[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 195 (Tuesday, December 11, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1640]
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                        TRIBUTE TO RANDY RECORD

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                            HON. KEN CALVERT

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2018

  Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and pay tribute to my 
good friend Randy Record. At the end of the year, Randy will be 
stepping down after serving four years as Chairman of the Board of 
Directors for the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. 
Metropolitan is a regional wholesaler and the largest distributor of 
treated drinking water in the United States.
  As a Riverside County native, Randy has been active in the San 
Jacinto farming community for over three decades. In addition, Randy 
currently owns and operates a wine grape vineyard in the Central Coast 
with his wife and two daughters. Randy is currently an executive 
committee member of the Southern California Leadership Council, as well 
as a member of the Riverside County Farm Bureau, the California 
Association of Winegrape Growers, the Monday Morning Group of Western 
Riverside County, and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.
  In 2001, Randy was elected to serve on the Eastern Municipal Water 
District's Board of Directors. Just two years later, Randy was chosen 
to represent Eastern on Metropolitan's Board. Randy's path followed in 
the footsteps of his father, Clayton A. Record, Jr., who served as 
Eastern's representative to Metropolitan's Board from June 1999 to 
January 2001. As both a past president of the Association of California 
Water Agencies and, more recently, as Chairman of Metropolitan's Board, 
Randy has demonstrated tremendous leadership in addressing California's 
unending list of water challenges. The proposed California WaterFix 
project is one of the most ambitious water infrastructure projects in 
the history of our state, if not the nation. The project's goal of 
providing a reliable and affordable source of water to tens of millions 
of California families and businesses will play a major role in shaping 
the future of our state. Randy's leadership on this project has been 
instrumental in moving the project forward.
  Without Randy's tireless advocacy and the strong relationships he's 
developed over the years throughout the state, projects like the 
WaterFix and Metropolitan's other policy objectives simply would not be 
possible. As Randy's friend and as his colleague in the water policy 
arena, I am incredibly proud of the many accomplishments he's achieved 
during his tenure as Metropolitan's Chairman. Randy will continue to 
serve on the Board for both Eastern and Metropolitan, and I look 
forward to our continued work together to provide California with water 
solutions.

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