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TIM PENNY

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Senior Fellow, Center for the Study of Politics and Governance

Office: 138 Humphrey Center
Phone: 612-624-8842
E-mail: not available

Areas of expertise: agriculture; federal and public sector budgeting; federal budget deficit/surplus; leadership; politics, political parties; Social Security; transportation, planning, finance; veterans policy

Tim Penny represented Southeastern Minnesota's First Congressional District from 1982 through 1994. He served on the U.S. House agriculture and veterans affairs committees and the Select Committee on Hunger, heading the foreign agriculture and hunger subcommittee. While in Congress, Penny founded and co-chaired the Democratic Budget Group and drafted deficit-cutting initiatives.

He continues to work in the areas of federal budgeting, agricultural policy, trade issues, and rural development. He is a board member and policy chair of a budget watchdog group, the Concord Coalition, and is an advisory board member for a clean-campaign project, the Minnesota Compact. Co-author of two books, Common Cents and Payment Due, he is a regular public speaker, radio commentator, and editorial writer.

Penny has a bachelor of arts degree in political science from Winona State University.

Courses taught for the Humphrey Institute
For syllabi for the current semester, view the University of Minnesota's Course Guide. For syllabi for public affairs classes for Fall 2007 or earlier, view the Humphrey Institute's course syllabi web page.

Syllabi includes current and previous academic years only. Syllabi are available in alternative formats. Please send requests to the Humphrey Institute Student Support Services.

Spring 2008
PA 5112-1 - Public Budgeting
PA 5920-1 - Being Effective in the Legislative Process

Spring 2007
PA 5112-1 - Public Budgeting
PA 5920-1 - Being Effective in the Legislative Process
PA 5990-3 - Politics of Social Security

Fall 2006
PA 5920-1 - Being Effective in the Legislative Process

Go to the University of Minnesota One Stop website to apply for these and other public affairs courses.