Charles "Chip" Putney is Abby Whelan's ex-husband and was a candidate for Virgina’s U.S. Senator.
About
The character Charles Putney is a guest character appeared in the season four episode "Baby Made a Mess", portrayed by Michael Trucco.
History
Charles married Abby as a political marriage. Over time, he becomes abusive towards her. One night, he broke 3 of her ribs, her jaw, and threw her out in the snow wearing her nightgown. Abby called Olivia, who rescues Abby and breaks Charles' knee with a tire iron.
After a sex scandal involving Senator McDonell, Mcdonnell resigns from the senate. The president endorses Charles Putney as the next Virginia senator. Susan Ross, whose campaign is run by Olivia, runs against him. After Abby tells Leo Bergen about her and Chip’s relationship, Leo ruins Chip's campaign by telling the press that Charles set up the sex video scandal, forcing him to withdraw his candidacy.
Relationships
Romantic
Abby Whelan
Charles was married to Abby as a political marriage for years. When he became abusive to her, Abby left him and later Olivia helped her filed a divorce from him.
Videos
Appearances
| Season One: | ||||||
| Sweet Baby: Absent |
Dirty Little Secrets: Absent |
Hell Hath No Fury: Absent |
Enemy of the State: Mentioned |
Crash and Burn: Absent |
The Trail: (Flashback) Mentioned |
Grant: For the People: Absent |
| Season Two: | ||||||||||
| White Hat's Off: Absent |
The Other Woman: Absent |
Hunting Season: Absent |
Beltway Unbuckled: Absent |
All Roads Lead to Fitz: Absent |
Spies Like Us: Absent |
Defiance: Absent |
Happy Birthday, Mr. President: (Flashback) |
Blown Away: Absent |
One For the Dog: Absent |
A Criminal, A Whore, An Idiot, and A Liar: (Flashback) Absent |
| Truth or Consequences: (Flashback) Absent |
Nobody Likes Babies: (Flashback) Absent |
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot: Absent |
Boom Goes the Dynamite: Mentioned |
Top of the Hour: Absent |
Snake in the Garden: Absent |
Molly, You in Danger, Girl: Absent |
Seven Fifty-Two: (Flashback) Absent |
A Woman Scorned: Absent |
Any Questions?: Absent |
White Hat's Back On: (Flashback) Absent |
| Season Four: | ||||||||||
| Randy, Red, Superfreak and Julia: Absent |
The State of the Union: Absent |
Inside the Bubble: Absent |
Like Father, Like Daughter: Absent |
The Key: Absent |
An Innocent Man: Absent |
Baby Made a Mess: Appeared |
The Last Supper: Absent |
Where the Sun Don't Shine: (Winter Finale) Absent |
Run: (Winter Premiere) Absent |
Where's the Black Lady?: Absent |
| Gladiators Don’t Run: Absent |
No More Blood: Absent |
The Lawn Chair: Absent |
The Testimony of Diego Muñoz: Absent |
It's Good to Be Kink: Absent |
Put a Ring On It: (Flashback Episode) Absent |
Honor Thy Father: Absent |
I'm Just a Bill: Absent |
First Lady Sings the Blues: Absent |
A Few Good Women: Absent |
You Can't Take Command: Absent |