[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 154 (Friday, October 14, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1870]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    IN TRIBUTE TO PEGGY JANE SADLER

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 14, 2011

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to my very good friend, 
Peggy Jane Sadler, who will be inducted into the Ventura County 
Republican Hall of Fame next week.
  It is a well-deserved and long overdue honor.
  I met Peggy more than 30 years ago when I first ran for City Council. 
She subsequently served on my mayoral committee and is among those who 
are largely responsible for my run for Congress.
  But Peggy is more than a political confidant. She is a close personal 
friend to my wife, Janice, and me.
  I am not alone in benefiting from Peggy's political passion. Peggy's 
handprints can be found on the success of a number of elected 
officials, both directly and indirectly. She served on the campaigns of 
Rep. Barry Goldwater, Jr., California Governors Pete Wilson and George 
Deukmejian, California Senator Lou Cusanovich, California Assemblyman 
Bob Cline, and Ventura County District Attorneys Michael Bradbury and 
Greg Totten.
  She has been a member of Simi Valley Republican Women since 1964 and 
served as President in 1976, 1977 and 2009; served as president of 
Ventura County Republican Women, Federated, from 1979 to 1983; and is a 
past member of the Board of Directors, CFRW Southern Division; a past 
member of the California Federation of Republican Women Board; a voting 
member of the California Republican Party since 1977; an elected member 
of the Ventura County Republican Party from 1979-2011; Ventura County 
Co-Chairman for: Reagan for President 1980; a member of the Ventura 
County Steering Committee: Reagan/Bush 1984; Alternate Delegate for the 
1984 GOP National Convention; City Co-Chairman for Bush/Quayle 1988; 
Delegate to the 1992 GOP National Convention; Alternate Delegate to the 
1996 GOP National Convention; Alternate Delegate to the 2004 GOP 
National Convention; a member of the Bush Team--2000 and 2004; and a 
member of the Ventura County Lincoln Club Board of Directors.
  That's enough to keep anyone busy. But Peggy's community involvement 
goes beyond politics. She believes politics is an avenue to make her 
community, state, and nation a better place to live, work, and raise a 
family--but it is not the only avenue.
  Peggy's other activities include founding member and Past President 
of the Simi Valley Cultural Arts Center Foundation Board of Directors, 
docent for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library since 1991, Past 
President of the Simi Valley High School Music Boosters, and past 
member of the School Attendance Review Board.
  After 27 years, Peggy retired as administrative assistant at Simi 
Valley Presbyterian Church. A former music major at University of 
California, Santa Barbara, she is currently serving as Director of the 
Handbell Choir. She also was a member of the Los Robles Master Chorale 
for 28 years.
  Peggy and her husband, David, have been married 54 years. They have 
two children and five grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, as a previous inductee into the Ventura County 
Republican Hall of Fame, I welcome my friend. I know my colleagues join 
Janice and me in congratulating Peggy Jane Sadler for this recognition 
and in thanking her for decades of commitment to her community and 
nation.

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