Marcia Fudge’s Energy Résumé

Position In Biden Administration:

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Nomination Details:

• Nomination Announced: December 10, 2020
• Confirmation Status: Pending

Past Work:

• U.S. Representative from Ohio (2008-2021)

In Her Own Words:

• “I am strongly supportive of any effort for climate change. I will probably ultimately [sponsor the Green New Deal], but it has to say something more than we just want to do X, Y, Z by 2035. There has to be more meat in it.”

About Fudge:

Marcia Fudge has been the U.S. Representative for Ohio’s 11th congressional district since 2008. President Joe Biden has nominated Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for the Biden administration. In August of 2019, Congresswomen Fudge came out in support of the Green New Deal. 

In an interview following her announcing support for the GND she said: “It [the Green New Deal] doesn’t really say what it’s going to do or how it’s going to do it,” Fudge said. “But it’s important enough for my constituents to be on, so I don’t have any problem with it at all.”

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