[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1804]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JOHN A. PEREZ

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                          HON. HILDA L. SOLIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 5, 2004

  Ms. SOLIS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize John A. Perez, the 
Director of Political Affairs for the United Food and Commercial 
Workers Union Local 324.
  Mr. Perez has spent over a decade working as a labor organizer and 
political operative. He initially gained an appreciation for politics 
while growing up in the working class community of Highland Park, a 
nearby suburb of Los Angeles. From a young age, he appreciated the 
impact of politics on the lives of working people.
  He channeled that appreciation into a career helping working people 
organize and gain political power. After graduating from the University 
of California Berkeley, John began working on designing and organizing 
education programs for several community-based organizations and 
unions. In the 2002 election, he served as Political Director of the 
California Labor Federation of the AFL-CIO, which represents over 2.1 
million working families. He co-chairs the California Democratic Party 
Finance Committee and is an elected member of the Democratic National 
Committee.
  In addition to his efforts to improve the lives of working families, 
Mr. Perez is very active in other areas including AIDS Project Los 
Angeles, the CORO Foundation, and the California League of Conservation 
Voters.
  He has been an asset to the labor movement and numerous Democratic 
organizations. I commend him for his dedication to improving the lives 
of hard working people throughout Southern California.

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