President Joe Biden’s Housing Secretary, Marcia Fudge, announced Monday that she will step down from her position just months ahead of the 2024 election.
Fudge had been leading the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) since the beginning of the Biden administration. The secretary announced that she’d be retiring from public office on March 22, and would go back to Ohio, according to the press release. (RELATED: Senate Confirms Marcia Fudge As Housing and Urban Development Secretary)
“As a dedicated public servant for nearly five decades, I have been devoted to improving the quality of life for the people of this nation, focusing on those with the greatest need,” Fudge said. “It has always been my belief that government can and should work for the people. For the last three years, I have fully embraced HUD’s mission to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. The people HUD serves are those who are often left out and left behind. These are my people. They serve as my motivation for everything we have been able to accomplish.”
“I thank President Biden for his confidence and trust in me to lead HUD in alignment with the Biden-Harris Administration priorities. As I transition to life as a public citizen, I will continue to do the work that I have been called to do,” Fudge added.
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 07: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. This is Biden’s last State of the Union address before the general election this coming November. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
The secretary previously served in the U.S. House from 2009 to 2021, where she represented Ohio’s 11th Congressional District. Fudge was also the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, for eight years.
MIAMI, FLORIDA – JUNE 28: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge is greeted as she arrives to attend a meeting to discuss key resilience infrastructure projects on June 28, 2022 in Miami, Florida. During the meeting they discussed The Little River Adaptation Action Area, made up of diverse neighborhoods within both Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami that are impacted by rising sea levels and climate change. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 10: U.S. President Joe Biden gives remarks before the start of a meeting with governors visiting from states around the country in the East Room of the White House on February 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. This weekend President Biden is hosting governors that are attending the annual National Governors Association Winter Meeting. U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge and National Economic Council Director Brian Deese were also in attendance. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Fudge is only the second member of Biden’s Cabinet to retire, following Department of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh‘s announcement in February 2023, according to Politico.
Biden thanked Fudge for her service in a statement.
“A fair housing market and access to quality and affordable housing are critical to the fulfillment of the American dream, and no one understands that better than Secretary Marcia L. Fudge,” Biden wrote. “On Day One, Marcia got to work rebuilding the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and over the past three years she has been a strong voice for expanding efforts to build generational wealth through homeownership and lowering costs and promoting fairness for America’s renters.”
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