[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 194 (Wednesday, November 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1615]
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                            MAYOR JOYCE JAY

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 29, 2017

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mayor Joyce 
Jay for being honored by the West Chamber of Commerce.
  Mayor Joyce Jay has called Wheat Ridge home for the past 32 years. 
It's where she raised her daughter, Ginger, who graduated from Wheat 
Ridge High School.
  Politics was never Mayor Jay's intended career. With a communications 
degree from Loretto Heights College, she enjoyed a long profession as a 
commercial photographer working for clients such as Allstate, Bellco, 
Excel, Primedia, ReMax, Pinkard and the State of Colorado.
  Mayor Jay retired after she sold her photography business but then 
became a Jefferson County Diversion Officer. She then joined and 
chaired the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission. From there, she was 
elected to City Council from 2009-2013 and elected as Mayor of Wheat 
Ridge in November 2013.
  Currently Mayor Jay serves on the DRCOG Board, Urban Drainage and 
Flood Control Board, Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation 
and the Metro Mayor's Caucus. Past and present participation in 
community boards includes the Wheat Ridge Business Association, Wheat 
Ridge Business District and the Wheat Ridge Education Alliance.
  I extend my deepest congratulations to Mayor Joyce Jay for this well-
deserved honor from the West Chamber of Commerce.

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