Who is Linda Vasquez in House of Cards?
The chief of staff who said no · Washington
Linda Vasquez (The chief of staff who said no) is a character in House of Cards, part of Washington. Linda Vasquez, White House Chief of Staff, is the one who delivered the news that Frank wouldn't get State — a calculation about keeping him in Congress that she presents as strategy and he files as war. Disciplined and unsentimental, she manages the President's interests against a Whip whose smile she correctly distrusts and whose maneuvers she consistently detects one step too late.
When does Linda Vasquez first appear?
Linda Vasquez first appears in Season 1, Episode 1 (“Chapter 1”) of House of Cards (2013–2018, Netflix).
Who is Linda Vasquez connected to?
Relationships already established when Linda Vasquez first appears — nothing from later episodes.
- Frank Underwood — The 'no' that started it
Which group does Linda Vasquez belong to?
By the time Linda Vasquez appears, Washington also includes Peter Russo, President Garrett Walker.
Who else is introduced in this episode?
- Frank Underwood — The whip who was passed over
- Claire Underwood — The other half of the arrangement
- Zoe Barnes — The reporter who took the stairs
- Doug Stamper — The chief of staff who handles it
- Peter Russo — The congressman with two lives
- President Garrett Walker — The president in the middle
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