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Doug Turner is a senior fellow for Housing Policy at American Progress. Turner works on policies to expand affordable and secure housing opportunities for families while building communities and multigenerational wealth.

Prior to joining American Progress, Turner worked with government-sponsored enterprises and national nonprofit advocacy groups raising more than $1.5 billion in capital for affordable housing and creating more than 35,000 housing units. His pioneering work on revitalization for public housing and housing finance tools was recognized by The Bond Buyer.

As an advocate of the future of progressive Southern politics, Turner has served as senior strategic adviser to former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) since 2016. Turner holds a bachelor’s degree from Birmingham-Southern College and a Master of Business Administration from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

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Will the U.S. Housing Crisis Be Exploited for a Massive Public Lands Sell-Off? Report
The San Jacinto Mountains are seen from afar at the Big Morongo Wildlife Preserve in Morongo Valley, California, April 11, 2007.

Will the U.S. Housing Crisis Be Exploited for a Massive Public Lands Sell-Off?

Some politicians are using the nation’s housing affordability problems as a pretense to sell off public lands—an extreme agenda that puts America’s treasured lands and waters at risk without substantively addressing housing needs. A new initiative from the Trump administration publicly promises restraint, while specific proposals from Capitol Hill tell a different story.

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability In the News

Testimony Before the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Doug Turner testified before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability about addressing the housing crisis through the conversion of commercial buildings.

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