[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 81 (Wednesday, May 15, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                         HONORING JAMES BOGART

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                           HON. JIMMY PANETTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 15, 2019

  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. James 
Bogart for his decades of service to the central coast of California 
with the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California. Through his 
decades of serving agricultural producers on the Central Coast, Mr. 
Bogart leaves an indelible legacy in our community.
   Mr. Bogart joined the Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association on 
November 3, 1980 as a Staff Attorney. In 1998, began his leadership 
role by serving as President and General Counsel for what would later 
be re-named the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California, where 
he has helped lead the Association and its members on many issues in 
the Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties. He is 
the longest serving president of the Grower-Shipper Association and is 
a highly respected advocate for agriculture.
   Mr. Bogart has been a prominent leader in agriculture and his 
community all of his professional life. His community activities 
include service on several boards of directors, including but not 
limited to the Community Foundation of Monterey County, Salinas Valley 
Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Board), California Bar Association 
(Agribusiness Committee), Monterey County Bar Association (Labor 
Committee), Ag Against Hunger (Founding Director), Monterey County 
Agricultural Education (Founding Director), Grower-Shipper Association 
Foundation (Co-Founder and Incorporator), ``AgKnowledge'' Executive 
Leadership and Education Program (Past President and Founding 
Director), Hartnell College Ag Steering Committee (Founder and Past 
Chairman), Spreckels Union School District Board of Trustees, Monterey 
County Legal Services (Founding Director), Community Homeless Solutions 
(Past Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors), and the Salinas 
Valley Chapter of the American Cancer Society (Past President).
   Mr. Bogart takes pride in the growth of the Grower-Shipper 
Association in both membership and in their leadership. Through the 
AgKnowledge program, he has focused efforts to educating community 
stakeholders in the importance of the produce industry. Mr. Bogart has 
been tenacious in working on issues that impact the produce industry, 
including labor relations, water, food safety, and crop protection 
tools. He has led by example and worked to build relationships with 
individuals on all sides of an issue by emphasizing work to identify 
common ground. He is well known for entertaining all with his good 
sense of humor.
   Mr. James Bogart exemplifies what it means to be a conscientious and 
engaged citizen of the Central Coast. In retirement, Mr. Bogart will be 
cheering on his beloved alma mater, the University of Southern 
California, and enjoying life with his wife, Janis; two stepsons, David 
and Aaron; and his grandchildren. Madam Speaker, the agricultural 
community on the Central Coast will miss Mr. Bogart, and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in wishing him a long and fulfilling retirement.

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