[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                        Tribute To Alee Lockman

  Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I rise to recognize Alee Lockman.
  Alee Lockman is the pride of Brockton, MT. In fact, Alee grew up on 
her family's wheat farm 10 miles north of Brockton in eastern Montana. 
Alee is also the pride of Froid High School, a classic high school in 
Montana. She was the valedictorian of a graduating class size of six. 
Alee graduated from Froid High School and went on to Harvard and 
graduated in 2010.
  Alee Lockman also served as my communications director for the past 3 
years. She came back to Washington when I was elected to the House and 
served on my team there. She worked on my campaign staff as well when 
we ran for the U.S. Senate. And thanks to Alee's tireless work and 
strong work ethic, we were able to win that race, and she came over to 
the Senate side and served as my communications director there for the 
past year-plus.
  She played an absolutely invaluable role in my office. She is a 
brilliant, creative thinker who has a talent unparalleled.
  I will never forget our road trips across Montana. There were times 
when we would spend countless hours in a small, little compact car--I 
am used to driving my big Ford pickup--that we would rent and literally 
drive thousands of miles across Montana and visit all the small towns.
  Nobody was a greater advocate for rural Montana issues--somebody who 
lived it and breathed it her entire life--than Alee Lockman. In fact, 
one of the best nights of the month was our monthly tele-townhall 
meeting, where tens of thousands of Montanans would know Alee's voice 
because she would always introduce me. I always took pride in 
announcing: ``You just heard from Alee Lockman from Brockton, MT.''
  I could always count on her to provide wisdom and much needed 
insight, particularly when it came to my prolific social media feeds. 
Sometimes Alee would place guardrails around what I probably should or 
should not be saying.
  We are going to miss Alee Lockman. Alee has gone on to pursue a 
great, new opportunity, which I am very excited about for her, and I 
wish her the very best.
  I wish to thank Alee Lockman for her service to the people of 
Montana, to this Nation, and to this institution.
  You are going to be missed, Alee, and we wish you the best of luck in 
your future endeavors.

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