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.
Julián Castro is an American lawyer and politician from San Antonio. 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-elect and outgoing State Assemblyman in New Jersey. Since 2022,he serves in the Assembly as Deputy Speaker and formerly served as Majority Whip of the New Jersey General Assembly. He is also a lawyer,former healthcare and information technology CEO,former Deputy Mayor of Jersey City,former municipal prosecutor,and political science professor. Mukherji was first elected to the General Assembly in 2013 and reelected in 2015,2017,2019,and 2021,most recently by a 4-to-1 margin. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps sergeant who enlisted two weeks following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Mukherji serves as Chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee and Vice Chairman of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. He previously served as Vice Chair of the Assembly 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.
The Assistant Secretary for Housing,who also carries the title Federal Housing Commissioner,is a position within the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Assistant Secretary is responsible for overseeing the $400 billions Federal Housing Administration insurance portfolio and the Department of Housing and Urban Development's regulatory responsibilities in the areas of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act,the housing mission of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,and the manufactured housing industry.
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.
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 politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021. 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 includes 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 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.
The Robert C. Weaver Federal Building is a 10-story office building in Washington,D.C.,owned by the federal government of the United States. Completed in 1968,it serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Built by the General Services Administration,it is a prime example of Brutalist architecture. The structure is named for Dr. Robert C. Weaver,the first Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the first African American Cabinet member.
Bruce J. Katz is an 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.
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.
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.
