[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 84 (Monday, June 18, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1137-E1138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF COMMISSIONER JIMMY DIMORA

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 18, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Commissioner Jimmy 
Dimora on this very special birthday and to thank him for his many 
dedicated years of public service.
  Mr. Dimora is a great man, skilled politician, public servant, and 
most importantly, a friend. In January 1999 he began his term as 
Cuyahoga County Commissioner with the one simple goal to simplify 
county government and make it ``user friendly'' for his constituents. 
He was soon, thereafter, elected by his fellow commissioners as 
President of the Board of Cuyahoga County Commissioners.
  His career in public service did not begin, however, on the county 
level. Mr. Dimora has 28 years of dedicated service with the City of 
Bedford Heights. Originally a city employee, he quickly demonstrated 
his love for the city and was elected Council-at-Large. In 1982 he was 
elected Mayor of the City of Bedford Heights and was re-elected without 
opposition to four consecutive terms. Commissioner Dimora has served 
his community in countless capacities, including Chairman of Cuyahoga 
County's Investment Advisory Committee, Vice-Chairman of the County's 
Solid Waste District, member of the Board of Revisions and Governing 
Board to the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency. Commissioner 
Dimora currently serves as Chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic 
Party and has served selflessly in that position since February, 1994.

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  Commissioner Dimora is a man I hold in very high regard for he has 
greatly touched the Cleveland community. He has dedicated his entire 
life to public service and enjoys working with his constituents. He is 
people-oriented, kind-spirited, hard-working, and dedicated to his work 
and community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring a very fine man and wishing 
him a happy birthday. Commissioner Jimmy Dimora is truly a man of the 
people, and has served the Cleveland community selflessly his entire 
life.

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