Marcia Louise Fudge was born on October 29,1952 and is an American attorney and politician serving as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development since 2021.
20 Facts About Marcia Fudge
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Marcia Fudge was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress.
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Marcia Fudge considered running for Speaker of the United States House of Representatives at the start of the 116th Congress but eventually announced she would back Nancy Pelosi.
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Marcia Fudge was virtually sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris on March 10,2021.
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Marcia Fudge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 29,1952.
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Marcia Fudge worked in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office as Director of Budget and Finance.
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Marcia Fudge has worked as an auditor for the county's estate tax department and has occasionally served as a visiting judge and as a chief referee for arbitration.
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Marcia Fudge was the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, from 2000 to November 18,2008.
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Marcia Fudge served as chief of staff to US Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones during Jones's first term in Congress.
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Marcia Fudge has served on the board of trustees for the Cleveland Public Library.
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Marcia Fudge was sworn in on November 19,2008, giving her almost two months' more seniority than the rest of the 2008 House freshman class.
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Marcia Fudge later abandoned the bid and supported Nancy Pelosi.
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Marcia Fudge resigned from the House of Representatives after being confirmed by the Senate as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on March 10,2021.
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Marcia Fudge appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on January 28,2021.
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Marcia Fudge was sworn in by Vice President Kamala Harris hours after her confirmation.
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In March 2021, during a White House press conference, Marcia Fudge made comments on the upcoming Senate election in her home state of Ohio suggesting that Democrats could win it.
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In one of her first acts as secretary, Marcia Fudge discussed the effects of homelessness on people of color, evictions in the United States, and creating avenues for fair housing with civil rights leaders including Marc Morial and Al Sharpton.
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Marcia Fudge was the president of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority from 1996 to 2000, co-chair of the sorority's National Social Action Commission, and a member of its Greater Cleveland Alumnae Chapter.
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Marcia Fudge has been a member of the Glenville Church of God, and is a member of Zion Chapel Baptist Church.
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In 2015, Marcia Fudge wrote a letter asking for leniency in the sentencing of Cleveland politician Lance Mason on felony assault and domestic violence charges.