[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 21, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E410-E411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. ADAM SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 21, 2001

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, March is Women's History Month and I would 
like to take this opportunity to honor Stacey Murphy, an elected City 
Council-member of the City of Burbank, California, as 2001 Woman of the 
Year for California's 27th Congressional District.
  Ms. Murphy, who served a term as Mayor from 1999-2000 and Vice Mayor 
from 1998-1999, has an exemplary record of service to

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her community and has consistently strived to improve the quality of 
life in her city. First elected to the Burbank City Council in 1997, 
Ms. Murphy has contributed to the success of numerous municipal 
initiatives, including maintaining the city's electric utility, 
ensuring dependable power at reasonable rates for Burbank's consumers; 
completing Burbank's first lighted field dedicated to the sport of 
soccer; completing the community theater complex operated by the 
renowned Colony Theater; implementing the ``Got Wheels'' youth 
transportation program; approving the construction of a new Buena Vista 
library; and seeking to protect Burbank's residents form the adverse 
impacts caused by the Burbank Airport. As a representative of the 
citizens of Burbank, Ms. Murphy has been a force for finding common 
ground on the issues and challenges confronting the city.
  Prior to her election to the City Council, Ms. Murphy served as a 
member of the Magnolia Park Citizens Advisory Committee, the City of 
Burbank Park and Recreation Board, her local School Site Council, the 
Roosevelt Elementary PTA and the Gate Advisory Committee. She has also 
brought leadership to the regional level, serving as a board member of 
the San Fernando Valley Transit Zone and as a representative to the 
Southern California Association of Governments.
  Born on May 12, 1958 in Los Angeles, California, Ms. Murphy graduated 
from Hollywood High School in 1976 and attended California State 
University, Northridge. A Burbank resident for the past 17 years, Ms. 
Murphy is the proud mother of Sean, age 16, Robert, age 14, and Connor, 
age 8.
  As Burbank Mayor Bill Wiggins has said, ``Stacey Murphy does a great 
job of bringing opposing sides together and coming up with creative 
solutions that ensure everyone has been treated fairly.'' I am proud to 
name Stacey Murphy as 2001 Woman of the Year for California's 27th 
Congressional District.

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