Texas mayor and Sharia law crusader Beth Van Duyne starts regional HUD job in Trump administration
The Texas mayor best known for crusading against Sharia law and being sued by the family of clock boy Ahmed Mohamed started a new gig this week in President Trumps Housing and Urban Development department.
I strongly believe that government should be limited and that it should be focused on helping those that need it the most, Irving Mayor Beth Van Duyne told the Texas Tribune from her Fort Worth HUD office.
The two-term mayor the first woman in Irving to hold the position is still absorbing as much information as possible, she told the paper, adding that she found HUD Secretary Ben Carson so optimistic.
As the Southwest regional HUD administrator, Van Duyne will oversee operations in Texas and its adjacent states New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana.
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