Scott Turner Confirmed as HUD Secretary in Bipartisan Vote
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Scott Turner was confirmed on Wednesday to be the next Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The former NFL player was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead HUD in his second term. His nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle on Tuesday night, by a margin of 55-45. Two Democrats joined Republicans on the vote, making it a bipartisan decision.
Turner notably played in the NFL for nine seasons, spending time with the Washington Redskins, the San Diego Chargers, and the Denver Broncos. After his professional football career, he ran for state office in his home state of Texas, where he served as a legislator for several years.
In Trump's first administration, Turner served as the First Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council (WHORC). The president noted in his November announcement of Turner's nomination that he led "an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country's most distressed communities" in that capacity.
Trump stated, "Those efforts, working together with former HUD Secretary Ben Carson, were maximized by Scott's guidance in overseeing 16 Federal Agencies which implemented more than 200 policy actions furthering Economic Development. Under Scott's leadership, Opportunity Zones received over 50 Billion Dollars in Private Investment!"
With his Wednesday confirmation, Turner became the 12th confirmation to Trump's second-term Cabinet. The Republican-led Senate has prioritized pushing Trump's picks through the upper chamber. The Republicans have managed to confirm more nominations at this point in Trump's term than former President Joe Biden or Trump's first term. Both Biden and Trump's first term had only 6 confirmations at the same time.
