[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1463-E1464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR LOIS WOLK

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 15, 2016

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleagues, 
Congressman Mike Thompson and Congressman John Garamendi, to recognize 
the Honorable Lois Wolk for her long and distinguished record of 
service as an elected official in the state of California.
   In 1990, Lois Wolk won a seat on the Davis City Council where she 
served until 1998, including two terms as Mayor. She went on to become 
a Yolo County Supervisor for four years, chairing the Board in 2000. 
Wolk was then elected to the California State Assembly, where she was 
the first woman to serve as chair of the Water, Parks and Wildlife 
Committee.

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   Termed out of the Assembly in 2008, Wolk was subsequently elected to 
the California State Senate where she now serves as the Majority Whip, 
chairs the Select Committee on the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and 
chairs a Senate Budget Subcommittee. In her combined twelve years in 
the state legislature, Senator Wolk has authored more than 100 new 
laws. During her impressive career in the legislature, Wolk has been 
honored with many awards and recognitions for her leadership in water 
policy and flood protection, parks and conservation, gun violence, end-
of-life care, and transportation, including the safety of State Highway 
12.
   Senator Wolk has led an admirable career in public service, filled 
with policy accomplishments on behalf of her constituents and the 
state. Mr. Speaker, it is therefore fitting that we honor and thank 
Lois Wolk for her long and distinguished career and wish her the best 
of luck on her future endeavors.

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