[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 73 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING MR. JOHN BROWN FOR HIS RETIREMENT AND SERVICE TO ROCK 
                                 ISLAND

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                           HON. CHERI BUSTOS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 28, 2017

  Mrs. BUSTOS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize John Brown, who 
is retiring as the Rock Island County Deputy Clerk. Mr. Brown has 
honorably served Rock Island County in various levels of government and 
public service for the past 40 years and he will be greatly missed.
  Mr. Brown began his career in public service as a Democratic Precinct 
Committeeman in 1978. Since then, he has served as the Deputy County 
Clerk under Karen Kinney, Dick Leibovitz and John Gianulis, in addition 
to serving as the Rock Island Township Supervisor from 1997 to 2013.
  Mr. Brown has dedicated his career to ensuring our local institutions 
are accessible, and striving to improve the lives of all individuals 
within our community. He has lead projects to improve early voting 
locations and accessibility, same day voter registration, as well as 
created initiatives to hire bilingual individuals to ensure all of our 
constituents are able to be heard. All the work Mr. Brown has done to 
improve our county and his passion for helping people will be not be 
forgotten.
  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Mr. Brown for his commitment to 
public service and for all of the work he has done to better our 
community. I congratulate him again on his well-earned retirement and 
wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

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