[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1533]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  IN HONOR OF SENATOR SHIRLEY A. SMITH

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 14, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Senator Shirley 
A. Smith of the State of Ohio's 21st Senate District.
   Senator Smith began her career as a radio talk-show host 
interviewing prominent politicians and community leaders for a major 
Cleveland station before changing pace and working for a television 
network affiliate.
   Beginning in 1999, Senator Smith served 8 years as an Ohio House 
Representative from the 10th district until assuming office in the Ohio 
Senate in 2007. Throughout her legislative career, she has been a 
strong advocate for the socially and economically disadvantaged as 
displayed through her membership on the Senate Health, Human Services 
and Aging; Finance; Reference; Criminal Justice; and Rules Committees. 
She also serves as Assistant Minority Leader, acts as State Director 
for the Women Legislators' Lobby, and has served as both the Secretary 
and President of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus.
   Senator Smith's hard work and dedication throughout the years has 
earned her a Fannie Mae Foundation Fellowship at Harvard University, 
the Legislator of the Year Award in 2006 for her work with dental 
hygiene, a feature in the Crusader Newspaper acknowledging her work to 
repeal Ohio's use of the death penalty, and interviews on both MSNBC 
and Fox News Network's ``The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet'' 
advocating for the passage of Senate Bill 197, nicknamed the ``Second 
Chance Bill.''
   Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the 
achievements of Ohio Senator Shirley A. Smith.

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