[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 198 (Tuesday, December 5, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1658-E1659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE YEARS OF SERVICE OF MARIA TERESA SANTILLAN-BEAS TO THE 
                            CITY OF LYNWOOD

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                       HON. NANETTE DIAZ BARRAGAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 5, 2017

  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Honorable Maria 
Teresa Santillan-Beas for her fourteen years of service to the City of 
Lynwood; Tuesday, December 5th, she will be ending her term as Mayor.
  Whereas Maria Teresa Santillan-Beas was first elected to the Lynwood 
City Council in 2003, and made history as the first woman elected in a 
decade, and first Latina to ever be elected; and
  Whereas during her time in office, she has worked tirelessly to 
provide affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, to 
improve the quality of life for senior citizens, and to increase public 
safety programs in the City of Lynwood; and
  Whereas she has remained an active participant in the community and 
service organizations and is a member of the Lynwood Lions Club, and 
serves as a Big Sister for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Club; and
  Whereas she has also held other leadership roles in community-based 
organizations, such as the Lynwood Neighborhood Block Watch, the St. 
Emydius School Parent Teacher Organization, and others: now therefore I 
commend Honorable Maria Teresa Santillan-Beas for fourteen years of 
outstanding service to the City of Lynwood and neighboring communities.

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