[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 17, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S10617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SALUTE TO CRAIG GLAZER

 Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, one of Ohio's illustrious public 
servants, Commissioner Craig Glazer, is retiring as a member of the 
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio after serving successfully under 
three Ohio governors. I extend to him my sincere congratulations and 
best wishes.
  Craig is a man with a love for Ohio. After graduating from Vanderbilt 
University Law School, he went directly to work for Ohio businesses as 
an advocate for industry at the law firm of Hahn Loeser & Parks. He 
worked extensively for utility and consumer interests helping them to 
expand their operations throughout Ohio.
  I personally had the opportunity to witness Craig's leadership while 
I was Mayor of Cleveland. Between 1979 and 1985, Craig represented the 
people of Cleveland before the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio 
(PUCO) as the utility rate counsel.
  During my time as Mayor, I worked with Craig on legislation that was 
ultimately passed in the Ohio Legislature as Senate Bill 378. Upon 
passage it reformed the structure of PUCO to ensure its accountability 
to its many constituencies. During this time, he additionally served as 
house counsel to the city of Cleveland's utility system and served over 
300,000 customers through their water, sewer and electric utilities.
  He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the national 
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, serves as vice-chair 
of its International Relations Committee and is a member of their 
electricity committee. He also chairs the National Council on 
Competition in the Electric Industry, an interagency policy group, and 
is President of Board of Directors of the Ohio Energy Project. He is 
chair of the Ameritech region Regulatory Coordinating Committee and 
serves as a member of the North American Electricity Reliability 
Council's Generation Adequacy Committee and Electric Power research 
Institute's Advisory Council.
  It is clear from his leadership and many efforts that Craig Glazer 
consistently works hard for the people of Ohio.
  I have immense respect for Craig. He is and always has been a true 
professional. And although I am sorry to see him retire, I am confident 
that the citizens of Ohio have not heard the last from him.

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