[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       IN HONOR OF KELLY MCMILLIN

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the remarkable public 
service career of Chief Kelly McMillin, who is retiring after a 32-
year-long career in law enforcement, that last 4 as the Chief of the 
Salinas, California, Police Department. Kelly has been a remarkable 
leader who led the Salinas Police Department through a particularly 
challenging period. I am particularly grateful for his work with my 
office to help convince the U.S. Department of Justice in 2011 to 
include the City of Salinas as one of the initial 7 U.S. cities in the 
pilot National Forum on Youth Violence. I am proud of Kelly's service 
and honored to call him a friend.
   Kelly began his law enforcement career in 1984 as a Deputy with the 
San Benito County Sheriff's Department. In 1986, he transferred to the 
San Diego County Sheriff's Department before joining the Salinas Police 
Department in 1988. As a Salinas Police Officer, Kelly has worked 
patrol, several anti-gang units, vice/narcotics, administration, and 
various assignments as a detective including homicide. He was a SWAT 
operator, team leader and tactical commander. He has held the ranks of 
Officer, Corporal, Sergeant, Lieutenant, Commander and Deputy Chief. He 
was appointed Chief of the Salinas Police Department on June 11, 2012, 
and was the first Chief to be promoted from within the ranks since 
1965.
   While he was serving as a full time officer, Kelly earned an 
Associate's Degree from Hartnell College, a BA from Saint Mary's 
College, and a Masters of Public Policy from the Panetta Institute at 
California State University Monterey Bay. He is a 2003 graduate of the 
213th session of the FBI National Academy at Quantico, Virginia. In 
2012, the White House recognized Kelly as a ``Champion of Change'' for 
his work in youth violence prevention in 2012.
   Kelly is married to his wife Teresa, a Physician Assistant who owns 
a cosmetic dermatology practice in Salinas. Their son Liam has followed 
in his father's public service footsteps and is currently a Plebe at 
the United States Military Academy at West Point.
   Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for the whole House in congratulating 
Chief Kelly McMillin on the occasion of his retirement and to thank him 
and his family for his many years of selfless service.

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