[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 12, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E49-E50]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           JAMES MANNING, JR.

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 12, 2011

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the service of 
Mr. James Manning, Jr., to the people of Neptune, NJ. Mr. Manning 
stepped down from his position on the Neptune Township Committee on 
January 1st of this year after 15 years of dedicated and uncompromised 
service to the people of his hometown and the people of Monmouth County 
and our great State of New Jersey.
  As a lifelong resident of Neptune, Jim, as he is known to his 
friends, joined the Neptune Township Committee on January 1, 1996, as 
one of the youngest elected officials in the history of the Township. 
But this was not the first act of public service for Mr. Manning. Jim 
was already living the words of the great President Abraham Lincoln who 
said, ``He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.'' By 
the time of his first successful election, he had already served on a 
number of municipal boards and worked in many campaigns and volunteer 
organizations. His election was recognition and reward for his service 
to the residents of the Township; recognition which was reinforced five 
more times as he continually won reelection no matter the political 
environment.
  Mr. Manning during his 15 years of service was honored by his peers 
to act as mayor in 1998, 2003 and in 2007. He also served numerous 
times as deputy mayor and police commissioner and served on many boards 
as a governmental representative and liaison to departments such as 
Administration, Finance, Police, Courts and Public Safety as well as 
the Board of Health and Welfare. He also made great strides in 
increasing the service while controlling the costs associated with the 
Department of Public Works to which he served as liaison during his 
entire tenure on the Township Committee.
  But as any great public servant, his service did not define him but 
was a compliment to the individual. A native of Neptune and son of Flo 
and James Manning, Sr., Jim worked for 12 years for Jersey Central 
Power and Light and today is employed serving the citizens of

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the State of New Jersey in the Department of Labor in the area of 
Workforce Development. During his time with Jersey Central he also 
served his brothers and sisters in the labor movement for 5 years as 
the vice president of IBEW Local 1309.
  Mr. Manning has two children, son Michael, 19, and daughter Melanie, 
who is 15, in whom he takes great pride. He also over the holidays 
asked Ms. Lori Davis to become his wife and join him as he embarks on 
this new phase of his life.
  I know that though Jim has left elective office, he will not leave 
the service to the people of his hometown. I want to add my thanks to 
those of the citizens of Neptune Township for his years as a dedicated 
public servant and my best wishes for his continued success.

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