Marcia Fudge, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has informed the Biden administration of her intention to resign from her position. In the wake of her departure, Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman is expected to assume the role of acting secretary.
"Today, I announced my retirement and resignation as HUD Secretary effective March 22, 2024. I thank @POTUS for his confidence and trust in me to lead HUD in alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration's priorities," said Marcia L. Fudge, according to X.
Fudge, who served as the 18th Secretary of HUD, expressed her belief in the power and potential of government. "It has always been my belief that government can and should work for the people," she said. "For the last three years, I have fully embraced HUD’s mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The people HUD serves are those who are often left out and left behind. These are my people. They serve as my motivation for everything we have been able to accomplish."
Fudge tweet.
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President Joe Biden commended Fudge's term at HUD in a White House news release, stating that her leadership had better equipped the department to establish a fair housing system for every American family.
"When I took office, we inherited a broken housing system, with fair housing and civil rights protections badly dismantled under the prior administration," Biden said. "On day one, Marcia got to work rebuilding the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and over the past three years she has been a strong voice for expanding efforts to build generational wealth through homeownership and lowering costs and promoting fairness for America’s renters."
According to HUD records, before joining HUD, Fudge represented Ohio's 11th Congressional District from 2008 until March 9, 2021. She also served two terms as mayor of Warrensville Heights in Ohio starting in 1999.
Biden continued his praise for Fudge by acknowledging her transformative leadership at HUD. "Under Marcia’s transformational leadership, we have worked hard to lower housing costs and increase supply," he said. "We’ve proposed the largest investment in affordable housing in U.S. history. We’ve taken steps to aggressively combat racial discrimination in housing by ensuring home appraisals are more fair and by strengthening programs to redress the negative impacts of redlining."
