2024-12-22T02:59:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150013055/trump-appoints-his-event-planner-as-a-head-of-u-s-department-of-housing-and-urban-development-s-region-ii Anastasia Tokmakova 2017-06-16T17:55:00-04:00 >2024-01-23T19:16:08-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/je/jefioblclzu5m4ok.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>President Trump has reportedly appointed a longtime Trump family supporter and event planner with no housing experience to oversee federal housing programs in New York. Lynne Patton will lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development&rsquo;s (HUD) region that oversees New York and New Jersey, the New York Daily News reported Thursday.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Appointed on Wednesday, Lynne Patton, has zero experience in housing, and is now in charge of&nbsp;running the office that oversees federal housing programs in New York.&nbsp;</p><p>Patton falsely claims to have a law degree from Quinnipiac University School of Law in Connecticut. Yale University is also listed on her LinkedIn profile with no official explanation.</p><p>Her relationship with Trump family began in 2009 when she became responsible for arranging tournaments at Trump golf courses. Patton later served as the liaison to the Trump family during his presidential campaign, arranged Eric Trump&rsquo;s wedding and helped run the Eric Trump Foundation, a charity that's now under investigation.&nbsp;</p>