[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H52]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING MAYOR RICHARD HATCHER

  (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
trailblazing public servant and an iconic Hoosier, Mayor Richard 
Hatcher.
  As one of the first African American mayors of a major American city, 
Mayor Hatcher was a constant source of inspiration not only across 
Indiana but throughout our Nation and around the world.
  His history-making election in 1967 as Gary, Indiana's first Black 
mayor showed the power of the possible, that even in a State once 
controlled by the Ku Klux Klan, a person of color could rise above 
hatred and into the halls of power.
  Mayor Hatcher's example of advocating for economic justice, civil 
rights, and equality for every American is why so many of my colleagues 
and I are elected public servants. His death is a sad loss for all 
Americans, but his legacy and his work will live on. We must all work 
together to continue his quest for greater representation and rights 
for all.
  Mr. Speaker, I send my deepest condolences to Mayor Hatcher's loved 
ones, and I thank him for a life well lived.

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