[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 104 (Tuesday, August 2, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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           IN HONOR OF GINNY LEEUWENBURGH AND GORDANA SWANSON

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                            HON. JANE HARMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 2, 1994

  Ms. HARMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to honor two great community 
leaders from my district, Gordana Swanson and Ginny Leeuwenburgh, both 
of whom are retiring from many years of service as city council members 
for the city of Rolling Hills.
  Ginny Leeuwenburgh was first elected to the council in 1982, and has 
served as mayor twice. The list of her contributions to her city is 
very long, and shows the range of her interests: the Traffic 
Commission, Emergency Services Disaster Preparedness Committee, the 
City/School Committee, Liaison to the Community Association and the 
Women's Community Club, Special Events Chair, Delegate to the Palos 
Verdes Regional Law Enforcement Committee, League of California Cities, 
California Contract Cities Association, Peninsula Geotechnical Task 
Force, Peninsula Mayors Committee, and the Peninsula Open Space 
Committee.
  While on the council, Ginny demonstrated a deep concern for public 
safety, particularly the safety of the community's children, and 
unwavering support for quality education for the children of the 
peninsula. She has worked hard to maintain open space for recreational 
use and to preserve the rolling hills of our community in their natural 
beauty.
  Ginny has also worked hard for many groups in the South Bay: the 
United Way Corporate Board, Harbor Advisory Council, Peninsula Seniors, 
Friends of the Library, and the League of Women Voters.
  I know that Ginny will continue to be a vibrant part of her 
community, and I wish to recognize her for the important contributions 
she has made.
  Gordana Swanson is another dynamic woman who has contributed greatly 
to her city and her community. She began serving on the Rolling Hills 
City Council in 1976, served as mayor three times, and as traffic 
commissioner, Chair of the City's Sewer Study Committee, liaison to the 
Planning Commission and the Caballeros Club, and a member of the 
Budget/Finance Subcommittee, Rubbish Franchise Committee, and the 
city's delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments, 
League of California Cities, California Contract Cities Association, 
South Bay Cities Association, South Bay Corridor Steering Committee, 
and the Peninsula Mayors Committee.
  Gordana also served on the Boards of the Los Angeles County 
Sanitation Districts, West Basin Water Association, South Bay Juvenile 
Diversion Program, Coachella Valley Joint Powers Insurance Authority, 
and Southern California Rapid Transit District. She served on the 
Criminal Justice Council, the League of California Cities State Policy 
Committee on Transportation, and as fund raising chair for the South 
Bay District of the Red Cross. In 1981 she was selected as Citizen of 
the Year by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce.
  During her years on the Rolling Hills City Council, Gordana worked 
tirelessly to maintain orderly low density development and an 
equestrian atmosphere in the city, and spearheaded the formation of the 
Rolling Hills Wildlife Preservation Committee. She became an expert on 
transportation issues, and was always available to speak out for the 
South Bay and its transportation needs. Her most recent success was as 
founder and first president of the National Women's Political Caucus of 
the South Bay.
  Mr. Speaker I am privileged to know these two inspiring women, and 
proud to pay tribute to them as they retire from the Rolling Hills City 
Council.

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