[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 9 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E143]
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              ACKNOWLEDGING THE SERVICE OF TED STRICKLAND

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                            HON. MARK UDALL

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 2, 2005

  Mr. UDALL of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge a 
significant leader in the Denver, Colorado metropolitan area. Mr. Ted 
Strickland, outgoing Commissioner for Adams County, will be leaving his 
post after eight years of diligent service.
  Commissioner Strickland was born and raised in Austin, Texas. After 
serving in the military he came to Colorado and began a successful 
career in the oil and gas industry, becoming Vice President with the 
Petroleum Information company.
  Drawn towards public service, Ted ran for election to the Colorado 
House of Representatives. He served two years in the House before being 
elected to the Colorado State Senate. His 24 years in the Senate, 12 of 
which he served as President of the Senate, were a notable 
accomplishment.
  During that time, he and his wife, Luann, settled in Strasburg, 
Colorado, on the southern edge of Adams County. Ted's continued desire 
for public service then led him to seek and win election as an Adams 
County Commissioner in 1996. As a county commissioner, he continued his 
hard work for those he represented. He served on the E-470 Public 
Highway Authority Board, the Front Range Airport Authority Board, the 
Adams County Economic Development Board, the Adams County Water Quality 
Association, and on the Denver Regional Council of Governments. With 
such a wide scope of reach, Commissioner Strickland has left a mark as 
a valuable public servant.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Mr. Ted 
Strickland and in wishing him success in all his future endeavors. 
Wherever his motivations should take him, I am sure success will 
follow.

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