The National Association of Home Builders has approved the Senate confirmation of Alphonso Jackson as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
“In the months that he has been running HUD, Alphonso Jackson has already demonstrated an outstanding commitment to overseeing the nation’s housing policies,” said NAHB President Bobby Rayburn, a home builder from Jackson, Miss.
Jackson has served as the acting HUD Secretary since Dec. 12, 2003, when Secretary Mel Martinez stepped down from the post to run for the open Senate seat in Florida.
Before taking over the top position at HUD, Jackson served as the Deputy Secretary for nearly three years, supervising the day-to-day activities of the agency. Previously, he directed the housing agencies for St. Louis, Washington, D.C. and Dallas.