[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 182 (Thursday, November 14, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1440]
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               HONORING THE MEMORY OF GORDON SCOTT BRACE

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                            HON. ZOE LOFGREN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 14, 2019

  Ms. LOFGREN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the life of 
Gordon Scott Brace and his service to the House.
   Many dedicated public servants work behind the scenes to support the 
vital work of this body and our work as Members. That is true for what 
may be the most significant charge we have: casting our vote here on 
the floor on behalf of our constituents.
   Mr. Brace helped make that possible. During his 17 years with the 
Office of the Clerk as a senior systems engineer, Mr. Brace was 
primarily responsible for maintaining all aspects of the Electronic 
Voting System (EVS). Whenever the House was in session, Mr. Brace made 
certain that the EVS was in full working order, manually checking all 
54 voting stations, the tally clerk station, electronic display board, 
and the EVS equipment in the cloakrooms.
   To put this in perspective, during Mr. Brace's tenure the House 
completed more than 12,300 roll call votes. Considering the individual 
vote of each Member of the House on each of those roll call votes, Mr. 
Brace played a central role on a team with the responsibility to track 
more than 5,350,500 individual votes. Every single one of those votes 
had to be tracked swiftly, accurately, and without doubt. Moreover, 
every one of those votes represents a small, but important, part of our 
nation's history.
   Mr. Brace is remembered fondly by his coworkers and friends here in 
the House not just for his technical skills, but for his kindness and 
generosity. I know I speak on behalf of his coworkers and my colleagues 
in honoring his memory and his important contributions to the 
operations of the House. Our thoughts are with his wife, Kristin, sons 
Wyatt and Dillon, and all of his loved ones.

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