WASHINGTON—President-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday the nomination of former NFL player Scott Turner to lead his Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Turner worked during Trump’s first term, serving as the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to help support the most distressed communities in the country.
In a statement, Trump commended Turner’s role in shaping one of his signature policies, the opportunity zones, during his first term.
“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,” Trump said. “Under Scott’s leadership, Opportunity Zones received over $50 Billion Dollars in Private Investment.”…