[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 135 (Friday, September 19, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1499]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DENISE RUSHING

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 18, 2014

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I submit the following:

       Denise Rushing (County Supervisor and economic strategist; 
     Upper Lake--Lake County): Denise Rushing is best known for 
     her work as a business growth strategist. With a background 
     in energy technology and digital marketing, Denise helps 
     change-makers innovate, create and enter new markets 
     consistent with their values. She has generated grassroots 
     momentum to find renewable and regenerative solutions to 
     environmental problems. In 2006, after living in Lake County 
     for just 18 months, Denise was elected to the Board of 
     Supervisors in one of the most transformative elections in 
     Lake County history as her platform of justice and 
     environmental stewardship resonated with voters.
       Lake County's economic evolution over 7\1/2\ years is a 
     testament to Denise's leadership and evidenced by 
     California's Green Summit Environmental Leadership Award two 
     years in a row. One project is the largest public solar 
     installation in the western United States; the other, 
     ``appropriate tech'' park structures constructed with 
     volunteer labor and all local and natural materials. Denise 
     was instrumental in transforming a blighted trailer park into 
     an eco-park, and a leading advocate in bringing the county's 
     first four-year educational institution to Lucerne. She has 
     been passionate about finding healthy solutions for improving 
     water quality in Clear Lake and has worked collaboratively on 
     local boards and committees, including one that brought 
     traditional agriculture and the organic community together in 
     a ``Food Roundtable.'' Denise was elected in a resounding 
     fashion and, true to her promises, has effected lasting, 
     sustainable change in Lake County and the people who live 
     here.

                          ____________________