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Marcia Fudge
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American attorney and politician (born 1952)
OverviewAI-generated
Marcia Fudge, born on 29 October 1952 in Cleveland, is an American politician and lawyer. She is a member of the Democratic Party and was educated at Ohio State University. Fudge held the positions of director, member of the United States House of Representatives, and United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, working in Washington, D.C. She was employed by Stephanie Tubbs Jones, and belongs to the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She is affiliated with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Film & TV
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Known for
- All In: The Fight for Democracy — Self2020
- The View — Self - Guest1997
via TMDB
Key facts
- President
- Joe Biden
- Deputy
- Adrianne Todman
- Preceded by
- Ben Carson
- Succeeded by
- Adrianne Todman (acting), Scott Turner
- Born
- Marcia Louise Fudge , ( 1952-10-29 ) October 29, 1952 (age 73) , Cleveland , Ohio , U.S.
- Party
- Democratic
- Education
- Ohio State University ( BS ), Cleveland State University ( JD )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Louise
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cleveland
- Occupation
- lawyer
- Position held
- member of the United States House of Representatives
- Employer
- Stephanie Tubbs Jones
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- marcialfudge.com
- Image
- SecretaryMarciaFudge.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- Commons category
- Marcia Fudge
- date of birth
- 1952-10-29
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- name in native language
- Marcia Fudge
- Commons Creator page
- Marcia Fudge
- member of
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- P10632
- Marcia Fudge
- affiliation string
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Encyclopedic overview
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) 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.
Following the death of Stephanie Tubbs Jones in 2008, Fudge ran unopposed in the special election to replace Jones. She was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus in the 113th Congress. She 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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