Mary Lawson

Secretary Mary Lawson is an American Politician, Diplomat, Anthropologist and Activist who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, United Nations Ambassador to the United Nations, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and a United States Representative from Georgia's 7th Congressional District as a member of the Republican Party.

Lawson is a member of the wealthy Lawson Family, she and her husband Henry Lawson started their political legacy which they passed off to their children. Gregory Lawson, who served as Secretary of the Interior and Governor of Georgia, Kevin Lawson, who served as Georgia Attorney General and a US Representative for Georgia's 7th Congressional District, and Elizabeth Lawson who served as Director of the office of Budget and Management and later Counselor to the President under George W. Bush.

Lawson is a known political activist who piraded environmental protection and was considered a moderate Republican with some radical ideas such as support for LGBTQ and Abortion. She was considered for leadership several times due to her husband's influence, however because of her ideas she was disqualified.