[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 179 (Tuesday, October 12, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               HONORING THE CAREER OF MR. KEVIN WOODWARD

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                             HON. JIM BANKS

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 12, 2021

  Mr. BANKS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the distinguished 
career of Mr. Kevin Woodward of Wells County.
  Kevin has been essential to the common welfare of Wells County and 
its residents for over 30 years.
  Most in Wells County know him to be a distinguished public servant. 
In 1990, Kevin was elected to the Ossian Town Board. In 1994, he was 
elected to the Wells County Council. Then, in 2000, he was elected 
commissioner of Wells County, a role in which he would serve for 21 
years. As commissioner, Kevin worked diligently and tirelessly to 
respond to citizen concerns, fulfill state and local requirements, and 
see that county operations run smoothly.
  So outstanding was Kevin's tenure as commissioner that he enjoyed 
overwhelming popular support and often the backing of both local 
Republican and Democrat parties. He believed in a ``common sense 
approach to local government,'' rooted in discerning the concerns of 
hardworking, tax-paying Hoosiers.
  Apart from his public service, Kevin is family man with roots deep in 
Wells County. Born and raised in Ossian, Kevin has been married for 38 
years to Linda, with whom he has two sons and two granddaughters.
  This is a testament to Kevin's long and distinguished service to 
Wells County. As he enters retirement, I wish him Godspeed in this new 
chapter of life, and to know that the county, and the whole of 
northeast Indiana, is forever grateful for him.

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