[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 75 (Monday, May 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             IN RECOGNITION OF THE HONORABLE CAROLYN HUGLEY

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 19, 2014

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an 
outstanding public servant and dear friend to my wife, Vivian and me, 
Georgia State Representative Carolyn Hugley. Representative Hugley was 
honored for her distinguished service at the Columbus Community Center 
Annual Fundraising Dinner on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the 
Columbus Convention and Trade Center in Columbus, Georgia.
  Representative Hugley was born in Forrest City, Arkansas to Mr. and 
Mrs. Walker Fleming, Jr. She earned a degree in Political Science from 
the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and a Master's in Public 
Policy and Administration from Mississippi State University.
  Rep. Hugley was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 
1992 to represent District 136, which is located within the Second 
Congressional District of Georgia in Columbus and Muscogee County. She 
has been continuously re-elected and is currently serving her twelfth 
term. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work closely with 
Rep. Hugley over the years and we have become great friends.
  During her tenure, Rep. Hugley has built a repertoire of legislative 
accomplishments. She currently serves as the Democratic Caucus 
(Minority) Whip. She is a member of the Ethics Committee, Rules 
Committee, Appropriations-Health Subcommittee and the Insurance 
Committee. She is also a member of the Women's Legislative Caucus and 
the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus.
  Rep. Hugley loves her community dearly, and in addition to 
representing it in the state legislature, she is actively involved 
within it. She is a member of Franchise Missionary Baptist Church, 
where she serves as chair of the Hostess Committee and on the Deacon's 
Wives board. She is also a member of the Lower Chattahoochee Area 
Workforce Investment Board; Board of Directors of SISTERS, Inc.; Alpha 
Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., Gamma Tau Omega Chapter; and the Columbus 
Chapter of The Links, Inc.
  Rep. Hugley is a strong advocate for children and family issues both 
in the Georgia General Assembly and in the Columbus community. She has 
been recognized for her fine leadership numerous times and has received 
many awards and accolades for her work in public service.
  Former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm once said that, ``Service is 
the rent that we pay for the space that we occupy here on this earth.'' 
Rep. Hugley has paid her rent many times over and still continues to 
give a prodigious amount of love and service back to her community.
  Rep. Hugley has accomplished many things in her life but none of this 
would have been possible without the enduring love and support of her 
husband, Columbus City Manager, Isaiah Hugley; their two children, 
Kimberly and Isaiah, Jr.; two adopted children, Jaaliyah and Zajaiq; 
and two grandchildren, Kandyce and Adam.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and my wife, Vivian, in 
honoring Georgia State Representative Carolyn Hugley for her dedicated 
service and exemplary leadership in the Columbus, Georgia community, 
the State of Georgia, and our country.

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