Ben Carson — Pics

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Elissa Anderson

May 21, 2019 4:21PM EDT

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Ben Carson at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles

Ben Carson at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson tours the Downtown Women’s Center, in Los Angeles. Carson visited the center to discuss homelessness in Apr. 2018.

Ben is known as an American politician and former neurosurgeon. He graduated from Yale University and the University of Michigan Medical School before completing his residency in neurosurgery at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD in the early 1980s. He worked as a neurosurgeon until his retirement in 2013.

Ben went onto take an interest in politics after participating in various political events and decided to run as a Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential race. He announced his campaign and participated in some debates but withdrew from the race in Mar. 2016.

After Donald Trump’s presidential win, Ben joined his team as Vice Chairman and eventually took on the job as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development after being officially elected in 2017.

In addition to his work in neurosurgery and politics, Ben has worked as an author, releasing various books about his experience as well as self help titles. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2008.

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Ben Carson at a House Financial Services Committee hearing

Ben Carson at a House Financial Services Committee hearing — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 21, 2019.

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Ben Carson and James Lankford at the Oklahoma City bombing remembrance ceremony

Ben Carson and James Lankford at the Oklahoma City bombing remembrance ceremony — Oklahoma Senator James Lankford talks with Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson, M.D., left, before the start of the 22nd Anniversary Remembrance ceremony of the Oklahoma City bombing in Oklahoma City. It took place in 2017.

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Ben Carson at the Carolina Values Summit

Ben Carson at the Carolina Values Summit — Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson walks down a hall to speak to reporters before addressing the Carolina Values Summit at Winthrop University, in Rock Hill, S.C. The event happened in 2016.

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Ben Carson at Vaux Big Picture High School

Ben Carson at Vaux Big Picture High School — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson at Vaux Big Picture High School in Philadelphia. The event took place in 2017.

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Ben Carson at Mariners Inn

Ben Carson at Mariners Inn — Housing and Urban Development Sec. Ben Carson is seen during a roundtable discussion at Mariners Inn, in Detroit in 2018. The inn is a HUD funded facility providing permanent housing for homeless adult men with disabilities.

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Ben Carson in Washington

Ben Carson in Washington — Housing a Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson speaks to HUD employees in Washington. His speech took place in 2017.

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Ben Carson at the Young Black Leadership Summit

Ben Carson at the Young Black Leadership Summit — US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson delivers remarks during the Young Black Leadership Summit at the White House. It took place in Oct. 2018.

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Ben Carson at the CPAC Conference

Ben Carson at the CPAC Conference — Ben Carson, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, attends the CPAC Conference in National Harbor, MD. It took place in Feb. 2019.

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Ben Carson in Philadelphia

Ben Carson in Philadelphia — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson shares a laugh with Lopa Kolluri, unseen, Chief Development and Operating Officer for the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), in Philadelphia. Carson was in Philadelphia to announce the awarding of $74 million in grants to hundreds of public housing authorities across the country.

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Ben Carson at the Philadelphia Housing Authority

Ben Carson at the Philadelphia Housing Authority — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson watches a video presentation at the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA), in Philadelphia. He looks deep in thought at the meeting.

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Ben Carson at a House Financial Services Committee hearing

Ben Carson at a House Financial Services Committee hearing — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson testifies at a House Financial Services Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. It took place in May 2019.

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