Marcia Fudge

Marcia Louise Fudge (born October 29, 1952) is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Ohio's 11th congressional district since 2008. A member of the Democratic Party, she won the 2008 special election uncontested, succeeding Stephanie Tubbs Jones, who died in office.[1] Fudge was chair of the Congressional Black Caucus[2] in the 113th Congress. President Joe Biden nominated Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. On February 4, 2021, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs advanced her nomination by a vote of 17-7.

Marcia Fudge
United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Designate
Assuming office
TBD
PresidentJoe Biden (elect)
SucceedingBen Carson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th district
Assumed office
November 18, 2008
Preceded byStephanie Tubbs Jones
Succeeded byTBD
Mayor of Warrensville Heights
In office
January 16, 2000 – November 18, 2008
Preceded byClinton Hall
Succeeded byWilliam Pegues
Personal details
Born
Marcia Louise Fudge

(1952-10-29) October 29, 1952
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationOhio State University (BS)
Cleveland State University (JD)
WebsiteHouse website

Early life and education

Fudge was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 29, 1952.[3] A 1971 graduate of Shaker Heights High School,[4] she earned her Bachelor of Science in business from Ohio State University in 1975.[5] In 1983, she earned a Juris Doctor from Cleveland State University Cleveland–Marshall College of Law.[6]

Career

After college, she worked as a law clerk and studied legal research. She also worked in the Cuyahoga County prosecutor's office as Director of Budget and Finance.[7] Fudge has also worked as an auditor for the county's estate tax department and has occasionally served as a visiting judge and as a chief referee for arbitration.[8]

Fudge was the mayor of Warrensville Heights, Ohio, from 2000 to November 18, 2008.[9][10] Her 1999 campaign was her first run for any elected office. She was the town's first female and first African American mayor.[11]

Fudge served as chief of staff to U.S. Representative Stephanie Tubbs Jones during Jones's first term in Congress.[12] She has also served on the board of trustees for the Cleveland Public Library.[11]

U.S. House of Representatives

Tenure

After Stephanie Tubbs Jones's death on August 20, 2008, a committee of local Democratic leaders selected Fudge as her replacement on the November ballot. This virtually assured her election in the heavily Democratic, black-majority district.[13][14] Fudge won the November 4 general election, defeating Republican Thomas Pekarek with 85% of the vote.[15] She was unopposed in a November 18 special election for the balance of Jones's fifth term, and won with less than 9,000 votes cast. She was sworn in on November 19, 2008, giving her almost two months' more seniority than the rest of the 2008 House freshman class.[16][17]

After the 2018 midterms, Fudge considered running for Speaker of the House in the 2019 election. She later abandoned the bid and supported Nancy Pelosi.[18]

After the 2020 United States presidential election, Fudge and allies including Representative Jim Clyburn argued that she should be appointed as Secretary of Agriculture in the Biden administration.[19][20] Biden eventually selected Tom Vilsack as his agriculture secretary; he chose Fudge as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[20][21]

Congressional Black Caucus

During a presentation at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 44th Annual Legislative Conference in September 2014, Fudge said that the CBC would mobilize African American voters in the 2014 midterm elections by underscoring Republican attacks on President Obama, such as claims that he was not born in the United States.[22]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Biden administration

On December 10, 2020, President Biden announced his plan to nominate Fudge for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.[26] She appeared before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on January 28, 2021.[27] On February 4, committee chairman Sherrod Brown advanced her nomination after a 17-7 vote in favor.

Electoral history
Ohio's 11th congressional district[28]
Year Election Subject Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes % Opponent Party Votes %
2008 Special Marcia Fudge Democratic 8,597 100%
2008 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 212,485 85.2% Thomas Pekarek Republican 36,705 14.7% Craig Willis Independent 144 0.1%
2010 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 139,693 82.9% Thomas Pekarek Republican 28,754 17.1%
2012 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 258,378 100%
2014 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 132,396 79.2% Mark Zetzer Republican 34,769 20.8%
2016 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 233,285 80.1% Beverly Goldstein Republican 58,066 19.9%
2018 General Marcia Fudge Democratic 206,138 81.9% Beverly Goldstein Republican 48,866 14.9%

Personal life

Fudge is a past president of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, serving from 1996 to 2000,[29][30] and is a co-chair of the sorority's National Social Action Commission.[31][32] In 2003, she was a member of the Shaker Heights Alumni Association's Hall of Fame Class.[4]

Fudge has been a member of the Glenville Church of God,[33] and is now a member of Zion Chapel Baptist Church.[8]

In 2015, Fudge wrote a letter asking for leniency in the sentencing of Lance Mason.[34] Fudge described Mason as "kind," and wrote that "Lance [...] has assured me that something like this will never happen again."[34] Mason subsequently attacked and killed his ex-wife, in 2018, stabbing her 59 times.[35] After the attack, Fudge released a statement saying she condemned the crimes committed by Mason. She said her support for Mason in 2015 was based on the person she knew for almost 30 years, writing that "the person who committed these crimes is not the Lance Mason familiar to me."[36]

See also

References
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  2. "Membership". Congressional Black Caucus. Archived from the original on April 21, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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  4. "The Shaker School Review" (PDF). Winter 2004. pp. 13–14. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2012.
  5. Office of Government Affairs. "Federal Alumni: Marcia Fudge". Alumni in Government. Columbus, OH: The Ohio State University. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
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  19. Korecki, Natasha; Evich, Helena Bottemiller; Crampton, Liz (November 11, 2020). "'I've been very, very loyal': Marcia Fudge makes the case for Ag secretary". Politico. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  20. Axelrod, Tal (December 10, 2020). "Biden makes Fudge, Vilsack, Tai nominations official". The Hill. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  21. @Transition46 (December 10, 2020). "Working families, veterans, farmers and producers, and those fighting for their place in the middle class will have partners in government once again. This experienced group will help us make it through this pandemic and thrive once the crisis is over" (Tweet). Retrieved December 10, 2020 – via Twitter.
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  23. "Membership". Congressional Arts Caucus. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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  25. "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
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  27. "Nomination Hearing | United States Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs". www.banking.senate.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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  34. Buffington, Randy (November 20, 2018). "Read Rep. Marcia Fudge's letter of support of Lance Mason before domestic violence conviction". Cleveland19.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  35. Haag, Matthew (November 19, 2018). "Former Ohio Judge Who Beat His Wife Is Arrested in Her Stabbing Death". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  36. Homan, Timothy R. (November 20, 2018). "Marcia Fudge once wrote letter of support for man now accused of murder". The Hill. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Stephanie Tubbs Jones		 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 11th congressional district
2008–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
Emanuel Cleaver		 Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus
2013–2015		 Succeeded by
G. K. Butterfield
Party political offices
Preceded by
Antonio Villaraigosa		 Permanent Chair of the Democratic National Convention
2016		 Succeeded by
Bennie Thompson
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by
Steve Scalise		 United States Representatives by seniority
110th		 Succeeded by
Gerry Connolly
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