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.
In the United States,a designated survivor is a person in the presidential line of succession who is kept distant from others in the line when they are gathered together,to reduce the chance that everyone in the line will be unable to take over the presidency in a catastrophic or mass-casualty event. The person is chosen to stay at an undisclosed secure location,away from such events such as State of the Union addresses and presidential inaugurations. The designation of a survivor is intended to prevent the decapitation of the government and to safeguard continuity in the presidency if the president,the vice president,and others in the presidential line of succession die. The procedure began in the 1950s,during the Cold War,with the idea that nuclear attack could kill government officials and the United States government would collapse.
Adolfo Carrión Jr. is an American businessman and former elected official from City Island. He has three sisters Elizabeth Carrión-Stevens,Damaris Carrión-Harris and Lizette Carrión. He served one term as a member of the New York City Council,representing the 14th district. He served for seven years as the borough president of the Bronx,for a year and five months as the first director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs in the Obama administration,and then for nearly two years as Regional Administrator for HUD's New York and New Jersey Regional Office. He left HUD in February 2012.
Julián Castro is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio,Texas. A member of the Democratic Party,he was the youngest member of President Obama's cabinet,serving as the 16th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Castro served as the mayor of his native San Antonio,Texas from 2009 until he joined Barack Obama's cabinet in 2014.
Raj Mukherji is a senator representing New Jersey's 32nd District and an American businessman and lawyer. He previously served five terms in the New Jersey General Assembly,during which tenure he served as majority whip and deputy speaker. He is a former healthcare and information technology CEO,former deputy mayor of Jersey City,former local prosecutor,and law professor. Mukherji was first elected to the General Assembly in 2013 and reelected in 2015,2017,2019,and 2021,and first elected to the Senate in 2023. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who enlisted two weeks following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Mukherji serves as vice chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee and as a member of the Health,Human Services and Senior Citizens and Military and Veterans’Affairs Committees. In the assembly,he served as chairman of the Judiciary Committee and vice chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Telecommunications and Utilities Committee.
The Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy is a joint center at New York University School of Law and the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. The Furman Center was established in 1995 to create a place where people interested in affordable housing and land use issues could turn to for factual,objective research and information. Since that time,the Furman Center has become an authority on such matters in New York City. The Furman Center has a three-part mission,including providing objective academic research about land use,real estate,housing and urban affairs,with a particular focus on New York City,promoting intense debate and productive discussion among elected,academic,and industry leaders,and presenting essential data and analysis about the state of New York City's housing and neighborhoods.
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.
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.
The Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the department of the government of New York City responsible for developing and maintaining the city's stock of affordable housing. Its regulations are compiled in title 28 of the New York City Rules. The Department is headed by a Commissioner,who is appointed by and reports directly to the Mayor. The current Commissioner of HPD is Adolfo Carrión Jr. appointed in January,2022 by Mayor Eric Adams replacing Louise Carroll,who was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio in May 2019. Other former Commissioners have included Maria Torres-Springer,Vicki Been,Jerilyn Perine,Richard Roberts and Shaun Donovan,among others. HPD is headquartered in Lower Manhattan,and includes smaller branch offices in each of the city's five boroughs.
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.
Nelson Diaz is a United States lawyer who has been a Philadelphia city solicitor,a judge on the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas,and General Counsel at the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). He was mentioned as a possible HUD secretary in the Obama administration,before Obama announced that Shaun Donovan was his pick for the position. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Mayor of Philadelphia,Pennsylvania in the 2015 election.
Barack Obama assumed office as the 44th president of the United States on January 20,2009,and his term ended on January 20,2017. 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.
Bruce J. Katz is an American lawyer,urban policy expert and author. He is currently the Director of the Nowak Metro Finance Lab at Drexel University,having formerly served as the inaugural Centennial Scholar and Vice President at the Brookings Institution.
Michael P. Kelly is an architect and urban planner who has led the public housing authorities of several large U.S. cities,and is a leading advocate for public policy that promotes affordable housing in the country.
Saul N. Ramirez Jr. is an American politician,businessman,and former official in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Nani A. Coloretti is an American policy advisor who is currently serving as the deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget. Coloretti served as United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2014 to 2017. Following her service as deputy secretary,she became senior vice president for financial and business strategy and treasurer at the Urban Institute.
Marisa Lago is an American attorney serving as the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade. She previously served as director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission from 2017 to 2021. Before that,Lago served as assistant secretary for international markets and development in the United States Department of the Treasury from 2010 to 2017,and as president and chief executive officer of the Empire State Development Corporation from 2008 to 2009.
Mark Christian Colón is an American attorney and housing official who currently serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Housing at the Pentagon. He was previously a nominee for Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development at the U.S. Department of Housing &Urban Development.
