[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 8, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E124-E125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF CACHAVIOUS ``CHAY'' 
                                ENGLISH

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                          HON. TERRI A. SEWELL

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 2022

  Ms. SEWELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary 
accomplishments of Cachavious ``Chay'' English, my beloved former Chief 
of Staff, and key advisors; Chay joined our staff as a legislative 
assistant in January of 2011 and served his home district with 
distinction for almost ten years. In November of last year, Chay took 
on a new role at BGR Group, a primer bipartisan lobbying, and public 
relations firm, as a vice president where he will be focusing on 
financial services, tax, and health care policies.
  Chay received his education from the University of Michigan, where he 
served as a residential advisor before receiving his Bachelor of Arts 
in African and African American Studies. At the University of Michigan, 
Chay became a member of his esteemed fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha 
Fraternity, Inc., a brotherhood that has provided him an invaluable 
network for years to come. He then continued his education at the 
University of Alabama School of Law, where he graduated with a 3.0. It 
was here where he began setting the foundation for his promising career 
in politics as a member of the Trial Advocacy Competition Team that 
would go on to become national champions in 2009 through 2010. As an 
active student at the University of Alabama, Chay was also a member of 
the Order of Barristers Honors Society and the National Black Law 
Students Association.
  Professionally while working as a legal intern for the National Labor 
Board Field Office and former Alabama 7th Congressional District 
Representative Congressman Artur David in 2009 and 2010, Chay continued 
to expand his knowledge of politics by performing statutory research 
and analysis on proposed legislation concerning Displaced Citizens' 
Voting Rights, the Elder Justice Act, Military Internet Voting, and 
Gulf Coast Reconstruction. Chay joined our office in 2011 and served as 
a Legislative Assistant serving as an interim primary policy advisor 
for all proposed legislative initiatives, policy recommendations, and 
recorded votes. Devoting his considerable talents to ensuring the 
progression of Alabama's 7th Congressional District, he quickly became 
the primary counsel for legislative initiatives and policy 
recommendations pertaining to financial services, small business, 
agriculture, housing, workforce development, and labor issues.

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  In 2013, Chay then became one of the lead lobbyists for the American 
Association for Justice as a part of the Federal Relations Counsel. 
Here, he led and managed advocacy efforts, managed complex legislative 
projects, and directly advocated civil justice issues including, 
intellectual property rights, national security, transportation safety, 
and consumer protection.
  Returning to serve his home district in 2015, Chay returned to our 
office, where he served as Legislative Director, then a dynamic Chief 
of Staff until 2020. Here he brought his same hardworking attitude and 
political astuteness to expand and uplift Alabama's 7th Congressional 
District. He was not only a valued member of my staff but as a fellow 
native of Selma, Alabama Chay's success continues to be celebrated 
throughout my district. Chay serves as the embodiment of what residents 
from the Black Belt can accomplish when given the opportunity.
  On behalf of Alabama's 7th Congressional District, I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing the remarkable accomplishments of 
Cachavious English, a true servant leader whose achievements have 
inspired a generation of future trailblazers from across the Black 
Belt.

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