Ben Carson
American neurosurgeon and politician
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| 2021 | Ben Carson founded the American Cornerstone Institute (ACI), a conservative think tank focused on promoting policies around faith, liberty, community, and life, with a mission to preserve individual and religious liberty and reduce federal government involvement. |
| 2021 | Joined Galectin Therapeutics to assist in developing treatments for NASH cirrhosis and cancer using galectin-3 inhibitor. |
| 2021 | Completed his term as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
| 2020 | Carson sold his home in Virginia. |
| November 20 2020 | Carson disclosed he became 'extremely sick' from COVID-19 and attributed his recovery to Regeneron's experimental antibody therapy, which he said President Trump helped him access. |
| November 9 2020 | Carson tested positive for COVID-19 after attending President Trump's Election Night party, initially treating himself with a homeopathic oleander extract recommended by Mike Lindell. |
| March 1 2020 | Carson was added to the White House Coronavirus Task Force by Vice President Mike Pence's office. |
| September 12 2019 | HUD's inspector general released a report clearing Ben Carson of misconduct in the office furnishing scandal. |
| May 2019 | The Government Accountability Office's general counsel confirmed to Congress that HUD illegally spent funds on a dining set, dishwasher, and water treatment system, violating specific appropriation acts and the Antideficiency Act. |
| May 2019 | During congressional testimony, Carson was unable to explain what REO meant and confused it with the cookie Oreo, leading to a subsequent media appearance on Fox Business Network. |
| May 2018 | Delivery of the custom-made furniture ordered in December 2017 was scheduled for May 2018. |
| March 14 2018 | Trey Gowdy, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, set a deadline for HUD to deliver records relating to furniture purchases and Helen Foster's retaliation claims. |
| March 1 2018 | Helen Foster's lawyer Joe Kaplan indicated the Office of Special Counsel could potentially move forward with an investigation around this week. |
| February 2018 | Ben Carson was pressured to request an investigation into his son Ben Carson Jr.'s involvement in a HUD-sponsored 'listening tour' after HUD lawyers warned of potential conflicts of interest. |
| February 2018 | The HUD inspector general's office confirmed an investigation into the role Carson's family played at the department. |
| February 27 2018 | Media reported the expensive office furniture purchase, revealing contradictions in initial agency statements about Carson's involvement in the decision. |
| 2017 | Ben Carson's HUD department purchased $31,561 worth of dining room furniture for his office, which potentially violated federal procurement regulations requiring Congressional approval for office redecorations exceeding $5,000. |
| 2017 | HUD made controversial furniture purchases that later became the subject of government investigations. |
| 2017 | Carson allowed his son to participate in organizing a HUD 'listening tour' in Baltimore, which later prompted an investigation by the HUD inspector general's office. |
| December 21 2017 | Ben Carson ordered custom-made furniture from Sebree and Associates in Baltimore, including a mahogany table, ten velvet-upholstered chairs, a sideboard, and a hutch. The furniture featured elaborate design details such as hand-applied ebonized inlay with bell flowers, hand-carved scrolls, and a fluted column. |
| November 2017 | Helen G. Foster, former HUD chief administrative officer, filed a whistleblower complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. She alleged she was demoted and transferred after refusing to secure funding for redecorating the Secretary's office and exposing a $10 million budget shortfall. |
| July 2017 | During his keynote address at the LeadingAge Florida annual convention, Carson expressed concern about seniors becoming destitute and reported increased public housing programs for the elderly. |
| May 2017 | Carson sold his West Palm Beach home for over $900,000 and bought a $4.4 million home in Palm Beach Gardens. |
| May 2017 | Carson referred to poverty as 'a state of mind'. |
| April 2017 | While speaking at the National Low Income Housing Coalition conference in Washington, Carson suggested housing funding would be included in an upcoming Trump administration infrastructure bill. |
| March 6 2017 | On his first day as HUD Secretary, Carson made controversial remarks comparing slaves to 'involuntary immigrants' while addressing HUD employees and made a statement about the human brain's recall capabilities. |
