Pam Patenaude
{{Short description|American government official (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Pam Patenaude
|office = 10th United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
|image = Pam Patenaude official photo.jpg
|president = Donald Trump
|term_start = September 27, 2017
|term_end = January 17, 2019
|predecessor = Nani A. Coloretti
|successor = Brian D. Montgomery
|president2 = George W. Bush
|term_start2 = 2005
|term_end2 = 2007
|preceded2 = Roy Bernardi
|succeeded2 = Susan Peppler
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|1|20}}
|birth_place = {{nowrap|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.}}
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = Saint Anselm College (BS)
Southern New Hampshire University (MS)
}}
Pamela Hughes Patenaude (born January 20, 1961) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, having served from September 2017 to January 2019, under President Donald Trump.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/top-hud-officials-departure-follows-disagreements-over-housing-policy-and-puerto-rico-disaster-funds/2019/01/16/e6ba5be4-1839-11e9-9ebf-c5fed1b7a081_story.html |first1=Tracy |last1=Jan |first2=Arelis R. |last2=Hernández |first3=Josh |last3=Dawsey |first4=Damian |last4=Paletta |date=January 16, 2019 |title=After butting heads with Trump administration, top HUD official departs agency |newspaper=Washington Post |accessdate=January 17, 2019}}
Early life and education
Patenaude was raised in New Hampshire and attended Saint Anselm College, graduating in 1983. She later received a master's degree (M.A.) in community economic development from Southern New Hampshire University.{{Cite web |title=Senate Confirms Pamela Patenaude '83 as Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development {{!}} Saint Anselm College |url=https://www.anselm.edu/news/alumna-pamela-patenaude-83-confirmation |access-date=2022-04-28 |website=www.anselm.edu}}
Career
Prior to her position at HUD, she served as president of the J. Ronald Terwilliger Foundation for Housing America's Families and as director of housing policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center.{{cite news|last1=Kimura|first1=Donald|title=Patenaude Nominated for HUD Deputy Secretary |url=http://www.housingfinance.com/news/patenaude-nominated-for-hud-deputy-secretary_o|accessdate=31 May 2017|publisher=Affordable Housing Finance|date=April 29, 2017}} She served as Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary for Community, Planning and Development during the George W. Bush administration.
= Trump administration =
She was proposed as a candidate for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Trump administration,{{cite web|author=Swanson, Brena |url=http://www.housingwire.com/articles/38505-pam-patenaude-reportedly-under-consideration-to-serve-as-trumps-hud-secretary |title=Pam Patenaude reportedly under consideration to serve as Trump's HUD secretary | 2016-11-10 |website=HousingWire.com |date=November 10, 2016 |accessdate=2016-11-14}} but was ultimately nominated for the role of Deputy Secretary under eventual Secretary Ben Carson.[https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/28/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-his-administration "President Donald J. Trump Announces Key Additions to his Administration"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517165912/https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/04/28/president-donald-j-trump-announces-key-additions-his-administration |date=2017-05-17 }}, The White House, April 28, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
Patenaude's nomination was praised by the Senate delegation of her home state of New Hampshire, both of whom are Democrats. Senator Maggie Hassan stated that "I am confident that she will continue to be an advocate for affordable housing opportunities in New Hampshire and across America." This nomination was confirmed by an 80–17 vote of the U.S. Senate on September 14, 2017.{{cite web |url=https://www.congress.gov/nomination/115th-congress/363 |title=PN363 — Pamela Hughes Patenaude — Department of Housing and Urban Development |date=September 14, 2017 |website=U.S. Congress |accessdate=September 15, 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.housingwire.com/articles/41304-senate-confirms-pam-patenaude-as-hud-deputy-secretary |title=Senate confirms Pam Patenaude as HUD deputy secretary|author=Lane, Ben|date=September 14, 2017 |website=HousingWire|accessdate=September 15, 2017}}
She resigned at the end of 2018 after a series of disagreements with Carson and the Trump White House, including addressing racial segregation and the Trump administration's effort to withhold congressionally appropriated money to Puerto Rico for Hurricane Maria relief.
Photos
File:Pam Patenaude is sworn in as the new HUD Deputy Secretary by Vice President Mike Pence.jpg|Patenaude being sworn in as Deputy Secretary by Vice President Mike Pence in 2017
File:Pam Patenaude and Family Members.jpg|Patenaude with family members in 2005
File:Pam Patenaude.jpg|Patenaude's official photo during the Bush administration in 2004
File:Secretary Mel Martinez, Deputy Secretary Alphonso Jackson, office staff.jpg|Patenaude with Mel Martinez and Alphonso Jackson in 2002
References
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External links
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Category:Politicians from Pittsburgh
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