[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 177 (Tuesday, November 6, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1499]
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        RECOGNIZING PENNSYLVANIA STATE SENATOR STEWART GREENLEAF

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 6, 2018

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a dedicated 
public servant, Pennsylvania State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf. 
Senator Greenleaf devotedly served the people of Bucks and Montgomery 
Counties in the Pennsylvania General Assembly for 42 years. A lifelong 
resident of Upper Moreland Township, Senator Greenleaf graduated from 
the University of Pennsylvania, where he played varsity basketball, and 
received his law degree from the University of Toledo School of Law. He 
is married to Cecelia ``Kelly'' Greenleaf Early in his career, Senator 
Greenleaf served as Assistant District Attorney in Montgomery County 
and Chief of Appeals, writing briefs for cases that were appealed all 
the way to the United States Supreme Court. Stewart Greenleaf's career 
in the Montgomery County Courthouse was his first exposure to politics, 
which inspired his decision to make a life-long career of public 
service. Working as a prosecutor, he gained the insight into the 
criminal justice system and the judiciary that led to his decades-long 
chairmanship of the Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee. Senator 
Greenleaf has passed more legislation than any other member of 
Pennsylvania's 253-member General Assembly. He has been the prime 
sponsor of 160 bills signed into law, and the driving force of many 
other measures that didn't carry his name. Notably, he has authored the 
Clean Indoor Air Act of 2008, Pennsylvania's Megan's Law, the 
Grandparent Custody Law, the Rails to Trails Act, the School Pesticide 
Law, the Health Club Consumer Protection Act, the Puppy Lemon Law, the 
``No Means No'' Law, the Amusement Ride Inspection Act, and the Missing 
Children Act. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank Senator Greenleaf for truly 
dedicating his life to the service and betterment of others.

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