[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 46 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E333]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       IN RECOGNITION OF CARL SWOPE, 2017 TIME DEALER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. BRETT GUTHRIE

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 16, 2017

  Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a constituent of mine 
who was recently awarded one of the highest honors in his industry. Mr. 
Carl Swope, owner of Swope Toyota located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, 
in my Congressional District, was named the 2017 TIME Dealer of the 
Year. The TIME Dealer of the Year award is one of the automobile 
industry's most prestigious and highly coveted honors.
   After graduating from Indiana University, Mr. Swope began working at 
his father's car dealerships. In 1986, Mr. Swope purchased his first 
dealership, a single store with 50 employees. Today, Mr. Swope oversees 
six dealerships representing nine brands in Elizabethtown and Radcliff, 
Kentucky, and employing over 300 associates.
   Mr. Swope is an active participant in the Elizabethtown community. 
He currently serves as a member of the Hardin County Chamber of 
Commerce, the Knox Regional Development Board, the Lincoln Heritage 
Council for the Boy Scouts of America, the Elizabethtown Tourism 
Commission, the Elizabethtown Airport Board, and the Hardin Memorial 
Health Foundation Board. He also established a local affiliate for 
Habitat for Humanity and remains an active part of the organization.
   On behalf of all the constituents of Kentucky's 2nd Congressional 
District, I congratulate Mr. Carl Swope on being named the 2017 TIME 
Dealer of the Year. I wish him and the Swope family all the best.

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