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Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. (September 8, 1922 – October 31, 2000) was an American attorney and politician who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from January 23, 1981 until January 20, 1989, during the administration of Ronald Reagan.
Secretary of Health and Human Services [a] 12 August 3, 1979: January 20, 1981: 4 Samuel Pierce: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 13 January 23, 1981: January 20, 1989: Republican Reagan [13] 5 Louis W. Sullivan: Secretary of Health and Human Services 12 March 1, 1989: January 20, 1993: George H. W. Bush [14] 6 Mike Espy * Secretary ...
The secretary of housing and urban development is a Level I position in the Executive Schedule, [4] thus earning a salary of US$246,400, as of January 2024. [5] The current secretary of housing and urban development is Scott Turner, who was sworn in on February 5, 2025.
The U.S. Senate keeps records of each designated survivor going back to 1984, when former HUD Secretary Samuel Pierce Jr. was designated the potential leader of the nation if former President ...
Former then-Washington Redskins cornerback Scott Turner was confirmed as the new secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Feb. 5.. Two Democrats – Sens. John ...
If the Senate confirms Scott Turner as secretary for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, he will take over responsibility for America’s largest housing agency at a time when the ...
The HUD rigging scandal occurred when Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Samuel Pierce and his associates rigged low income housing bids to favor Republican contributors to Reagan's campaign as well as rewarding Republican lobbyists such as James G. Watt Secretary of the Interior. [11]
Samuel Pierce: Alpha: Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; argued before the United States Supreme Court on behalf of Martin Luther King Jr. and The New York Times in the important First Amendment case styled New York Times v. Sullivan; first African-American to serve on the board of directors of a Fortune 500 company [84] [85] [86]