IN SR0046

Indiana Senate resolution honors Leoncia "Lee" Porter, known as the "Mother of Fair Housing," for her work promoting fair housing nationwide

Porter has served as Executive Director of The Fair Housing Council of Bergen County, New Jersey since 1971, serving approximately 4,000 clients and providing aid to the homeless

Porter began her fair housing advocacy after personally being denied housing in Bergen County, New Jersey, progressing from volunteer to executive director

Porter received the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fair Housing Lifetime Achievement Award, along with recognition from the National Fair Housing Alliance, New Jersey Division on Civil Rights, and National Coalition of 100 Black Women

Resolution directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit copies to Lee Porter