S4E17 · Campaign Shake-Up

Leslie and Ben are caught off guard when her opponent Bobby Newport hires a powerful campaign manager from Washington. Chris forces Ron to start interviewing replacements for Leslie when work starts falling through the cracks, and an unlikely officemate solves a challenging problem.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Bobby Newport hires a new campaign manager, Jennifer Barkley ( Kathryn Hahn ). Leslie courts the support of a powerful Pawnee senior citizen ( Carl Reiner ). Chris informs Ron that if Leslie wins city council, a new deputy director will have to be hired. To prevent this, Ron enlists Ann to take over the department on a water fountain project. However, the conflict between April and Ann, combined with Tom's extravagance, Jerry's incompetence, Donna's reluctance, and Andy's overexcited-ness culminates in a department-wide water-balloon war and forces someone to step up.

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