[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 214 (Monday, December 13, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  HONORING CHEHALIS MAYOR DENNIS DAWES

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                       HON. JAIME HERRERA BEUTLER

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 13, 2021

  Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mayor 
Dennis Dawes of Chehalis who is retiring from Chehalis City Council at 
the end of this year. Our community owes Mayor Dawes our sincere 
gratitude; he has dedicated his professional life to public service. He 
began his distinguished career in the Chehalis Police Department, where 
he rose through the ranks to become police chief. Mayor Dawes also 
served six terms on the Chehalis School Board from 1983 to 2007, and 
even worked as a bus driver for the Centralia School District. Ever 
active in his community, Mayor Dawes has also volunteered as a referee 
in local basketball and football games. Most recently, he has spent the 
last sixteen years as a city councilor in Chehalis, with eight of those 
years in his current role as mayor.
  Mayor Dawes exemplifies what it means to be a public servant and has 
worked diligently for decades to improve the community he loves. It is 
truly my honor to work with exceptional, motivated, and dedicated 
leaders like him. While his official public service may be coming to an 
end, I am confident Mayor Dawes will continue to serve his neighbors in 
the Chehalis community, and I wish him the best in his retirement.

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