[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 1, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


     DOROTHY QUINN OF NASSAU HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO GOP

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                        HON. GERALD B.H. SOLOMON

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 1, 1995
  Mr. SOLOMON. Mr. Speaker, those of us here in Washington who were 
pleased with the results of last November's elections tend to forget 
that the spadework for the Republican tidal wave of victories was done, 
not here in Washington, but in the precincts, towns, and villages 
across the country.
  Countless volunteers in our 22d Congressional District did a lot of 
that spadework over the years at the grassroots levels. I have personal 
reasons for being grateful, because these volunteers have repeatedly 
helped return me to Congress with more votes than anyone else in the 
whole New York delegation. They were equally instrumental last year in 
the election of George Pataki as Governor. I'd like to single out one 
of those outstanding volunteers today.
  Dorothy Quinn of Nassau has been doing yeoman's work for the 
Republican Party since the Eisenhower years. Her first involvement in 
local politics was stuffing envelopes, but this experienced inspired 
her and several others to form a Nassau Women's Republican Club. In 
1957 she was elected the club's first president, an office she has held 
more than once.
  Under her leadership the club grew in leaps and bounds. That 
leadership was recognized in her being chosen vice chairman of the 
Rensselaer County Republican Committee, and in her serving on the New 
York State Committee.
  Also under her leadership, the Nassau Women's Republican Club was an 
active player in State and national party affairs, including trips to 
Washington and the State Capital in Albany. Dorothy Quinn herself 
participated in State and national conventions.
  Mr. Speaker, where would we be without dedicated individuals like 
Dorothy Quinn? Our political system, wisely crafted by our Founding 
Fathers, is the envy of the world precisely because it takes advantage 
of such talents and energies.
  She will be honored at a dinner February 14. Mr. Speaker, let us rise 
to pay our own tribute to an outstanding lady I am proud to call my 
friend, Dorothy Quinn, of Nassau, NY.


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