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Julio Barreto
A number of names are being considered to be selected as the new Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Here is a brief summary of some names being considered according to news reports and rumors circulating in Washington.Jesse Jackson Jr.: Rep. Jackson (D-IL) is seeking to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the Senate. Jackson has told friends he is interested in becoming HUD Secretary if he is not selected by Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to replace Obama. Jackson, son of Civil Rights Activist the Reverend Jesse Jackson, represents Chicago’s Second Congressional District. Prior to his congressional service, Representative Jackson served as the National Field Director of the National Rainbow Coalition. In this role, he instituted a national non-partisan...
