Tim Penny

Areas of Expertise

Agriculture; federal and public sector budgeting; federal budget deficit/surplus; leadership; politics, political parties; Social Security; transportation, planning, finance; veterans policy

Biography

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

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No Fall 2009 courses.