Statement from Executive Director Adam Gordon:
“I’m honored to join Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Dale Caldwell’s transition team and to support the Sherrill-Caldwell administration as it prepares to take action on the housing challenges facing families across New Jersey.
“Governor-Elect Sherrill focused her campaign on affordability and New Jersey’s voters agreed — addressing New Jersey’s housing crisis is a top priority. The Governor-Elect pledged to tackle outdated zoning laws that block homes from being built, end diversions from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, expand support for first-time and first-generation homebuyers, and crack down on landlords who subject families to unlivable conditions and discrimination. These are exactly the kinds of strategies New Jersey needs to close our state’s racial wealth gap and reduce costs for all New Jerseyans.
“Thanks to New Jersey’s landmark new law streamlining and strengthening the Mount Laurel Doctrine, more towns than ever before are planning for and building affordable homes. Communities are already seeing the benefits: stronger local economies, revitalized public spaces, and more opportunities for families to put down roots.
“Recent polling shows that New Jersey voters overwhelmingly support bold action on housing. With housing costs at record highs and federal funding cuts threatening thousands of New Jerseyans with eviction and homelessness, now is the moment for urgent, ambitious leadership.
“I’m excited to bring Fair Share Housing Center’s research, policy expertise, and decades-long commitment to equity to the transition process, and to work with the Governor-Elect, Lieutenant Governor-Elect, and their team to deliver real action on housing that our communities need.”
