Nomination of Stephen J. Bollinger To Be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

The President today announced his intention to nominate Stephen J. Bollinger to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Community Planning and Development).

Since 1977 Mr. Bollinger has served as executive director of the Columbus, Ohio, Metropolitan Housing Authority. In 1976-77 he was vice president of Laws Insurance Co. of Cincinnati. Mr. Bollinger was president of WNOP Radio in Newport, Ky, in 1975-76. In 1973-75 he was vice president of the Caral Corp. Mr. Bollinger was legislative assistant to Representative Gene Snyder (R-Ky.) in 1970-71.

Mr. Bollinger is affiliated with the National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Association. He serves on the National Presidents Committee; the Large Housing Authorities Working Group; the North Central Regional Council; and the National Housing Committee. He was vice president and cofounder of the Public Housing Authorities Director Association and was a member of the Housing Task Force of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. He was a candidate for the Cincinnati city council in 1975 and in 1977.

Mr. Bollinger was graduated from Harvard College (B.A., 1970). He is married and has two children. He resides with his family in Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Bollinger was born in Louisville, Ky., on April 11, 1948.