[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E66]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         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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