[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1272]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          TRIBUTE TO KIM BAKEY

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                            HON. DAVID YOUNG

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and 
recognize Kim Bakey, CEO of HomeServices of Iowa, for being named a 
2018 Women of Influence honoree by the award-winning central Iowa 
publication, Business Record.
  For 19 years, the Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of women who have made a 
significant difference in business, civic and philanthropic endeavours 
throughout the Greater Des Moines Area.
  For two years, Kim has been the CEO of HomeServices, but before that 
her work was not going unnoticed. In 2010 she was named the Business 
Record CFO of the Year and in 2016 and 2017 was recognized by a trade 
publication as being one of the most powerful people in residential 
real estate. Being an active parent to three daughters is a passion of 
hers on top of her work with the West Des Moines School Scholarship 
Program and Blank Children's Hospital.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Kim 
Bakey in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud her for utilizing her talents to better both her 
community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues in the 
House to join me in congratulating Kim on receiving this esteemed 
designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great work, 
and wishing Ms. Bakey the very best.

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