[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      RECOGNIZING STEVEN D. HOGAN

  (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the passing of a 
truly great American, the mayor of Aurora, Colorado, Stephen D. Hogan.
  Mayor Hogan passed away on May 13. Throughout his nearly 8-year 
tenure as a mayor of my hometown, Steve Hogan oversaw a remarkable and 
exciting renaissance of the city. Aurora has become Colorado's third-
largest city and the driving force behind innovation, development, and 
economic opportunity. Aurora has also become an even greater place to 
live, work, and raise a family.
  I met Steve Hogan 35 years ago when I returned home to Aurora after 
having served in the Marine Corps. I have had the distinct pleasure to 
call him a friend ever since.
  Mayor Hogan's career in public service has taken him from serving in 
the Colorado House of Representatives in the 1970s to serving six terms 
as an Aurora City Council member and, finally, two terms as the mayor 
of the city, a city I know he loved so dearly.
  Mayor Hogan exemplified the spirit of public service, and my hometown 
of Aurora would not be the wonderful place it is today without his 
vision and his leadership. We all are better off because of his decades 
of hard work.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have been able to call Mayor Steve Hogan a 
friend, and his family will remain in my thoughts and prayers.

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