[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 124 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1535]
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           IN HONOR OF OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVE BILL PATMON

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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 to honor State Representative 
Bill Patmon of Ohio's 10th House District.
   Representative Patmon served as a member of the Cleveland City 
Council for 12 years between 1990 and 2001. During his time as a 
Councilman, he served as Chairman of the Council Finance Committee and 
the Employment and Affirmative Action Committee as well as Vice 
Chairman of the Safety, Community Development, and Utilities Committee. 
Following his tenure as Councilman, Representative Patmon was then 
elected to the Ohio State Congress in 2011 where he sits as a member of 
the Education; State Government and Elections; and Transportation, 
Public Safety, and Homeland Security Committees.
   Representative Patmon has been a member of the National Association 
for the Advancement of Colored People, a member of the Board of 
Trustees for the Regional Transit Authority, a Special Consultant to 
the late Councilwoman, Fannie M. Lewis, and a member of the Harvard 
University Professional Fellows Program at the John F. Kennedy School 
of Government.
   He is currently the President of East Erie Enterprise LLC which 
provides professional consulting in regards to community, economic 
development, and municipal finance. He is also a political analyst for 
the local Channel 3 News station. Representative Patmon is the proud 
recipient of such honors as the 1997 National League of Cities Cultural 
Diversity Award.
   Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the 
achievements of State Representative Bill Patmon.

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