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Linda Vasquez was former President Garrett Walker's Chief of Staff.
Biography
From a Cuban-American decent, she is known to have graduated a University of California university, according to the degree on her wall and is assumed as a Californian.
Underwood describes her as "tough as a two-dollar steak.”
Vasquez has at least one son, Ruben, who wanted to attend to Stanford University. She feels guilty when Ruben receives a rejection letter from Stanford since she was more focused on Garrett Walker's presidential campaign during the last year and her son's grades went down. Frank Underwood gets Gillian Cole to talk to the admissions office, and Ruben is subsequently accepted. Vasquez tells Frank that Ruben was admitted to Stanford and she knows it was because of him.
Behind the Scenes
- Linda Vasquez was portrayed by Sakina Jaffrey in Season 1 and Season 2 of House of Cards.
- Sakina Jaffrey based her portrayal partly on White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett.[1][2]
Appearances
| Season 1 | ||||
| "Chapter 1" | "Chapter 2" | "Chapter 3" | "Chapter 4" | "Chapter 5" |
| "Chapter 6" | "Chapter 7" | "Chapter 8" | "Chapter 9" | "Chapter 10" |
| "Chapter 11" | "Chapter 12" | "Chapter 13" | ||
| Season 2 | ||||
| "Chapter 14" | "Chapter 15" | "Chapter 16" | "Chapter 17" | "Chapter 18" |
| "Chapter 19" | "Chapter 20" | "Chapter 21" | "Chapter 22" | "Chapter 23" |
| "Chapter 24" | "Chapter 25" | "Chapter 26" | ||
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by |
White House Chief of Staff –present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by |
Order of Precedence of the United States as White House Chief of Staff |
Succeeded by |
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