[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 30, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        CELEBRATING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF MAYOR BOBBIE SINGH-ALLEN

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                             HON. AMI BERA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 30, 2022

  Mr. BERA. Madam Speaker, I rise today during Women's History Month to 
recognize the contributions and achievements of Mayor Bobbie Singh-
Allen of Elk Grove, California.
  Mayor Singh-Allen has been a great friend and partner in public 
service for years, when we began working together when she joined the 
Elk Grove School Board. She has been an exemplary citizen of Elk Grove, 
a city I have had the honor of representing throughout my time in 
Congress. She has lived in Elk Grove for over 30 years and been a 
strong leader in strengthening our public schools.
  She was appointed to the Elk Grove Unified School District Board of 
Trustees in 2012 and went on to serve as Board President for 2 years. 
Her work involved maintaining strong financial reserves, supporting 
robust career and technical education programs, increasing graduation 
rates, creating a more inclusive curriculum, and enhancing visual and 
performing arts,
  Mayor Singh-Allen is also an accomplished attorney, a graduate of 
Lincoln Law School of Sacramento, and represented the private sector 
for over twenty years. She has worked with associations representing 
the hospitality industry, special educators, and affordable housing 
issues.
  Her election made her the first directly-elected Sikh-American woman 
mayor in the country, Mayor Singh-Allen is not only a dedicated servant 
of Elk Grove and Sacramento County, but she is also a wonderful wife 
and mother. In 2015, she was selected as ``Woman of the Year'' for 
California State Assembly District 9 and was recognized for her 
achievements in front of the California State Legislature. I am honored 
to call her a friend and ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing 
her today in front of the U.S. House of Representatives.

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