[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 163 (Saturday, December 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2575-E2576]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO CLEVELAND MAYOR JANE L. CAMPBELL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and recognition of 
Mayor Jane L. Campbell, for her unwavering dedication, diligence, 
vision and integrity that defined her leadership as Mayor of the City 
of Cleveland.
  Mayor Campbell's vital focus on lifting the lives of the poor and 
disenfranchised, starting at the neighborhood level, framed her every 
professional and political endeavor. She began her service to our 
community as the founding Executive Director of WomenSpace, and later 
as the Executive Director of the Friends of Shaker Square. During her 
12-year tenure as State Representative, Mayor Campbell introduced and 
enacted legislation protecting the rights of children, families and 
seniors. As a Cuyahoga County Commissioner, she advocated for women and 
children, chairing the Violence Against Women Act Committee, and the 
Children Who Witness Violence Committee.
  Throughout her journey from County Commissioner to the Mayor of 
Cleveland, Mayor Campbell continued her unrelenting focus on behalf of 
all Cleveland residents, especially children, families and seniors. 
During her term in office, she implemented numerous health and human 
services programs that provide guidance and support for our most 
vulnerable citizens who struggle daily to elevate their lives above the 
raging cycle of poverty and homelessness. Mayor Campbell's vision to 
raise the City into the promise of restoration and renewal is also 
reflected in the commercial and residential structures of Cleveland's 
neighborhoods, from Detroit-Shoreway, Cudell and Old Brooklyn, east to 
Slavic Village, Union-Miles and Buckeye-Woodland, where commercial 
redevelopment, storefront renovation and housing restoration has become 
a reality.

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  Mr. Speaker and Colleagues, please join me in honor, gratitude and 
recognition of my friend, Mayor Jane L. Campbell, whose unwavering 
commitment, steadfast integrity and vital accomplishments have raised 
the City of Cleveland above the shadows of financial crisis 4 years 
ago, onto a solid foundation today, where urban renewal and the hope of 
a better tomorrow for all citizens continues to rise. Mayor Campbell's 
legacy of service and concern for her constituents will be remembered 
and recognized for generations to come. I wish Mayor Jane Campbell and 
her family many blessings of peace, health and happiness as they 
journey onward from this day.

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