[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 46 (Tuesday, April 23, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING TONY J. SIRVELLO ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 23, 2002

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on June 30, 2002, Harris County 
Elections Administrator Tony Sirvello will retire after overseeing the 
local electoral process for more than two decades. Tony has been a 
constant in the elections office for a majority of my political career, 
and I want to congratulate him on a job well done.
  Tony has been a life-long resident of Houston. He graduated from St. 
Thomas High School and then earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree 
from the University of Houston. He also served in the United States 
Army and was awarded the Army Commendation Medal.
  In June 1973, he begin to work for Harris County, and in October 
1980, he was promoted to the position of Supervisor of Elections. In a 
time in our nation's history when more and more Americans do not vote, 
Tony has taken significant steps to ensure that everyone has an 
opportunity to vote.
  He has had a distinguished career. He has attended every single Texas 
Secretary of State Seminar for Election Officials since the very first 
one. He is a member of the Federal Elections Commission Advisory Panel 
on Election Administration. He is a member of the International 
Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers. He 
helped organize South African absentee voting in Houston. He helped 
organize Russian absentee voting in Houston. And, he was the first 
election official in the United States to email a ballot to a NASA 
Astronaut on the space station.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in honoring and congratulating Tony J. Sirvello on his 
retirement. Tony, we wish you well.

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