Alphonso Jackson

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Alphonso Jackson is the nation's 13th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was nominated by President George W. Bush, and was confirmed on March 31, 2004. Alphonso Jackson first joined the Bush Administration in June of 2001 as HUD's Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer.

Immediately preceding his appointment at HUD, Jackson served as President of American Electric Power-TEXAS, a $13 billion utility company located in Austin, Texas.

From January 1989 until July 1996, Secretary Jackson was President and CEO of the Housing Authority of the City of Dallas, Texas; before that, Secretary Jackson was Director of the Department of Public and Assisted Housing in Washington, D.C., and also served as Chairperson for the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency Board.

In 1977, Jackson became the Director of Public Safety for the City of St. Louis. Jackson also served as executive director for the St. Louis Housing Authority, a director of consultant services for the certified public accounting firm of Laventhol and Horwath-St. Louis, and special assistant to the chancellor and assistant professor at the University of Missouri.

Secretary Jackson holds a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's degree in education administration from Truman State University. He received his law degree from Washington University School of Law.

He and his wife Marcia have two grown daughters. (All of the above is from his official bio.)

Secretary Jackson resigned from his position on March 31, 2008.[1]

Controversies

In May 2006, he bragged about denying a contract to someone based on their criticism of President Bush - an act which was almost certainly illegal.
Jackson said "I do not believe being poor is a condition; it is a state of mind."
After Hurricane Katrina, he said "Some of the people shouldn't return ..." and that New Orleans is "not going to be as black as it was for a long time, if ever again".

External Links

Official Biography
Covering for a Cabinet Secretary? - DailyKos diary
Alphonso Jackson is doing a Heckuva job at HUD - MyDD.com

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