[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 77 (Thursday, May 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E607-E608]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CELEBRATING FRED RISSER'S 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                    HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR.

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2017

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise along with my colleague, 
Rep. Gwen Moore, to celebrate the 90th Birthday of Wisconsin State 
Senator Fred Risser on May 5, 2017. Born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1927, 
Mr. Risser was elected to Wisconsin's Assembly in 1956 and the Senate 
in 1962. He is currently the nation's longest-serving state legislator, 
and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
  Born and raised in Madison, Senator Risser is the fourth generation 
of his family to serve in the Wisconsin Legislature. His father, Fred 
E. Risser, grandfather, Ernest Warner, and great-grandfather Clement 
Warner, were all dedicated public servants.
  Mr. Risser joined the Navy just prior to his 18th birthday. Trained 
as a medic, Mr. Risser spent time in Newport, R.I., then in Panama 
before he returned to the United States. Mr. Risser was educated in the 
Madison public schools, and then used the GI Bill to attend Carleton 
College and the University of Wisconsin-Madison (where he earned a 
B.A.), and

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the law school of the University of Oregon. He then practiced law with 
his father before entering public service.
  Wisconsin is fortunate to have a great leader like Fred Risser. 
Throughout his extraordinary career, he has served his constituents and 
his community diligently. It is our great honor to join Fred's wife 
Nancy, children and grandchildren, his many friends, and our colleagues 
in the House of Representatives, in wishing Fred a happy 90th 
birthday--and many more years.

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