[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2013-E2014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING PAUL MARTIN OF PETALUMA, CA

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                          HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 13, 2002

  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Paul Martin of 
Petaluma, California, who has just received the Award of Distinction 
from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the 
University of California at Davis. This highly competitive award 
recognizes alumni who have demonstrated leadership and achievement or 
brought distinction to the College through their careers.
  During the ten years I have been in the U.S. Congress, Mr. Martin's 
in-depth knowledge of agricultural issues has been invaluable as a 
resource to me and my office. Paul has given unsparingly of his time to 
educate me and my staff on the needs of the dairy industry as it 
relates to federal legislation and the Sixth Congressional District. We 
have also worked together on our shared goals to preserve family farms. 
In fact, although he typically votes Republican, his campaigning on my 
behalf is a reflection of his commitment to those goals.
  Paul Martin graduated from UC Davis in 1965 and from the California 
Agricultural Leadership Program in 1980. Next year he will receive an 
MA in Public Policy from Sonoma State University. In addition to 
operating two dairy ranches and working for Western United Dairymen as 
coordinator of Environmental Services and Field Representative, Mr. 
Martin has been a leader in a wide range of agricultural, 
environmental, and community causes. Some of these include service with 
the California Air Resources Board, State Water Resources Control 
Board, USDA Sonoma-Marin Diary and Range Belt, Chief of Two Rock 
Volunteer Fire Department, Petaluma American Little League, Two Rock 4-
H, Sonoma County Farm Bureau, and Petaluma High School District 
Facilities Committee. He also served as a First Lieutenant, USAR in 
Viet Nam and received a Bronze Star.
  A third generation dairyman on his family's ranch, Mr. Martin has 
lived in Petaluma his entire life. His son John now raises heifers and 
beef cattle on the dairy while his daughter Betsy and daughter-in-law, 
Natalie use the ranch to raise dairy cattle for showing and sales.
  Mr. Speaker, Mr. Martin is respected as a leader within the 
agricultural community whose advice and knowledge I value highly. I am 
proud of his award and his many contributions to his community and to 
the diary industry. And I am especially proud to call Paul Martin my 
friend.

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