[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 17 (Monday, January 28, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING GWEN SHELTON OF FAYETTEVILLE, TN FOR TWENTY YEAR CAREER IN 
                             PUBLIC SERVICE

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                         HON. SCOTT DesJARLAIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 28, 2019

  Mr. DesJARLAIS. Madam Speaker, today I would like to take a moment to 
honor the well-served career in public service of Gwen Shelton. Gwen is 
stepping away from her role as Fayetteville city alderman after a 20-
year career of holding public office and serving in several roles for 
the city of Fayetteville.
  Since 1998, she has served as an elected official on the city school 
board, twice as city alderman (First from 2004 to 2006, then again from 
2012 to 2018), and as Mayor from 2006 to 2010. Along with these duties, 
Gwen has also served as the Industrial Development Board director for 
Fayetteville-Lincoln County, in which she led many efforts to increase 
investment and job growth within the community.
  Perhaps the best thing you can say of Gwen's time as a public 
official in Fayetteville is that whether you agreed with her positions 
and policies or you didn't, you always knew where she stood on an issue 
and you always knew she was working to do what she felt was in the best 
interest of the city of Fayetteville and its people. That trust in her 
as a leader provides understanding as to the secret of her success and 
gives all elected officials a standard to strive for.
  Gwen Shelton has served her family and her community well, and while 
she will be deeply missed in Fayetteville, her success will not stop 
here. She and her husband, Scott, have both been presented with 
promising new opportunities in Huntsville, Alabama and I am confident 
that the next chapter for these two will be just as good if not better 
than the last. We wish her and her family the absolute best, and again, 
I would like to personally thank her for her outstanding service to the 
city of Fayetteville, Lincoln County and the state of Tennessee.

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