Read the original article by Tal Axelrod on The Hill.
President-elect Joe Biden is set to nominate Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to multiple reports Tuesday.
Fudge is the second Black nominee to be selected this week, with Biden also tapping retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to be his Defense secretary. Fudge and her allies had pressed the Biden transition to select her to lead the Department of Agriculture, though Bloomberg, Politico and others reported she’ll be picked to oversee HUD.
When asked by reporters about the role leading the housing agency, Fudge declined to say if she’s been offered the spot, but she said she’s been in contact with the transition team — including with Biden himself — and hinted strongly that she’s headed to HUD…