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Scott Turner, a former National Football League player, served two terms in Texas' House of Representatives, from 2013 to 2017. He declared his candidacy for Texas House speaker in January 2014, but lost. In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to be Housing and Urban Development secretary.
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