[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 161 (Friday, November 7, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2283]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE YVONNE SCARLETT-GOLDEN ON HER ELECTION AS 
                   MAYOR OF THE CITY OF DAYTONA BEACH

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                         HON. KENDRICK B. MEEK

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 7, 2003

  Mr. MEEK of Florida. Mr. Speaker, it is my great privilege and 
pleasure to rise today to congratulate The Honorable Yvonne Scarlett-
Golden, a dear personal and family friend, a mentor, and the newly 
elected Mayor of the City of Daytona Beach.
  Yesterday, November 4, 2003, Commissioner Scarlett-Golden became 
Daytona Beach's first black mayor and only the second woman in history 
to hold that position.
  Her elevation to the office of Mayor is a natural next step for a 
native of Daytona Beach who has devoted her entire life to public 
service. Commissioner Scarlett-Golden wants to build on Daytona Beach's 
existing assets: sun and fun and families. She is just the person to do 
it, for her energy and hard work are legendary.
  Yvonne Scarlett-Golden is an educator and a community servant. She 
received her bachelor's degree and an Honorary Doctor of Law from 
Bethune-Cookman College, and earned her master's degree from Boston 
University. Before running for Mayor, she was a school administrator 
for twenty-five years and served as a city commissioner from the west 
side of Daytona Beach for seven years.
  Experienced, fair, knowledgeable and firmly committed to public 
service, Yvonne Scarlett-Golden's priority is to unite the City and 
improve the quality of life for every citizen, return fiscal 
responsibility to government, focus on economic development and 
establish strong public and private partnerships for City programs.
  Commissioner Scarlett-Golden has been honored as a role model to 
African Americans and women all over the nation. I know that all my 
colleagues join with me in congratulating her today and wishing her 
every success in the future.

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