After 5 Decades of Public Service, Marcia Fudge Retires as HUD Secretary Touting Progress on Affordable Housing
• Marcia Fudge, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary, is retiring this month after nearly 5 decades of public service • She took over HUD leadership in 2021 as COVID-19 exacerbated affordable housing shortages and increased homelessness • Fudge is proud of helping 1.5 million buy homes for the first time and making it easier to get mortgages • She increased housing vouchers by 120,000, the largest increase in 2 decades, to help people into shelters • Fudge said lack of affordable housing is not partisan, but a tragedy given chronic underfunding of HUD