Rep. Marcia L. Fudge: Nominee Currently: Ben Carson
Under the Trump administration, the agency gutted Obama-era fair lending and fair housing laws. The new secretary is expected to restore these laws and be a key player in carrying out Biden’s campaign promises to expand affordable housing, increase the availability of Section 8 vouchers and tackle racial bias in housing.
[Fudge says she will prioritize dignity as HUD secretary ]
Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D)
Congresswoman from Ohio
Fudge has served as the congresswoman for Ohio’s 11th District since 2008 and was previously mayor of Warrensville Heights, a suburb of Cleveland.
Source: Washington Post Reported by Kate Rabinowitz.
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2020-12-15 Housing Field Reacts to Marcia Fudge HUD Nomination Fudge has little experience with housing policy or housing-related Congressional committees and has not made it an explicit top priority of her time in office. In her interview with the Plain Dealer she appeared hard-pressed to name specifics of what has happened recently at HUD, good or bad. She has, however, focused on addressing issues of poverty, hunger, civil rights, and health, and housing advocates who have worked with her in Ohio say that they believe she understands how housing stability and affordability fits into that picture.
2020-12-11 Fudge says she will prioritize dignity as HUD secretary
2020-12-09 Former Ohio State Sen. Nina Turner files paperwork to run for Marcia L. Fudge’s seat in Congress Nina Turner, a former state senator and Cleveland councilwoman who co-chaired Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign.
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