[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 134 (Thursday, September 18, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S5847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CONGRATULATING MAYOR ROBERT A. CASHELL

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and thank my friend, 
Mayor Robert A. Cashell, Sr., of Reno, for his more than three decades 
of public service in Nevada. After serving as the mayor of Reno for 12 
years, Mayor Cashell will be retiring on November 12, 2014. I am 
grateful for his dedication and commitment to the people of Reno and to 
the State of Nevada.
  Over the past 35 years, Mayor Cashell has worked at nearly every 
level of State and local government. Beginning with his election to the 
University of Nevada Board of Regents in 1979, Bob proved himself to be 
a strong leader with a keen ability to listen and understand the needs 
of those he served. Renoites and Nevadans quickly came to rely on Bob's 
leadership and ultimately elected him as Lieutenant Governor of the 
State. A skilled businessman, Bob understood the need for a coordinated 
State effort to spur economic development. As Lieutenant Governor, Bob 
Cashell helped create the Nevada Commission on Economic Development and 
the Commission on Tourism. He later went on to chair both of these 
vitally important State commissions.
  First elected as Mayor of Reno in 2002, Mayor Cashell was 
subsequently re-elected in 2006 and 2010. During his tenure, Mayor 
Cashell once again displayed his business acumen, helping transform 
Reno into a hub of innovation, spurring investment from some of 
America's most prestigious corporations. Mayor Cashell also spearheaded 
the continued revitalization of downtown Reno, making it a destination 
for special events, and creating a pedestrian and family-friendly 
atmosphere.
  As mayor, Bob Cashell met some of Reno's most difficult social issues 
head on. He refused to shy away from the issue of poverty, instead 
developing programs to help those hardest hit by the Great Recession. 
Mayor Cashell was the driving force behind the creation of the 
Community Assistance Center, which houses multiple services, including 
free food and social services, for the city's homeless and needy.
  In every role he has assumed, Mayor Cashell has made Nevada a better 
place to live. His work as mayor of the City of Reno will be dearly 
missed, but I have no doubt that Mayor Cashell will find some way to 
continue serving the people of Nevada. Although he is retiring from 
office, Mayor Cashell will never retire from helping others.
  I wish Bob and his wife Nancy Parker Cashell all the best as they 
begin this new chapter of their lives. I thank Nancy, their 4 children 
and 9 grandchildren for sharing Bob with Nevada. Our State is a better 
place because of Mayor Bob Cashell's many years of exemplary service.

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