Please join us in celebrating our “2020 Regional Housing Leaders
Awards” recipients. Each month we will spotlight an organization or
individual who is working to advance regional housing solutions through
creative partnerships.
Today, we honor Alfonso Lopez, a champion for housing affordability in Northern Virginia and a tireless leader and advocate in the General Assembly. Delegate Alfonso Lopez represents the
49th District, covering part of Arlington and Fairfax counties, in the
Virginia House of Delegates. As an activist with over 27 years of
federal and state legislative experience, Alfonso is engaged in issues
critical to the people of Arlington and Fairfax, and is a trusted partner with community-based organizations. Alfonso is a four-term
member of the Virginia House of Delegates, and serves as the Whip of the
Virginia House Democratic Caucus.
Addressing housing affordability has been one of Alfonso’s top
priorities as a delegate. In 2013, he was successful in securing General
Assembly approval for his legislation to create the Virginia Affordable
Housing Trust Fund (VHTF). This state resource funds projects dedicated
to preserving and building affordable housing, as well as addressing
homelessness. In the years since its creation, the VHTF has created
housing for thousands of Virginians–including hundreds of families in
the 49th District.
Sent via Action Network, a free online toolset anyone can use to organize. Click here to sign up and get started building an email list and creating online actions today.
Action Network is an open platform that empowers individuals and groups to organize for progressive causes. We encourage responsible activism, and do not support using the platform to take unlawful or other improper action. We do not control or endorse the conduct of users and make no representations of any kind about them.
Dear John,
