[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 202 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1726]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CHIEF MICHAEL DONOVAN

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 21, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Chief Michael Donovan's forty-two years of service in California Law 
Enforcement.
  Chief Donovan was born in Oceanside, California in 1961 and has 
dedicated his life to public service. He earned his Bachelor's Degree 
in Human Resources Management and his Master's Degree in Business 
Administration in 1989, both from California State Polytechnic 
University, Pomona. His commitment to public service and law 
enforcement has made all the communities he has served, including our 
community of Napa, California, a safer and better place to live.
  Over the course of his career, Chief Donovan has served in many 
different law enforcement capacities. He was a police officer at the 
Sierra Madre Police Department, an Investigator at the Baldwin Park 
Police Department and the Assistant Chief Investigator, and later Chief 
Investigator, at the San Bernardino County District Attorney's Office. 
Since 2011, Chief Donovan has served as the Chief Investigator at the 
Napa County District Attorney's Office. Chief Donovan is active in the 
law enforcement community. He currently sits on the California District 
Attorney Investigators' Association Board of Directors as the Treasurer 
and Chair of the Training Committee. He also serves on the California 
District Attorneys' Association Legislative Committee. Additionally, 
Chief Donovan is an active member in the local Napa Rotary Club and 
volunteers at many Rotary Club sponsored events.
  Chief Donovan has remained dedicated and motivated throughout his 
long career in law enforcement and public service. He is always willing 
to take on difficult projects and help others in the office. He draws 
on his depth of knowledge and experience in his profession to help 
others in his field. Mr. Speaker, it is therefore fitting and proper 
that we honor him here today.

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