NFL Veteran Scott Turner Named as New HUD Secretary Nominee

Trump commended Turner’s role in shaping one of his signature policies—opportunity zones—during his first term.

White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council Executive Director Scott Turner (R) speaks at the invitation of President Donald Trump during the National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington on Sept. 10, 2019. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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, 52, served in Trump’s first administration as the executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council to help support the most distressed communities in the country.