Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge to Step Down

Published on March 11, 2024

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced on March 11 that she is stepping down toward the end of the month. Her last day will be March 22. “It’s time to go home,’’ Ms. Fudge told USA Today. “I do believe strongly that I have done just about everything I could do at HUD for this administration as we go into this crazy, silly season of an election,” she said. Before becoming HUD secretary, Ms. Fudge served in Congress from November 2008 to March 2021. The Congressional Black Caucus, of which she was chairman between 2013 and 2015, lauded her service. Ms. Fudge, the caucus said in a statement: “Has worked tirelessly to provide access to safe and affordable housing to millions of American families, with a particular focus on racial equity and addressing the gap in black homeownership....

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