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HONORING LEWIS JORDAN
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HON. JARED HUFFMAN
of california
in the house of representatives
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Mr. HUFFMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Lewis Jordan who is being honored for his exemplary service as Executive Director of the Housing Authority for the County of Marin from 2012 to 2021.
For nearly a decade, Mr. Jordan led the Marin Housing Authority (MHA) in its mission to improve housing opportunities for low-income families, seniors, and children and confront systemic inequities related to generational poverty and racial disparity in Marin County. During his nine-year tenure, Mr. Jordan managed an annual budget of approximately 50 million dollars. He fostered robust financial viability across programs and increased opportunities for additional funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD).
Mr. Jordan's collaborative work with other community groups including businesses, government entities, and community-based organizations produced results. He increased access to resources for Marin's vulnerable residents through partnership with Marin Homeless Continuum of Care and by ensuring access to specialty vouchers for veterans, the unhomed, and survivors of domestic violence. The landlord partnership program he developed increased MHA's voucher utilization rate to more than 95 percent, and the program has since become a nationwide model.
When the COVID-19 pandemic increased the threat of homelessness and placed a subsequent strain on housing, Mr. Jordan and his team at MHA effectively distributed 117 Emergency Housing Vouchers to at-risk community members and organized the issuance of HUD waivers to provide critical relief to tenants enrolled in their subsidized programs.
My staff and I have worked closely with Mr. Jordan through his tenure with MHA, and I have seen first-hand his skills and commitment to improving the quality of life for our community in Marin County and the extended region.
Lewis Jordan is a man of conviction. His values and many good deeds are appreciated and worthy of special recognition. Madam Speaker, I respectfully ask that you join me in expressing gratitude to Lewis Jordan for his hard work and accomplishments and extending to him best wishes in his next endeavors.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 16
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