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After tracking down and killing Rachel, he returns to his chief of staff position. Devastated when Underwood insists that he take time to recover rather than continuing his work, Stamper relapses in his alcoholism after fifteen years of sobriety. He undergoes physical therapy to regain his ability to walk, and becomes obsessed with tracking down Rachel, who has gone into hiding, and works with Gavin Orsay to do so. At the start of the third season, it is revealed that Stamper survived the attack. It can be assumed that Stamper was planning to murder Rachel, concerned that she would speak up about her role in Underwood's murder of Peter Russo. The end of the second season finds Stamper presumably dead in the woods, Rachel having bashed him repeatedly in the head with a brick. He begins to control Rachel's life and becomes increasingly infatuated with her. In Season 2 he feels threatened by the influence of Seth Grayson, The Underwoods' new Press Secretary. He is one of the few who knows the truth about Frank's involvement in Russo's death. He relocates her in order to keep her involvement in Russo's death hidden. A recovering alcoholic, Stamper prizes discipline and self-control above all else, but loses his poise when he comes into contact with Rachel Posner, whom he helps Underwood use as part of his plot to bring down Peter Russo. He is instrumental in strategizing and carrying out many of Frank's plans.

Douglas 'Doug' Stamper ( Michael Kelly) is Underwood's unwaveringly loyal chief of staff and confidant.Stoat, an MP whose career Francis Urquhart saves after he is caught with a prostitute, and Roger O'Neill, the Conservative Party's cocaine-addicted press secretary, whom Urquhart murders by putting rat poison in his cocaine. Whereas most characters who were adapted from the UK version of House of Cards were based primarily on a single character, Russo's storyline takes reference from two characters: Mr. In season 4, Peter, along with Zoe Barnes, appear in a dream Frank has after a failed assassination attempt on his life. However, when Frank saw that Peter was becoming a liability, he killed him and made his death look like a suicide. However, Underwood eventually contrived to have him relapse in his alcoholism right before an important interview, ruin his career, and then get him to withdraw gracefully as a way of manipulating Vice President Jim Matthews into running for Governor and securing the vice presidency for Frank. With Underwood's help, he got sober and ran for Governor of Pennsylvania. Russo was blackmailed into serving Underwood after Underwood 'fixed' his arrest for DUI with a prostitute (Rachel Posner) in his car and then holds it over Russo's head. Divorced with two children, he was in an intimate relationship with Christina Gallagher, a member of his staff. Peter Russo ( Corey Stoll) was a Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District.

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Her equivalent from the original series is Mattie Storin. In season 4, Zoe, along with Peter Russo, appear in a dream Frank has after an assassination attempt on his life. During the season two premiere, her investigation led to her death, with Underwood pushing her in front of a Washington Metro train to protect his own secrets. Working with her past Herald coworkers Janine Skorsky and Lucas Goodwin (who she begins a relationship with), she investigated what she soon suspected to be murder. Later, she became increasingly suspicious of Underwood's involvement with Peter Russo. Barnes later moved to the more web-based Slugline. She formed a personal relationship with him that became sexual, often complicated by their mutual struggle for power and services from each other. The two formed an arrangement to use each other to advance their respective careers: Underwood uses her to leak stories when he wants that will damage his opponents, while Barnes uses him to get bigger and better stories. She was extremely ambitious and after an encounter with Frank Underwood she approached him at his home with a proposal.

Zoe Barnes ( Kate Mara) was a reporter for the fictitious The Washington Herald who forms a correspondence with Underwood.

Her equivalent character from the original series is Elizabeth Urquhart. In season five, she becomes the 47th President of the United States. In season three, she becomes First Lady of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Nations. She often abets Frank's political scheming, and proves to be just as cold, manipulative, and power-hungry as her husband.

Claire Underwood ( Robin Wright) is Francis's wife who administrates the non-governmental organization Clean Water Initiative in season one before giving it up to become Second Lady of the United States.