List of Department of Housing and Urban Development appointments by Joe Biden

Below is a list of nominations and appointments to the Department of Housing and Urban Development by Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. As of March 22, 2024[update], according to tracking by The Washington Post and Partnership for Public Service, 7 nominees have been confirmed, 0 nominees are being considered by the Senate, 5 positions do not have nominees, and 2 appointments have been made to positions that do not require Senate confirmation.[1]

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Leadership

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

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Marcia Fudge[2]
March 10, 2021[3]

(Confirmed March 10, 2021, 66–34)[RC 1]

March 22, 2024[4]


Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development


Adrianne Todman[5]
June 14, 2021

(Confirmed June 10, 2021 by voice vote)[V 1]

Office of the Secretary

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


General Counsel of Housing and Urban Development


Damon Smith[6]
August 12, 2021[7]

(Confirmed August 11, 2021 by voice vote)[V 2]


Chief Financial Officer of Housing and Urban Development


Vinay Singh[8]
July 5, 2022

(Confirmed June 22, 2022 by voice vote)[V 3]


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Administration)


Elizabeth de León Bhargava[9]
May 13, 2022

(Confirmed May 3, 2022, 62–34)[RC 2]


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations)


Kimberly McClain[10]
January 5, 2023

(Confirmed December 19, 2022 by voice vote)[V 4]


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Public Affairs)


Beth Lynk
October 19, 2022
Addie Whisenant March 15, 2021 May 2022

HUD Assistant Secretaries

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Housing)
& Federal Housing Commissioner


Julia Gordon[11]
May 20, 2022

(Confirmed May 11, 2022, 51–50)[RC 3]
*Vice President Harris cast tie-breaking vote*


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Community Planning and Development)

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Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity)

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Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Policy Development and Research)

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Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Public and Indian Housing)

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HUD Agency

Office Nominee Assumed office Left office
Government National Mortgage Association


President of the Government National Mortgage Association


Alanna McCargo[12]
January 3, 2022[13]

(Confirmed December 14, 2021 by voice vote)[V 5]


Executive Vice President of the Government National Mortgage Association


Sam Valverde
March 16, 2022[14]

Withdrawn nominations

Office Nominee Announced Withdrawn Notes


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Public and Indian Housing)


Arthur Jemison
September 13, 2021 April 25, 2022[15]


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Community Planning and Development)

Mark Colón April 27, 2021[16] January 3, 2022 Nomination not resent upon expiration


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity)


Dave Uejio[11]
June 24, 2021 January 3, 2024 Nomination not resent upon expiration


Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
(Policy Development and Research)


Solomon Greene[17]
April 23, 2021 January 3, 2024 Nomination not resent upon expiration

See also

Notes

Confirmation votes

Confirmations by roll call vote
  1. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Marcia Louise Fudge, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Elizabeth de Leon Bhargava, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". US Senate. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Julia Ruth Gordon, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development)". www.senate.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
Confirmations by voice vote
  1. ^ Senate (June 10, 2021). "PN257 — Adrianne Todman — Department of Housing and Urban Development". US Senate. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "PN714 - Nomination of Damon Y. Smith for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. August 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "PN1936 - Nomination of Vinay Vijay Singh for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. June 22, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "PN2386 — Nomination of Kimberly Ann McClain for Department of Housing and Urban Development, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. December 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "PN1154 — Alanna McCargo — Department of Housing and Urban Development 117th Congress (2021-2022)". US Congress. Retrieved December 17, 2021.

References

  1. ^ Service, Partnership for Public. "Political Appointee Tracker • Partnership for Public Service". Partnership for Public Service. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  2. ^ Nichols, Hans (December 8, 2020). "Biden to pick Vilsack for agriculture secretary, Fudge for HUD". Axios. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  3. ^ Veronica Stracqualursi (March 10, 2021). "Senate confirms Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge as HUD secretary". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge to resign, says affordable housing is 'an American issue'". USA TODAY. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "President Biden Announces his Intent to Nominate Adrianne Todman as Deputy Secretary for Housing and Urban Development". The White House. March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  6. ^ "President Biden Announces Five Key Nominations". The White House. June 9, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
  7. ^ Todman, Adrianne [@DepSecTodman] (August 12, 2021). "Congratulations to General Counsel of Housing and Urban Development, Damon Smith!" (Tweet). Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. April 1, 2022.
  9. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Nominations". The White House. October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  10. ^ House, The White (June 22, 2022). "President Biden Announces Key Nominees". The White House. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "President Biden Announces Seven Key Nominations". The White House. June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  12. ^ "President Biden Announces 10 Key Nominations". whitehouse.gov. The White House. September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  13. ^ Robinson, Douglas (January 3, 2022). "Alanna McCargo Sworn in as Ginnie Mae President". Ginnie Mae. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  14. ^ "Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo Discusses Diversity and Equity in Government and the Housing Industry During Keynote Speech; Announces Two New Executive Appointments". Government National Mortgage Association. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. March 16, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
  15. ^ "Nominations and Withdrawals Sent to the Senate". The White House. April 25, 2022. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  16. ^ "President Biden Announces Key Administration Nominations". The White House. April 27, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  17. ^ "President Biden Announces Six Key Administration Nominations". The White House. April 23, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
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