[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E6]
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       HONORING MASSACHUSETTS STATE REPRESENTATIVE JOHN A. LEPPER

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                         HON. JAMES P. McGOVERN

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 6, 2009

  Mr. McGOVERN. Madam Speaker, today I rise in honor of John A. Lepper 
who is retiring after serving 14 years in the Massachusetts Legislature 
as State Representative for the city of Attleboro. I am proud to know 
and to have worked with Representative Lepper and I salute his many 
contributions to the citizens of Attleboro and the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts.
  Representative Lepper began his career of public service in the 1980s 
as a member of the city of Attleboro Planning Board. He was elected to 
the Attleboro City Council in 1987 where he served for 6 years.
  In 1995 he began his tenure as a member of the Massachusetts State 
Legislature and distinguished himself as a champion for children, 
families, and persons with disabilities. He is highly regarded for his 
work on a commission that championed the rights of grandparents who are 
raising their grandchildren. This issue is especially important to Mr. 
Lepper as he and his wife have devoted many years of their lives 
raising two of their grandchildren.
  In his retirement, Representative Lepper is looking forward to 
staying involved with local politics but plans to take some time to 
relax at first and do some fishing.
  Madam Speaker, I am certain that the entire House of Representatives 
joins me in congratulating State Representative John A. Lepper for all 
that he has accomplished and in wishing him the best in his retirement.

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