The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It administers federal housing and urban development laws. It is headed by the secretary of housing and urban development,who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.
Alphonso R. Jackson served as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on August 28,2004,and confirmed by the Senate on August 31,2004. Jackson announced his resignation on March 31,2008.
Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. is an American retired neurosurgeon,academic,author,and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery,he was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. Carson is one of the most prominent black conservatives in the United States.
The Community Planning and Development agency within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers the grant programs that help communities plan and finance their growth and development,increase their capacity to govern,and provide shelter and services for homeless people. HUD is a national program,and HUD provides funding directly to larger cities and counties,and for smaller cities and counties,generally to state government. HUD's programs include the Community Development Block Grant Program and the HOME program.
Romolo Albert "Roy" Bernardi is an American politician from Syracuse,and former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 24,2004,and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 21,2004.
Keith Gottfried is a strategic advisor to public companies and their board of directors in the areas of shareholder activism preparedness and defense. Over the course of a career that spans more than 30 years,Gottfried has advised numerous public companies and their boards of directors on shareholder activism preparedness and defense,including in connection with high-profile proxy contests,special meeting demands,consent solicitations,and withhold vote/vote no campaigns,as well as unsolicited takeover offers and negotiated and contested M&A situations. Earlier in his career,Gottfried served as a senior official in the administration of President George W. Bush and was notably nominated by President Bush on July 29,2005,and unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 7,2005,to serve as the 19th General Counsel for the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
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.
Marcia Louise Fudge 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.
Shaun Lawrence Sarda Donovan is an American government official and housing specialist who served as United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2009 to 2014,and Director of the US Office of Management and Budget from 2014 to 2017. Prior to that,he was the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development from 2004 to 2009 under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a provision of the 1968 federal Fair Housing Act signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law requires that "All executive departments and agencies shall administer their programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the purposes of" the Fair Housing Act. The law also requires the Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer all HUD programs in a manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing.
Donald Trump assumed office as president of the United States on January 20,2017,and his first term ended on January 20,2021. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to the United States Senate for confirmation under the Appointments Clause of the United States Constitution.
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.
Lynne Martine Patton is an American event planner and former Trump administration political appointee.
Patrick Pizzella is a former American government official who served as the 36th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor from April 17,2018 to January 20,2021. He was formerly a member of the Federal Labor Relations Authority appointed by President Barack Obama. He held positions in several agencies during four prior Administrations. In 2019,after the resignation of Alexander Acosta,Pizzella served as the acting United States Secretary of Labor for more than 2 months. He currently serves as the elected Mayor of the village of Pinehurst,North Carolina.
Anna Maria Farias is an American lawyer and government official who currently serves as Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. Prior to assuming her current role,Farias served as vice chair of the Republican Party of Bexar County,Texas from 2015 through 2017. Farias is also chair of the Board of Regents at Texas Woman's University.
Suzanne Israel Tufts is an American consultant and attorney. She is a former Assistant Secretary of Administration at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD),having resigned in October 2018.
John Gibbs is an American far-right politician and political commentator. A member of the Republican Party,Gibbs was a software engineer and missionary before entering politics. During the Donald Trump administration,he held roles in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,and was acting Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development. Gibbs has a history of making false,inflammatory,and conspiratorial remarks on his Twitter feed.
Adrianne Regina Todman is an American government official who has served as the deputy secretary of housing and urban development in the Biden administration since June 2021. Todman was previously the CEO of the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials and also worked in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Todman has served as acting secretary of housing and urban development since March 2024.
