Marcia Fudge

Marcia Fudge
Official portrait, 2021
18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
In office
March 10, 2021 – March 22, 2024
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyAdrianne Todman
Preceded byBen Carson
Succeeded byAdrianne Todman (acting)
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015
Preceded byEmanuel Cleaver
Succeeded byG. K. Butterfield
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
In office
November 19, 2008 – March 10, 2021
Preceded byStephanie Tubbs Jones
Succeeded byShontel Brown
Mayor of Warrensville Heights
In office
January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008
Preceded byClinton Hall
Succeeded byWilliam Pegues
Personal details
Born
Marcia Louise Fudge

(1952-10-29) October 29, 1952 (age 71)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationOhio State University (BS)
Cleveland State University (JD)

Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district from 2008 to 2021. The district included most of the black-majority precincts between Cleveland and Akron.

Following the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones in 2008, Fudge ran unopposed in the special election to replace her.[1] She was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress.[2] She considered running for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress but eventually announced she would back Nancy Pelosi.[3]

Then president-elect Joe Biden nominated Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on December 10, 2020. The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs advanced her nomination by a vote of 17–7 on February 4, 2021.[4] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 10, 2021, by a vote of 66–34.[5] She was virtually sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on March 10, 2021.[6] Upon taking her oath of office, she became the second African-American woman to serve as secretary of housing and urban development.[7]

  1. ^ "Fudge Elected To Late Tubbs-Jones' Congressional Seat". WEWS-TV. November 4, 2008. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved November 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "Membership". Congressional Black Caucus. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ Clare Foran (November 20, 2018). "Marcia Fudge, who was considering run for House speaker, says she will back Nancy Pelosi – CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "Banking Committee Advances Fudge, Rouse Nominations | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.banking.senate.gov. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  5. ^ Stracqualursi, Veronica (March 10, 2021). "Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as HUD secretary". CNN. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  6. ^ "Marcia Fudge Sworn in As Secretary of Housing and Urban Development" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. March 10, 2021. Archived from the original on August 12, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Prater, Nia (March 10, 2021). "Marcia Fudge Confirmed As Biden's HUD Secretary". Intelligencer. Retrieved March 10, 2021.

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