[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 22, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E550-E551]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  REMEMBERING PAUL TIPPS, OHIO LEADER

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 2015

  Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember Paul Tipps of Ohio 
who passed away yesterday afternoon.
   Paul Tipps was a great leader when political giants dominated Ohio. 
Paul stepped down as Chairman of the Ohio Democratic Party in 1983, and 
Democrats with his help held the top five statewide offices, both 
houses of the state legislature, a majority of the state Supreme Court, 
and both U.S. Senate seats.

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   Originally from Cincinnati, Paul graduated from the University of 
Dayton and served as an officer in the U.S. Army. He helped C.J. McLin 
of Dayton begin his long time career in the state legislature, ran for 
Congress himself in 1968, and served six years as Chairman of the 
Montgomery County Democratic Party. C.J.'s daughter Rhine McLin 
remembers that ``Paul understood people and he understood politics.''
   Paul considered C.J. one of his political mentors along with 
legendary state House Speaker Vern Riffe and U.S. Senator John Glenn. 
John Glenn remarked that Paul ``did great work as a civic activist 
through so many years'' and that he and Annie Glenn had no better 
friend.
   Paul served as Trustee of Wright State University and on the Board 
of Advisors at Ohio State's John Glenn College of Public Affairs.
   Few have had as many successes as Paul and the secret to Paul's 
success was his ability to bring people together. I ask my colleagues 
to share in the memories of the extraordinary service of Paul Tipps and 
extend our most sincere condolences to all of Paul's family and 
friends.

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