[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 59 (Thursday, April 10, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E579-E580]
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                      TRIBUTE TO JULIE VANDE HOEF

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 10, 2014

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Julie Vande Hoef of Clive, Iowa, for being named a 2014 Forty Under 40 
honoree by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2014 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 600 business leaders and growing.
   Julie Vande Hoef currently serves as Policy Advisor to Iowa Governor 
Terry Branstad and Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds. She maintains a 
wide breadth of expertise on several policy issues including 
agriculture, natural resources, financial services, insurance, cultural 
affairs, and trade. Growing up on a family farm in Jackson County, 
Julie's family endured and survived the 1980s farm crisis. Since then, 
Mrs. Vande Hoef has immersed herself in government service to promote 
policies that benefit the people of Iowa. Before working for the Office 
of the Governor, Julie served Iowa Congressman Jim Leach as a 
Legislative Assistant, directed government affairs for Policy Works, 
and was a member of the Greater Des Moines Partnership's government 
affairs committee. Mrs. Vande Hoef has also donned a bulletproof vest 
in Iraq as she represented the United States and instructed women and 
minorities on the merits of democracy. Amidst all her impressive 
accomplishments and continued service to our state, Julie's top 
priority remains being the best wife and mother she can be to her 
husband Dustin and their son Tyson. In all aspects of her life, Mrs. 
Vande Hoef is an example of service, hard work, and Iowa values that 
our state can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Julie 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mrs. Vande Hoef for utilizing her talents to 
better both her community

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and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues in the House to 
join me in congratulating Julie on receiving this esteemed designation, 
thanking those at Business Record for their great work, and wishing 
each member of the 2014 Forty Under 40 class continued success.

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