[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 136 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1239]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN HONOR OF REPRESENTATIVE ED JUTILA UPON HIS RETIREMENT

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 9, 2016

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank an outstanding 
public servant for his many years of service to my home state of 
Connecticut. Mr. Ed Jutila has served as State Representative for the 
37th District of Connecticut since 2005, where he earned a reputation 
of pragmatism and commitment to the residents of East Lyme and Salem. 
When he retires from public service at the end of this term, he will 
wrap up a robust and multifaceted career serving his community. Ed 
served on the local Democratic Town Committee, the East Lyme Board of 
Selectmen, Charter Revision Commission, and as Deputy Town Meeting 
Moderator. His lifetime of service began at age 15 when he joined the 
junior firefighters.
  In the State House, Ed currently serves as the Chairman of the 
Government Administration and Elections Committee as well as a member 
of the Transportation Committee. He also served as vice chairman of the 
General Law Committee and Public Safety and Security Committee and as 
assistant majority leader and deputy majority whip. His constituents 
know him as a friendly, warm and completely dedicated stalwart in the 
community. In his capacity on the Transportation Committee, he 
successfully advocated for expansion of the Shoreline East rail line to 
New London. Ed and I worked together towards gaining federal 
recognition of the Eightmile River as a Wild and Scenic watershed, an 
example of his commitment to protecting Eastern Connecticut's natural 
beauty and precious resources.
  Although his time as an elected official will end at the conclusion 
of this term, I suspect that his involvement in Salem and East Lyme 
will not come to an end. For someone like Ed, community engagement is a 
way of life. I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Ed for his 
decades of service, and wish him well in life after public service.

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