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Marcia Fudge
American attorney and politician (born 1952)
Marcia Fudge | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| In office March 10, 2021 – March 22, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Deputy | Adrianne Todman |
| Preceded by | Ben Carson |
| Succeeded by | Scott Turner |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Emanuel Cleaver |
| Succeeded by | G. K. Butterfield |
| In office November 19, 2008 – March 10, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Stephanie Tubbs Jones |
| Succeeded by | Shontel Brown |
| In office January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Clinton Hall |
| Succeeded by | William Pegues |
| Born | Marcia Louise Fudge (1952-10-29) October 29, 1952 (age 72) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Ohio State University (BS) Cleveland State University (JD) |
Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American attorney and retired politician who served as the 18th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2021 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, she serve
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FUDGE, Marcia L.
In 2008, Marcia L. Fudge won election to the U.S. House of Representatives after a career as an administrator and local elected official. Representing one of the poorest districts in the country, Fudge’s legislative agenda focused on improving nutrition, education, health care, agriculture, and voting rights, and sought to ensure that the federal government provided support and protection for poor and working-class Americans. Fudge implored her colleagues in Congress to “talk more about how we lift people out of poverty.”1
Marcia L. Fudge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 29, 1952. Fudge’s parents were divorced, and she lived with her mother, Marian Saffold, a lab technician and union organizer. Fudge’s first brush with politics came as a volunteer with the 1967 mayoral campaign for Carl Stokes, Cleveland’s first African-American mayor and brother of U.S. Representative Louis Stokes of Ohio. “Even as a kid, I thought I was an organizer,” Fudge said. She graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1971 and earned a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State
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Marcia Fudge
Background
When Marcia Fudge was sworn in as the first female and first Black mayor of Warrensville Heights, US Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones administered the oath of office. Fudge and Tubbs Jones first met in their teens and worked together in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, Fudge went to Washington, DC when Tubbs Jones was first elected and served the Representative's Chief of Staff (Fenno).
When Tubbs Jones suddenly died in August of 2008, on the day of the funeral, friends approached Fudge and told her she should run. They raised $10,000 for her campaign that night (Sims). "It's very difficult to lose someone who is as close to me as Stephanie was," Fudge explained. "Ultimately I decided that it was probably the best thing to do because I want to ensure that her legacy continues" (Zeltner).
Fudge actually ran 3 times for the seat. To fill the remainder of the unexpired term, a special Democratic primary was held on October 14th, and Fudge handily defeated 9 candidates with 67% of the vote (Guillen). In the special general election on Novemb
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