Scott Turner was confirmed on Wednesday as the next secretary for housing and urban development (HUD).
IN Former NFL player He was nominated by President Donald Trump to run Hud with his second term.
His nomination cleared a a key procedural obstacle On Tuesday night, with a 55-45 margin. The two Democrats joined the Republicans on voting, making it two -sided.
Trump touched Turner in November to run Hud. (Getty Images)
Turner has played especially in NFL for nine seasons, spending time at Washington Redskins, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos.
After his professional football career, he ran for the State Office in his home country of Texas, where he was a legislature for several years.
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Turner played for Washington Redskins. (Mark J. Rebilus-Ussa today Sports)
In Trump’s first administration, Turner was the first executive director of the Council for the Opportunities and Revitalization of the White House (WHORC).
In his November, the President announced Turner’s nomination that he had guided “an unprecedented effort that turned the most amazing community of our country in this capacity.”
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Turner prevailed the key obstacle of Senate before voting on the certificate. (Getty Images)
“Those efforts, working with former Hud secretary, Ben Carson, were maximized by Scott’s guidelines in the supervision of 16 federal agencies that carried out more than 200 political actions that perfected economic development. Under Scott’s guidance, the Zone of Opportunities received more than 50 billion dollars of private investments! “Trump wrote at the time.
The Senate led by GOP is a priority for Trump’s candidates. (Tasos Cathopodis/Getty Images)
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With his confirmation on Wednesday, Turner became the 12th confirmation of Trump’s second term.
Senate under the guidance of Republicans is a priority push Trump’s choices upper chamber. At the moment, Republicans have been able to confirm more nominations in Trump’s mandate than former President Joe Biden or Trump’s first term. Both Biden and Trump’s first term had only 6 at the same time.
