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Commissioner Page 1 of 2 Home I About MHFA Contact Us I FA( Governor IN MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Homes Multifamily Property M en exnt Renter Investor STATE OF MINNESOTA OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TIM PAWLENTY 130 State Capitol; Saint Paul, MN 55155 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Leslie Kupchella 1April 17,2003 (651)296-0061 PAWLENTY NAMES COMMISSIONER OF MINNESOTA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY -Marx'innovations will help Minnesotans achieve the American dream,Governor says- Saint Paul-Governor Tim Pawlenty today named Tim Marx Commissioner of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency. Marx will"tackle the affordable housing challenge facing this state with creativity and compassion"the Governor said."Owning a home is 411 part of the American dream,"said Pawlenty."But for society as a whole,good citizenship starts with a good,stable home life." The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency's core mission is meeting Minnesotans'needs for decent,safe affordable housing and stronger communities. It achieves this by focusing on development and redevelopment programs, homeownership loan programs and the preservation of federally assisted housing among other things.MHFA has nearly 200 employees and a biennial budget from the General Fund totaling$69.5 million dollars. Pawlenty praised Marx experience as an attorney with an extensive background in housing issues. He is a former legislative counsel to state-wide housing,community development and public finance organizations.Marx also developed and implemented St.Paul's housing and development agenda. He has also provided legal advice and strategic consultation to foundations,nonprofit organizations,and business interests on housing and community development issues.As the Deputy Mayor of St. Paul, Marx led the way in consolidating departments and functions. He also introduced performance pay and benchmarking,enhanced non-tax revenue sources,and brought market competition to the delivery of public services. "I am honored and humbled by Governor Pawlenty's appointment.The MHFA is an invaluable resource and a key part of a broad and diverse public/private partnership which works to provide decent,affordable housing for our state",said Marx."Regardless of the current fiscal challenges,this partnership is poised to be taken to the next level so that workers have homes and our economy can grow,so that the Minnesota and American dream of homeownership can become a reality to more in our state,and so that our most vulnerable are not left to the streets." Marx has a B.A.degree in government and economics from the Saint John's University. He earned his J.D.degree from the University of Minnesota Law School and his M.A. from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs. He lives in St.Paul with his wife and they have two children. http://www.mhfa.state.mn.us/Commissioner.htm 4/22/2003