[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 157 (Monday, September 29, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2156]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING COUNTY SUPERVISOR TIM SMITH OF SONOMA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 29, 2008

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today along with my 
colleague, Congresswoman Lynn Woolsey, to recognize and honor Tim 
Smith, who is retiring after serving for 20 years on the Sonoma County 
Board of Supervisors. Upon his retirement, Supervisor Smith will have 
earned the distinction of being the longest continuously serving 
supervisor in the county's history.
  Supervisor Smith began his service to our country as a Navy radioman 
in Vietnam. When he returned from Vietnam, he attended Sonoma State 
University, where he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science in 
1976.
  Shortly thereafter, he joined the staff of State Assemblyman Doug 
Bosco and continued as his district director when the Assemblyman was 
elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Supervisor Smith was elected to the Board in 1988. As Supervisor, he 
provided constituent services to 95,000 people in the Third District. 
The Board also sets the policy direction for the $700 million annual 
budget and 3,500 county employees, works extensively with the 
legislative delegation on legislative and regulatory issues and serves 
on many regional and local agencies, commissions and boards.
  Just a few of these agencies, commissions and boards include the 
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District, the 
National Association of Counties, the California Association of 
Counties, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Sonoma County 
Community Development Commission and the Bay Area Air Quality 
Management District.
  In his spare time, he has been a volunteer, advocate or fundraiser 
for many non-profit organizations, including the Volunteer Center, 
United Way, Day of Caring, the Hate Free Community Project, the Valley 
of the Moon Children's Home, the Heart Association and the Sonoma 
County Climate Protection Campaign.
  Supervisor Smith intends to spend his well earned leisure time 
traveling with his wife, Suzanne, enjoying his hobbies of golf and fly 
fishing, and spending more time with his 3 children and 5 
grandchildren.
  Madam Speaker, Supervisor Smith leaves a distinguished record of 
public service and a lasting reputation as a problem solver who always 
had the best interests of the people of Sonoma County in mind as he 
worked on their behalf. We will miss our partnership with him but know 
he will continue to be a strong advocate for his community. It is 
appropriate that we honor and acknowledge him today for his lifetime of 
public service.

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