House Television via AP Cleveland Congresswoman Marcia Fudge has been nominated to head the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the president-elect Joe Biden's administration. Updated 11:00 a.m., Dec. 10, 2020 Housing and neighborhood advocates in Northeast Ohio and beyond reacted with optimism Wednesday to news that Cleveland Congresswoman Marcia Fudge would be President-elect Joe Biden's pick to lead the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The Biden campaign made it official Thursday morning in a press release calling her "a longtime champion of affordable housing, urban revitalization, infrastructure investment, and other reforms to enhance the safety, prosperity, and sustainability of American communities."