Shalanda Young
43rd Director of the Office of Management and Budget
Assumed office
  • March 24, 2021
  • Acting: March 24, 2021 – March 17, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
DeputyNani A. Coloretti
Preceded byRob Fairweather (acting)
Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget
In office
March 24, 2021 – March 17, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byDerek Kan
Succeeded byNani A. Coloretti
Personal details
Born
Shalanda Delores Young

(1977-08-29) August 29, 1977 (age 46)
Zachary, Louisiana, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Children1[1]
Education

Shalanda Delores Young (born August 29, 1977)[2] is an American political advisor who is the current director of the Office of Management and Budget, previously serving in an acting capacity from March 24, 2021, through March 17, 2022 concurrently as deputy director. She previously worked for the United States House Committee on Appropriations as its staff director.[3][4]

Early life and education

Shalanda Delores Young was born in Zachary, Louisiana, and raised in Clinton, Louisiana.[2][5][6] After graduating from Scotlandville Magnet High School, she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and a Master of Health Administration from Tulane University.[7][8][2]

Career

Young moved to Washington D.C., around 2001, where she became a Presidential Management Fellow with the National Institutes of Health.[5][9]

For 14 years, Young worked as a staffer for the United States House Committee on Appropriations.[10][11][12] In February 2017, she was named staff director of the committee, a position in which she served until her nomination for deputy director of OMB in 2021.[13][14][12] As staff director on the committee, Young was involved with creating proposals related to the 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown and the federal government response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

Office of Management and Budget

Young with President Joe Biden in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 28, 2022

During a hearing concerning her nomination for deputy director of the OMB, she received some praise from Republican members of the Senate Budget Committee, including Lindsey Graham, who said "Everybody who deals with you on our side has nothing but good things to say."[15][16][17] The approval of her nomination as deputy director by the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee was less bipartisan, with a vote along party lines to advance it, with GOP Senators voicing concerns over her support of removing the Hyde amendment from the federal budget.[18]

As she was confirmed as deputy director of the OMB, she then became the acting director until she was officially confirmed.[19][5]

As the nomination of Neera Tanden for OMB director faced opposition, Democrats in the Congressional Black Caucus began to consider Young for the position of OMB director, should Tanden's nomination fail.[20] After Tanden's nomination for OMB director was withdrawn, the CBC and New Democrat Coalition later endorsed Young outright.[21][22] House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, and Majority Whip Jim Clyburn released a joint statement concerning Young, saying:

As longtime Members of the Appropriations Committee, we take great pride in recommending Shalanda Young as Director of the Office of Management and Budget. ... Her leadership at the OMB would be historic and would send a strong message that this Administration is eager to work in close coordination with Members of Congress to craft budgets that meet the challenges of our time and can secure broad, bipartisan support.[23][16][17]

Young also received an endorsement for OMB director from Rosa DeLauro, who is the chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations.[18][24] Young received support from various Senate Republicans other than Lindsey Graham, including Senate Appropriations Committee ranking member Richard Shelby from Alabama.[19][25][26]

Young was confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 63–37 to be OMB deputy, on March 23, 2021.[27]

On November 24, Biden announced he would nominate Young as OMB director, after eight months serving as acting director.[28] The Senate confirmed Young in a 61–36 vote on March 15, 2022.[29]

