Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge To Join Biden White House As HUD Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden tapped Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Fudge is a member of the House Agriculture Committee and had previously been campaigning to become the first black female Agriculture secretary. She would be the second black woman to serve as HUD secretary. She told Politico last month that White Houses have traditionally not been diverse, and black politicians have been given only limited Cabinet roles, including HUD secretary. “As this country becomes more and more diverse, we’re going to have to stop looking at only certain ...