[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 174 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1459-E1460]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING SHERIFF RICHARD CUTTING AND UNDERSHERIFF MICHAEL BADGER ON 
                           THEIR RETIREMENTS

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                         HON. ELISE M. STEFANIK

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2018

  Ms. STEFANIK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate both Sheriff 
Richard Cutting and Undersheriff Michael Badger on their retirements 
from the Essex County Sheriff's Department.
  After two years of service with the United States Marine Corps, 
Sheriff Cutting joined the Essex County Sheriff's Department in 1977 as 
a Deputy Sheriff. He became the first Essex

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County Deputy to become a certified Police and Corrections Instructor 
as well as the first Jail Administrator before taking on the role of 
Undersheriff. In 2010, he was appointed to fill the office of Essex 
County Sheriff and has since then run two successful campaigns. From 
the opening of the Department's new Public Safety Building to the 
success of his animal cruelty and opioid task forces, Sheriff Richard 
Cutting has undoubtedly made a lasting, positive impact on the 
Department.
  Undersheriff Michael Badger started in the Sheriff's Department in 
1987 as a Deputy Sheriff and Jail Dispatcher, and worked his way up 
through the ranks until he became Undersheriff in 2011. During his 
tenure in the Department, he implemented the Project Life Saver Program 
in Essex County and was instrumental in the Essex County Jail's 
transition to its modem Public Safety Building. Truly dedicated to 
serving his community, Undersheriff Badger also sits on the Essex 
County Drug Court and has served for 19 years as a volunteer 
firefighter in Moriah.
  Both men have exhibited outstanding commitment to Essex County, 
leaving their positions with big shoes to fill. On behalf of New York's 
21st District, I want to join the Essex County community in honoring 
Sheriff Richard Cutting and Undersheriff Michael Badger and thanking 
them for their many years of public service.

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