Our Homes, Our Votes

At a CNN Town Hall on April 11, 2019, former HUD Secretary and 2020 presidential candidate Julián Castro called for a strong investment in affordable housing. “I bet you that if we went through the…

Memo: Forum Recap, Section 3 Proposed Rule, Housing Hearings and Much More

America’s affordable housing crisis has become a major 2020 campaign issue and is being addressed by presidential candidates in an unprecedented way. They are talking about the crisis and their…

For the 2018 election cycle, NLIHC’s Our Homes, Our Votes nonpartisan voter engagement project tracked the major local and state ballot measures for affordable housing revenue and tenant…

Memo to Members and Partners Takes One Week Hiatus There will be no Memo to Members and Partners on Monday, April 1, due to the NLIHC Policy Forum March 27-29. Memo will return on April 8

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), a candidate for president in 2020, participated in a CNN Town Hall on March 18 at Jackson State University in Mississippi. During the event, she spent nearly three…

Memo: 3,500 Orgs Urge Congress to Lift Spending Caps, Forthcoming Public Opinion Poll, and More

Affordable homes are built as much with votes and ballots as with bricks and drywall: real change happens when voters support pro-affordable housing candidates and policies. In 2018, voters supported…

Memo: Upcoming Housing Hearings, New HUD Notices, Housing in Presidential Campaigns, and More

The 2020 primary season is well underway, and several politicians have already announced their intention to run to be the Democratic candidate for president. To give as many candidates as possible…

Memo: Housing in the 2020 Presidential Campaigns, Tweetstorm to #FullyFundHousing, and More

The 2020 presidential campaigns offer an opportunity unlike any housing advocates have seen before. The primary season is already in full swing with several Democrats, including many who are strong…