[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 178 (Friday, November 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1504]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO THE HONORABLE STEVE WORTHLEY

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                          HON. KEVIN McCARTHY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 9, 2018

  Mr. McCARTHY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with my colleague, 
Devin Nunes, to recognize Tulare County Supervisor Steve Worthley. This 
year, Steve is retiring from his position on the Tulare County Board of 
Supervisors, where he currently serves as chairman, following two 
decades of service to his community.
  Born and raised in Tulare County, Steve graduated from Dinuba Union 
High School in 1971 as valedictorian, earned a degree in history from 
Occidental College, and got his law degree at the University of the 
Pacific. He started practicing law in 1978 and opened his own firm, 
where he still practices law, in 1981.
  Steve was elected to the Tulare County Board of Supervisors in 1998, 
and represents the communities across the northern part of Tulare 
County, including Dinuba, Cutler Orosi, Woodlake, Ivanhoe, Goshen, and 
Visalia. These cities are part of a keystone region of California's 
Central Valley, an area famous for its rich legacy of leadership in our 
nation's agricultural industry.
  Recognizing the importance that life-giving water plays in our 
community, Steve has been a tireless advocate for the Temperance Flat 
Reservoir project, which will improve water supplies and availability 
for local farmers and Central Valley and Tulare County communities. In 
fact, he serves as the President of the San Joaquin Valley Water 
Infrastructure Board, which is dedicated to developing funding sources 
for the Temperance Flat Reservoir project. Steve also understands that 
the Sequoia National Forest and the Giant Sequoias are critical to the 
local economy, bringing tourists from all over the country and world to 
see these natural wonders. As a Tulare County Supervisor, he has helped 
lead the fight to ensure our National Forests are healthy and managed 
in a fashion that can reduce the threat of catastrophic fires, which 
can threaten the Giant Sequoias, release pollution into the air we 
breathe, and damage the Sequoia National Forest's critical watershed. 
Steve is also a former chairman and member of the Governing Board of 
the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District, where he has 
been a consistent voice for commonsense reforms to the myriad of 
Federal air pollution regulations, all the while continuing to clean up 
the air we breathe.
  Outside of his official duties with Tulare County, Steve is locally 
known for his membership and leadership as a past president of the 
Dinuba Elementary School Board, as well as for his active role in 
Dinuba's Rotary Club and at his church, Dinuba Christian Church.
  Steve retires leaving a lasting positive mark on our community, and 
we will forever be grateful for his advice, insights, and counsel over 
the years to advance the interests of Tulare County. He will be 
remembered fondly in Tulare County for his tireless dedication to his 
constituents and his advocacy on the issues that impacted them the 
most. As Steve begins this new chapter of his life, we wish him, his 
wife, Vicki Lyn, and his four children all the best.

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