[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF MAYOR PATRICIA SIANO-GILLIGAN

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                          HON. ROBERT MENENDEZ

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 27, 2002

  Mr. MENENDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mayor Patricia 
Siano-Gilligan of Keansburg, New Jersey, who was honored on February 
22, 2002, at the First Annual Keansburg Mayor's Ball.
  Mayor Gilligan was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, and lived in Union 
City and Carteret before moving to Keansburg sixteen years ago.
  In 1994, Mayor Gilligan was elected to the Keansburg City Council, 
where she served until 1998, becoming the youngest councilperson ever 
elected to office in the Bayshore area of New Jersey. Following her 
tenure as councilperson, she focused her efforts on reorganizing the 
Keansburg Democratic Party preparation for the General Election of 
2000.
  Patricia Siano-Gilligan was sworn-in as the Mayor of Keansburg in 
2000, becoming the only female mayor in the Bayshore area, as well as 
the youngest mayor in the area. Mayor Gilligan was a founding member of 
``Save the Bay'' Committee, which successfully stopped a proposed waste 
site off the coast of Keansburg.
  For several years, she has been a dedicated basketball and softball 
coach, and is active with such veterans' organizations as the American 
Legion and VFW, as well as various senior citizen organizations.
  Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mayor Patricia 
Siano-Gilligan of Keansburg, New Jersey, for her many accomplishments 
and her dedication to public service.

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