Solicitor General Heather Dunbar (Elizabeth Marvel) is supposed to have the financial means to finance a run for the presidency. This is attributed to the family business, Dunbar Armored Services. In reality, Dunbar Armored Services is a real family run business whose world wide headquarters are located in Baltimore, Maryland where House of Cards is filmed.
The book Frank is reading prior to the meeting with Ms Dunbar is the Qur'an.
John Doman, who plays Bishop Eddis in this show, played a regular on The Wire (2002). That show took place in Baltimore, Maryland. House of Cards (2013) is also filmed in Baltimore, Maryland.