[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING JOANNE GOODWIN AND HER SERVICE TO THE SOUTH FLORIDA 
                               COMMUNITY

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                        HON. THEODORE E. DEUTCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 23, 2021

  Mr. DEUTCH. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor Joanne Goodwin for 
her years of dedicated and unwavering service to our country and to the 
South Florida area. For decades, Joanne has made it her goal every day 
to make other people's lives around her better, and has enjoyed a 
record of success throughout her career everyone ought to strive for. 
Born in 1947, in New York, she made her way to the National Association 
of Securities Dealers in the mid-1960's where she became a registered 
trader.
  Beginning in 1979, she became the director of the Smith New Court 
Securities firm in England. She used her expertise in her field to 
continue to break new barriers for women in her business and a host of 
others. In later years, Joanne made her way to the South Florida area, 
settling in Broward County in 1999. She became especially active in the 
political sphere and worked tirelessly to elect candidates she felt 
were in the best interest of the American people.
  She first volunteered on John Kerry's 2004 presidential run, and 
became an active member of the North Broward Democratic Club. Beginning 
in 2010, Goodwin became the president of the club, and has helped the 
party in-and-around the Fort Lauderdale area continue to blossom and 
grow each and every year since. She also volunteered on former 
congressman Ron Klein's campaign for the House of Representatives, and 
congresswoman Lois Frankel's in the same district.
  Goodwin has been recognized for her amazing work before. She has been 
named Broward County Volunteer of the Year three separate times, in 
2013, 2015, and 2017. In 2018, she was given the Broward Young 
Democrats Lifetime Young Democrat Award. In addition, she remains an 
avid reader, traveler, and continues her commitment to electing 
progressive candidates, particularly women, up-and-down the ballot in 
the future.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Joanne 
Goodwin for her continued support for Florida's 22nd Congressional 
district and the broader South Florida community.

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