[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 41 (Thursday, March 9, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E300]
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                       IN MEMORIAM OF LAURA HOGAN

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                          HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 9, 2017

  Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a native Arizonan, 
a tireless community organizer and a valued member of the Southern 
Arizona political community. Laura Hogan passed away on February 24 in 
Tucson, Arizona. Laura was born in the small border town of Douglas, 
Arizona and she loved rural Arizona. She attended Michigan State 
University but returned to Arizona after graduation to work with former 
Superintendent of Public Instruction Carolyn Warner on educational 
policy and consulting.
  Laura's passion was the working families of Arizona. She served as 
Field Director for the Pima Area Labor Federation, helping to organize 
and mobilize the labor community in Tucson to support candidates at the 
local, county, state and federal levels. She took that experience to 
Arizona List in 2007 where she served as the Political Director since. 
She simply loved to train and support women in their run for elected 
office. She has mentored countless young women and helped them plan and 
achieve their dreams of public service.
  Laura was also active in the local Democratic Party, serving as the 
Chair of Legislative District 30 and a Vice-Chair of the Arizona 
Democratic Party. She was inducted into the Arizona Democratic Party 
Hall of Fame in 2016.
  I considered Laura a friend and a colleague in the Arizona political 
community. She was widely respected and admired for her hard work and 
dedication to her values. She will be greatly missed. I join the 
Arizona labor community, Democratic Party and Arizona List family in 
remembering Laura and working to ensure her legacy lives on through our 
work.

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