[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E26-E27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING OHIO'S LONGEST-SERVING TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE, WILLIAM ``ANDY'' 
                                THOMPSON

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                          HON. TROY BALDERSON

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 11, 2022

  Mr. BALDERSON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the service of 
Ohio's longest-serving township trustee, William ``Andy'' Thompson.
  The year 1970 was momentous for many reasons. It was the year the 
Beatles released

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their final album ``Let It Be'' just before the band broke up, the 
legal voting age in the U.S. was lowered from 21 to 18, and it was the 
year that William ``Andy'' Thompson first answered the call to serve 
his community.
  After 52 years and 13 consecutive four-year terms, Andy ends his 
tenure as Ohio's longest-serving township trustee. Located in northwest 
Delaware County, Thompson Township, which carries the same family name 
only by coincidence, has a population of just 659 residents.
  For township trustees in rural Ohio, the role requires more than just 
setting policy and addressing the concerns of residents. Given the size 
and budgets of smaller townships, the job often doubles as a part-time 
maintenance position of sorts. Even at age 84, Andy was no exception. 
On any given day, if Andy wasn't tending to his own farm, he could 
likely be found patching roads or mowing at the local cemetery.
  Among Andy's long list of accomplishments spanning his more than five 
decades of public service was the construction of a new township hall, 
at no added expense to taxpayers.
  While Andy's time as an officeholder has ended, his legacy will 
endure for many years to come. This legacy includes his successor as 
township trustee, his son, Andy Thompson III.
  Andy has set a high bar for the thousands of township officeholders 
serving across Ohio's 1,308 townships. It is an honor to recognize his 
long career of public service and to express my sincere gratitude to 
William ``Andy'' Thompson on behalf of Ohio's 12th Congressional 
District.

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