[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2403-E2404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF KEN MILLS AND NIKI STERN OF THE LEXINGTON DEMOCRATIC 
                                  CLUB

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2001

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Ken 
Mills and Niki Stern, leaders of the Lexington Democratic Club in New 
York City. The Lexington Democratic Club has been such a vibrant part 
of the community in which I live and represent. It is a pleasure to pay 
tribute to two of its most illustrious leaders.
  After graduating Phi Beta Kappa and Magna Cum Laude from Princeton 
University, Ken Mills went on to make his mark in the field of 
communications. After working for many years in the private sector, 
including a tenure as Vice-president and Director of Promotion and 
Communications for The Katz Agency, in 1978

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he was appointed Director of Communications for the New York City 
Office of Economic Development by Mayor Ed Koch. In 1981, he was 
appointed Director of Public Information for the New York State Banking 
Department. He was then named Vice-president and Director of Media 
Relations for The Chase Manhattan Bank. In 1994 he founded Ken Mills 
Communications which he continues to operate today.
  Ken Mills first joined the Lexington Democratic Club during John F. 
Kennedy's 1960 campaign for President. After serving on the Club's 
Executive Committee he was elected its president. He then went on to 
become a District Leader, serving in that position until 1978. In 1995 
he began another tenure as Lexington Democratic Club President, a 
position he held until early this year. Ken, who also serves on 
Manhattan Community Board 8 is not only an effective leader, but one 
who has earned the respect and admiration of professional and political 
colleagues. In recognition of his many outstanding achievements, we pay 
tribute to Ken Mills today.
  Niki Stern has long demonstrated a commitment to social and political 
causes. A long time community activist, she worked extensively on 
behalf of the Peace Movement in Westchester County, New York in the 
1960's. She remained actively involved upon moving to New York City and 
in 1979 began working as a Community Liaison for Assemblyman Mark Alan 
Siegel and for New York City Comptroller Harrison J. Goldin. She was 
also appointed to Community Board 8.
  She also joined the Lexington Democratic Club where she was elected 
to many offices, culminating in her 1993 election as president. Working 
with Ken Mills, since 1995, as Executive Vice-president, she initiated 
the Club's annual mid-winter receptions and dinners and many other 
innovations which helped restore the Lexington Democratic Club to its 
position as the largest political organization on Manhattan's East 
Side. They have made the Lexington Democratic Club an invaluable part 
of the political landscape of New York City.
  Mr. Speaker, I salute Ken Mills and Niki Stern and I ask my fellow 
Members of Congress to join me in recognizing the great contributions 
of both of these tremendously dedicated community leaders.

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