[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 28, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E133]
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  KIM SKUMANICK, PRESIDENT OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2014

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Kim Skumanick on her 
inauguration as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors 
(PAR).
  Ms. Skumanick is a graduate of Penn State University and presently 
works as an associate broker with Lewith and Freeman Real Estate in 
Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania. Prior to becoming president of PAR, she 
served as the chair of PAR's Legislative Planning Group and the 
Legislative Committee. She also held the roles of treasurer of the 
Realtors Political Action Committee (RPAC) and District 1 Vice 
President. Today, she is on the Strategic Oversight Committee, 
Legislative Committee and the Land Use and Local Issues Subcommittee, 
as well as on the Public Policy & Political Advocacy Coordinating 
Committee and the Administrative Coordinating Committee. Ms. Skumanick 
is a National Association of Realtors director and has served for nine 
years as a Federal Political Coordinator for the 10th Congressional 
District.
  For her hard work and dedication in real estate, Ms. Skumanick has 
been the recipient of significant recognition. In 2003, she received 
PAR's Realtor Active in Politics Award. A member of the Greater 
Scranton Board of Realtors, Kim was president in 2003 and was named 
Realtor of the Year in 2006.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Skumanick has shown outstanding commitment to the 
Pennsylvania real estate community. Therefore, I commend her on her 
inauguration as president of the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors 
and wish her the best in her future endeavors.