[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 28 (Friday, February 11, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E139]
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                        HONORING SHARON HAWKINS

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 11, 2022

  Mr. SIMPSON. Madam Speaker, along with my colleagues Senator Mike 
Crapo, Senator Jim Risch, and Congressman Russ Fulcher, I rise to call 
attention to the outstanding career of Sharon Hawkins, who worked for 
over 30 years on public policy to better the lives of Idahoans. Sharon, 
served the last fifteen years of her career as the Director of 
Operations for Idaho's largest business association, the Idaho 
Association of Commerce and Industry, IACI. Sharon not only made sure 
every detail of the office ran smoothly, but she was an extremely vital 
resource to the 300 plus business members who make up that important 
organization.
  Before joining IACI, she was the administrative coordinator for the 
Idaho Consumer-Owned Utilities Association, executive assistant to the 
Chairman and CEO of MGM and United Artists Communications, and the 
office administrator for the investment banking firm, Merrill Lynch.
  For many, Sharon is an encyclopedia of historical and policy 
knowledge in the Gem State. She knows every player in the business 
world, not only because she worked with them, but because she became a 
caring friend to those who crossed her path.
  Sharon is the person you go to when you need things done right. She 
never left a detail on the table, or a task undone during her time of 
service. From orchestrating some of the most important business events 
in modern Idaho history--to making sure Vice President Dick Cheney had 
a Diet Coke, Sharon never missed a beat.
  Her ability to spark conversations, tireless work ethic, and thorough 
knowledge of Idaho policy history and business acumen will be missed 
among all who've worked with her over her three decades of service. We 
all wish her the best in her retirement and to get some much-needed 
rest and relaxation with her husband Cory and her three sons. I thank 
Sharon for her service to Idaho.

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