Young, along with Steve Ricchetti and Louisa Terrell, was tapped to lead the Democratic side in negotiations over the 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis. Representative Garret Graves, a key Kevin McCarthy ally and point person on debt and budget issues, was tapped to lead the Republican side.[30] With a reputation for being known and trusted by members of both parties, Young's input was described as "indispensable" in reaching a proposed agreement.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Pager, Tyler (May 30, 2023). "Shalanda Young emerges as quietly essential figure in debt deal". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Budget (2021). Nomination of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be deputy director, Office of Management and Budget : hearing before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, first session ; March 2, 2021 - hearing on the nomination of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be deputy director, Office of Management and Budget ; March 10, 2021 - executive business meeting to consider the nomination of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be deputy director, Office of Management and Budget (PDF). United States.; Congress.; Senate.; S. hrg Series ; 117-24. Washington, DC: United States Government Publishing Office. p. 32. LCCN 2020419759. OCLC 1260455245.
  3. ^ https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-117shrg44902/pdf/CHRG-117shrg44902.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ^ Cochrane, Emily (March 23, 2021). "Shalanda Young, Top House Aide, Is Confirmed as Biden's No. 2 Budget Official". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d Siegel, Rachel (March 6, 2021). "After Neera Tanden withdrawal, lawmakers say Shalanda Young's experience as a House negotiator would serve her well as budget director". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Confirmation Hearing for Office of Management and Budget Deputy Directors". C-SPAN. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Shalanda Delores Young - Biography from LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Shalanda Young". Council on Foundations. October 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Kate Sullivan (March 5, 2021). "Capitol Hill has picked Shalanda Young to lead OMB -- but Biden hasn't yet". CNN. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  10. ^ Ferris, Sarah (March 2017). "House Democrats tap new aide for 'toughest job in Congress'". POLITICO. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "DeLauro Statement on Biden Nomination of Shalanda Young as OMB Deputy Director". House Committee on Appropriations. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Zilbermints, Regina (February 25, 2021). "Black Caucus members lobby Biden to tap Shalanda Young for OMB head". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Biden taps top House Appropriations aide for budget office slot". Roll Call. January 15, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Emma, Caitlin (January 15, 2021). "Biden nominates top House Appropriations aide for OMB deputy director". POLITICO. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  15. ^ "House Democratic Leaders, Congressional Black Caucus Back Shalanda Young as OMB Director". Congresswoman Joyce Beatty. March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  16. ^ a b Segers, Grace (March 3, 2021). "Top Democratic House leaders recommend Shalanda Young for OMB director". CBS News. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Cochrane, Emily (March 3, 2021). "Top House Democrats recommend Shalanda Young to lead the budget office after Tanden's nomination failed". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  18. ^ a b Homan, Timothy R. (March 10, 2021). "Senate panels advance Shalanda Young nomination for deputy OMB director". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  19. ^ a b Zilbermints, Regina (March 4, 2021). "White House says Shalanda Young could serve as acting OMB director". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  20. ^ Johnson, Marty (February 23, 2021). "CBC would back Young for OMB if Tanden falls". The Hill. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  21. ^ Byrnes, Jesse (March 3, 2021). "CBC 'unequivocally' endorses Shalanda Young for White House budget chief". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  22. ^ Conradis, Brandon (March 9, 2021). "White House chief of staff: Young a 'very serious candidate' for OMB director". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  23. ^ "Pelosi, Hoyer, Clyburn Joint Statement on the Next Director of the Office of Management and Budget". Speaker Nancy Pelosi. March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  24. ^ Homan, Timothy R. (March 3, 2021). "House Democratic leaders back Shalanda Young for OMB after Tanden withdrawal". The Hill. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  25. ^ Zeleny, Jeff; LeBlanc, Paul (February 22, 2021). "Shalanda Young emerging as a top contender to lead OMB with Neera Tanden's nomination on the rocks". CNN. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  26. ^ Nilsen, Ella (March 2, 2021). "Neera Tanden is Biden's first Cabinet-level nominee to withdraw". Vox. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
  27. ^ Rogers, Alex (March 23, 2021). "Senate confirms Shalanda Young to be OMB deputy, as fight emerges over who should lead it". CNN. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  28. ^ "White House to nominate new budget director months after Congress rejected Biden's initial pick". The Washington Post. November 23, 2021.
  29. ^ "Congressional Record Senate Articles". www.congress.gov. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  30. ^ "Debt limit progress as Biden, McCarthy name top negotiators to avert national default". Associated Press. May 16, 2023.

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