[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORABLE ELBRA M. WEDGEWORTH

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                           HON. ED PERLMUTTER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  Mr. PERLMUTTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
Honorable Elbra M. Wedgeworth, who after decades in public service, is 
retiring.
   The Honorable Wedgeworth began her career in public service in 1989 
as a Senior Analyst for the Denver City Council. From 1994 to 1996, she 
served as the Clerk and Recorder for the City and County of Denver, and 
also served as a member of the Denver Election Commission and as a 
Denver County Commissioner. In 1999, she was elected as Denver City 
Council's District 8 Councilwoman. After just four years on the City 
Council, her fellow Councilmembers unanimously elected her Council 
President from 2003 to 2005. In 2007, she resigned from the City 
Council to join Denver Health as Chief Government and Community 
Relations Officer where she has been active in advancing healthcare 
policy at the state and federal level. In August 2014, the Elbra M. 
Wedgeworth Municipal Building was dedicated in her honor in the 
historic Five Points neighborhood in honor of her service to the City 
of Denver and State of Colorado.
   In addition to her esteemed career, Elbra served on many boards and 
commissions. In September 2008, she was unanimously elected as 
President of the Denver Union Station Project Authority Board of 
Directors and served nine terms as Board President. Under her 
leadership, the $500 million Denver Union Station Project opened in May 
of 2014 on time and under budget. Also, in 2008, she was appointed as 
the President of the Democratic National Convention Host Committee 
where she oversaw a widely-viewed successful convention. From 2013 to 
2014, Elbra served as the past Chairwoman for the Downtown Denver 
Partnership Inc., the first person of color male or female to serve as 
the organization's chair in its 60-year history, earning her the title 
of Downtown Denver Partnership Honorary Partner. Throughout all of 
this, she has served on the Board of Trustees for the University of 
Redlands in Redlands, California, her college alma mater as well as a 
Board of Trustee for FirstBank in Colorado from 2017 to present. These 
positions reflect her leadership abilities, passion for the city and 
state she loves, and talent for bringing people together to get things 
done for the betterment of our community.
   I want to congratulate The Honorable Elbra Wedgeworth on a long and 
distinguished career and I wish her all the best in retirement.

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