| March 2 2017 | Confirmed by the United States Senate as the 17th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in a 58-41 vote, following nomination by President Donald Trump. |
| March 1 2017 | Senate Democrats' attempt to defeat Carson's nomination via filibuster failed. |
| February 2017 | Carson bought a $1.22 million home in Vienna, Virginia, around the time of his confirmation as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
| February 22 2017 | HUD's chief financial officer issued a memo reiterating the rules surrounding office redecoration costs and expenses related to Secretary Carson's home. |
| February 13 2017 | Foster consulted with HUD's acting assistant chief financial officer for budget and sent HUD officials the text of the Antideficiency Act, which requires Congressional approval for office purchase expenditures. |
| January 24 2017 | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs unanimously approved Carson's nomination for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
| 2016 | Ben Carson ran for the Republican presidential nomination, receiving 857,039 votes (2.75% of total primary votes) and winning a single state house district in the Alaska caucuses. |
| December 5 2016 | Donald Trump announced his nomination of Ben Carson as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. |
| November 8 2016 | Donald Trump was elected president after winning the election. |
| July 2016 | Carson received support from seven delegates at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Donald Trump ultimately secured the Republican nomination. |
| May 16 2016 | Carson criticized media reporting, citing Walter Cronkite as an example of a fair journalist. |
| May 4 2016 | Carson was hinted as a potential member of Trump's vice-presidential vetting team and suggested Ted Cruz could serve as Attorney General under Trump. |
| April 25 2016 | Carson publicly expressed opposition to Harriet Tubman replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill, calling the replacement 'political expediency'. |
| March 11 2016 | Ben Carson endorsed Donald Trump for president a week after ending his own presidential campaign, calling Trump 'the voice of the people to be heard'. |
| March 4 2016 | Carson suspended his 2016 presidential campaign and announced his new role as national chairman of My Faith Votes, a Christian voting advocacy group. |
| March 2 2016 | Ben Carson announced he does not see a political path forward in the Republican primary race and would not attend the next Republican debate in Detroit. |
| November 2015 | During a Republican debate, Carson outlined his foreign policy positions, declaring his intention to make ISIS 'look like losers' and advocating for destroying their caliphate. He also proposed capturing an energy field near Anbar, Iraq, and made comments about Palestinian territories and Chinese presence in the Middle East. |
| November 2015 | Carson's campaign aired a 60-second TV advertisement featuring a rap by Aspiring Mogul, spending $150,000 on ads in Atlanta, Detroit, and Miami. Carson initially supported the ad, but later claimed it was done without his knowledge and was 'horrifying', criticizing the campaign team's lack of understanding of the black community. |
| October 2015 | The Super PAC supporting Ben Carson, The 2016 Committee, announced receiving donations from over 200 small businesses across the country, primarily in $100 increments. The donations demonstrated Carson's growing support among diverse business owners, including healthcare professionals, motorcycle repair shops, and bed and breakfast owners. |
| October 2015 | Ben Carson experienced a significant surge in political polls and fundraising, emerging as an unexpected candidate with growing national prominence. He continued to participate in nationally televised Republican debates, highlighting his increasing political visibility. |
| October 28 2015 | During the CNBC GOP debate, Carson addressed and denied his relationship with Mannatech, which was later fact-checked as false by PolitiFact. |
| May 4 2015 | Carson officially announced his run for the Republican nomination for the 2016 U.S. presidential election at the Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit. His announcement was preceded by a choir singing 'Lose Yourself', and he delivered a speech highlighting his life story. |
| May 3 2015 | Carson accidentally confirmed his presidential candidacy during an interview with Cincinnati station WKRC-TV and WPEC. |
| May 3 2015 | Carson announced his presidential campaign, resigning from his position at Vaccinogen. |
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