan (created by) (written by)

Producers

Lou Eyrich | Eryn Krueger Mekash | Ryan Murphy | Todd Nenninger | Kenneth J. Silverstein (produced by) (as Kenneth Silverstein)

Composer

Mac Quayle

Cinematographers

Simon Dennis | Timothy S. Jensen (opening title sequence)

Editor

Danielle Wang

Casting Director

Alexa L. Fogel

Production Designer

Jamie Walker McCall (as Jamie McCall)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 27, 2019

Release date

Sep 27, 2019 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 3 wins & 13 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
33 cast members

Name	Known for
Ben Platt Payton Hobart Payton Hobart See fewer	Pitch Perfect (2012)
Zoey Deutch Infinity Jackson Infinity Jackson See fewer	Juror #2 (2024)
Lucy Boynton Astrid Sloan Astrid Sloan See fewer	Sing Street (2016)
Bob Balaban Keaton Hobart (credit only) Keaton Hobart (credit only) See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
David Corenswet River Barkley (credit only) River Barkley (credit only) See fewer	Pearl (2022)
Julia Schlaepfer Alice Charles Alice Charles See fewer	1923 (2022)
Laura Dreyfuss McAfee Westbrook McAfee Westbrook See fewer	Voyagers (2021)
Theo Germaine James Sullivan James Sullivan See fewer	They/Them (2022)
Rahne Jones Skye Leighton Skye Leighton See fewer	Pose (2018)
Benjamin Barrett Ricardo Ricardo See fewer	Badsville (2017)
Jessica Lange Dusty Jackson (credit only) Dusty Jackson (credit only) See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Gwyneth Paltrow Georgina Hobart Georgina Hobart See fewer	Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Russell Posner Elliot Beachman Elliot Beachman See fewer	Glass (2019)
B.K. Cannon Kris Kris See fewer	Road House (2024)
Natasha Ofili Principal Vaughn Principal Vaughn See fewer	The Politician (2019)
Koby Kumi-Diaka Pierre Pierre See fewer	The Politician (2019)
Graham Clarke Freddy Freddy See fewer	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005)
Eileen Grubba Angela Angela See fewer	High Potential (2024)
Macy Friday Chippy Chippy See fewer	The Politician (2019)
Luis Avila Amir Amir See fewer	How I Met Your Father (2022)
Kevin Gardner Mr. Hapswell Mr. Hapswell See fewer	Monsters (2022)
Jake Johnson Student #1 Student #1 See fewer	Man Up! (2011)
Emma Kennedy Student #2 Student #2 See fewer	Monsters (2022)
AJ Achinger Derek Derek See fewer	The Politician (2019)
Paloma Esparza Rabinov Trina (as Paloma Rabinov) Trina (as Paloma Rabinov) See fewer	Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
Tommie Earl Jenkins Teacher Teacher See fewer	Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Elise Luthman Shelley Shelley See fewer	Euphoria (2019)
Brandon Win Connor Connor See fewer	Don't Look Deeper (2020)
David Zachary Ortiz Kid (as David Ortiz) Kid (as David Ortiz) See fewer	Black-ish (2014)
Rudy Pankow Other Kid Other Kid See fewer	Outer Banks (2020)
Evan Wasser Third Kid Third Kid See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Pàton Hardy Mary (as Páton Hardy) Mary (as Páton Hardy) See fewer	On My Block (2018)
Brooke Piedra High School Girl (uncredited) High School Girl (uncredited) See fewer	American Sports Story (2024)