[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E80]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       CONGRATULATING BILL JONES

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Bill Jones 
for 20 years of outstanding leadership and service to the State of 
California. A tribute was held in his honor on January 12, 2003, in 
Fresno, CA. Proceeds from the tribute will fund the Bill Jones 
Leadership Development Program in the College of Agricultural Sciences 
and Technology at California State University, Fresno.
  In 1971, Bill Jones graduated from California State University, 
Fresno with a degree in agriculture business. Bill, who grew up on a 
farm on Mendota, CA, began his elected career by serving in the State 
Assembly for 12 years. While there, he coauthored the ``Three Strikes 
and You're Out'' anticrime law. He was elected Secretary of State in 
1994 and re-elected in 1998. As the State's chief elections officer, 
Mr. Jones set a goal of 100-percent voter participation with zero 
tolerance for fraud. His voter outreach programs targeted California's 
minorities and young people. Bill Jones is a nationally recognized 
leader of agriculture, trade, and water issues as well.
  The Bill Jones Leadership Development Program will provide an 
educational opportunity for individuals to develop their leadership 
skills. The program will focus on undergraduate students while 
providing them service opportunities. Upon completion of this course, 
students will be able to identify key elements of their personal 
leadership style, have a working knowledge of relational leadership 
theory, and understand the role leadership plays in organizations and 
communities. This program honors Bill Jones, who himself played an 
important leadership role while at California State University, Fresno.
  Bill and his wife, Maurine, have two daughters Wendy and Andrea. Mr. 
Jones is a native California rancher who continues to work his family-
owned farm in Fresno, and is the first resident from the Central San 
Joaquin Valley to serve in a statewide office.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and thank Bill Jones for 
his dedication to and hard work on behalf of the people of California. 
I urge my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Jones many years of 
continued success.

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