[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 35 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E284]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          TRIBUTE TO STATE SENATOR DOROTHY S. ``SUE'' LANDSKE

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                            HON. TODD ROKITA

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 2, 2015

  Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor State Senator Dorothy 
S. ``Sue'' Landske, a woman who was fully committed and dedicated to 
public service for close to a half century. She was known as a woman of 
warmth who gave indefatigably to those she represented and served.
  Sue began her career in public service in 1978 when she was elected 
Lake County's Township Assessor. She held that position until 1984 when 
her effort to represent the people of Indiana's 6th Senatorial District 
proved successful.
  While in the State Senate, Sue wrote and ushered to passage several 
significant pieces of legislation including bills to give free tuition 
to Purple Heart recipients, establish objective guidelines for creating 
legislative and congressional districts, and promote women entering the 
engineering field. In the final years of her senatorial tenure, Sue 
served as assistant president pro tempore and chair of the Senate 
Elections Committee.
  It was in the election law and administration capacity that I, as 
Indiana's 59th Secretary of State, worked most closely with her, 
particularly on Indiana's best in the nation Photo ID at the polls law 
and the groundbreaking Vote Centers law. She was an excellent lawmaker 
and a good friend.
  She was also a fellow ``Regionite,'' one of several colorful names 
given to residents of our shared home area of Lake County, in the 
northwest corner of Indiana.
  Service to the community extended beyond her elective service 
however. A veteran and Colonel of the National Guard Reserves, Sue also 
remained active in several community organizations. Her commitment to 
community service was widely recognized and she was a two-time 
recipient of the prestigious Sagamore of the Wabash Award, a high 
civilian honor granted only by the Governor. She received that award in 
both 1980 and 1983. She was also named Outstanding Republican Senator, 
Lake County Republican of the Year, Jay Cee's Citizen of the Year, and 
Business and Professional Woman of the Year.
  Despite her extraordinary service and recognition, Sue's true source 
of pride remained her loving family. She and her husband William, who 
also devoted his life to public service, celebrated their 50th wedding 
anniversary in 2007. She leaves her husband, daughters Cathy, Jackie, 
Pam and Cheryl, and cherished grandchildren. I offer to all of them, 
their extended families, and all Hoosiers who share the grief of her 
loss, my sincerest condolences.

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