Roberta Achtenberg is an American attorney and civil rights advocate who served as a commissioner on the United States Commission on Civil Rights. She was previously assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,becoming the first openly lesbian or gay public official in the United States whose appointment to a federal position was confirmed by the United States Senate. This confirmation hearing garnered a lot of publicity,opposition,and support.
Henry Gabriel Cisneros is an American politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of San Antonio,Texas,from 1981 to 1989,the second Latino mayor of a major American city and the city's first since 1842. A Democrat,Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997. As HUD Secretary,Cisneros was credited with initiating the revitalization of many public housing developments and with formulating policies that contributed to achieving the nation's highest ever rate of home ownership. In his role as the President's chief representative to the cities,Cisneros personally worked in more than two hundred cities spread over all fifty states. Cisneros's decision to leave the HUD position and not serve a second term was overshadowed by controversy involving payments to his former mistress.
Donny Ray Willett is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2018 as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2005 to 2018.
Brian Darrell Montgomery is an American government official who served as the United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2020 to 2021. Montgomery previously served as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner from 2005 to 2009 and from 2018 to 2020. Montgomery is the only individual to serve as FHA Commissioner twice and under three U.S. Presidents.
John David Trasviña is a human rights attorney. He is the former dean of the University of San Francisco School of Law. Previous to that,he was assistant secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,president and general counsel of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF),and special counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices at the U.S. Department of Justice. He was named principal legal advisor at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in January 2021.
In the United States,black conservatism is a political and social movement rooted in African-American communities that aligns largely with the American conservative movement,including the Christian right. Black conservatism emphasizes social conservatism,traditionalism,patriotism,capitalism and free markets. What characterizes a "black conservative" has changed over time,and proponents do not necessarily share the same political philosophy.
The Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) is an agency within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. FHEO is responsible for administering and enforcing federal fair housing laws and establishing policies that make sure all Americans have equal access to the housing of their choice.
Christopher Ashley Ford is an American lawyer and government official who served from January 2018 until January 2021 as Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Non-Proliferation. He was nominated to that position by President Donald Trump,and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate on December 21,2017. After October 21,2019,Ford also,by delegation from Secretary of State Michael Pompeo,performed the duties of the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security until his resignation from the Department of State on January 8,2021.
Susan Gertrude Braden is a former judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Braden was appointed to that court in 2003 by President George W. Bush. She was appointed chief judge by President Donald Trump on March 13,2017 and assumed senior status on July 13,2018,and retired in 2019.
Gustavo F. Velasquez is the Director of the California Department of Housing &Community Development. Between 2014 and 2017,Velasquez served as the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The 2016 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 8,2016,as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Primary elections were held on March 1,2016.
Victoria Ann Lipnic is an American lawyer and public figure. She served in multiple senior United States government positions. She was Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC),nominated to two terms by President Barack Obama,2010 –2020.) She served as Chair (Acting) of the EEOC under President Donald J. Trump from 2017 –2019. Prior to her appointments to the EEOC,she was Assistant Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush. The United States Senate confirmed her unanimously to each of these positions.
Pamela Hughes Patenaude is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development,having served from September 2017 to January 2019,under President Donald Trump.
Neal James Rackleff is a partner at law firm Locke Lord,where he focuses on economic development,affordable housing,and inner-city revitalization. He was Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development from October 2017 to November 2018. Rackleff previously served as director of the City of Houston's Housing and Community Development Department,where he oversaw the city's community development projects,strategic planning for affordable housing,and neighborhood revitalizations.
Joseph DeFelice is the former Regional Administrator of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,Mid-Atlantic region. He also served as Acting Assistant Deputy Secretary. He was previously the head of the Philadelphia Republican Party,playing a role in Trump's popularity in the Northeast region of Philadelphia. As of 2022,he works Of Counsel for Goldstein Law Partners.
Janet Dhillon is an American lawyer. She is a former chair and commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission,serving as chair from May 2019 to January 2021,and as commissioner from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to that,Dhillon was the executive vice president,general counsel,and corporate secretary of Burlington Stores.
James Edwin "Trey" Trainor III is an American Republican lawyer and government official. He is a member of the Federal Election Commission after President Donald Trump nominated him and the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed him. He served as chair of the commission in 2020.
Jelena McWilliams is a Serbian-American business executive and a former Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She was nominated to the position and to the FDIC Board of Directors by President Donald Trump,and the Senate confirmed her appointment on May 24,2018. She was sworn in as chairman on June 5,2018. Previously,McWilliams was executive vice president and chief legal officer of Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati,Ohio. She resigned from her position as chairman of the Board of the FDIC on February 4,2022.
David Uejio is an American government official who is the chief strategy officer at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB),where he previously served as acting director in 2021. In 2021 he was nominated to serve as assistant secretary of housing and urban development for fair housing and equal opportunity but his nomination stalled in the U.S. Senate.
Karrin Margaret Taylor Robson is an American attorney,land use consultant and politician. A member of the Republican Party,she was a member of the Arizona Board of Regents from 2017 until 2021,being appointed to office by Governor Doug Ducey.
