[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 192 (Tuesday, December 3, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING JOSEPH HOGENKAMP'S CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE

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                           HON. BRIAN HIGGINS

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 3, 2019

  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
accomplishments of the City Treasurer of the City of Tonawanda, Joseph 
Hogenkamp, who is retiring from public service as City Treasurer later 
this month.
  Joe has many accomplishments as City Treasurer, including a 
commitment to modernizing his office. As I mentioned, first elected in 
1987 and serving through mid-December of 2019, Joe has seen a lot of 
changes, both in government administration as well as in municipal 
finance. Working with several mayors and dozens of former aldermen and 
city council members, Joe's reputation was one of steady reliability 
and dedicated leadership to the taxpayers he served.
  First elected in November of 1987, Joe has served the taxpayers and 
residents of Tonawanda for more than 30 years. A native of the city, 
Joe is a 1981 graduate of Tonawanda High School, after which he earned 
an accounting degree at Miami University of Ohio.
  In addition to his elected duties, Joe has served as a board member 
and office for PERMA, an organization that provides workers 
compensation insurance coverage for municipal governments across New 
York State. Here at home, Joe serves on the Finance Committee for St. 
Francis of Assisi Church and on the Erie County Land Bank. He also 
serves as Treasurer of the Familial Cancer Foundation of Western New 
York.
  Above all else, Joe is a proud husband and father. Joe married his 
beloved wife Nikki in 1990 and they are the proud parents of daughters 
Eugenia and Costantina.
  Madam Speaker, please join me and all members of the House in 
congratulating the Honorable Joseph Hogenkamp upon the occasion of his 
retirement from elective public office and join me in extending to Joe 
and his entire family our best wishes for health and happiness in the 
years to come

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