[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 174 (Thursday, November 10, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TRIBUTE TO PETE SIEMENS ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 
            OF THE MIDPENINSULA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 10, 2022

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Pete Siemens as he 
retires from his position as a Director of the Board of the 
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Midpen). Pete represents 
Ward One which is comprised of the communities of Cupertino, Lexington 
Hills, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga.
  Pete Siemens was first appointed to the Midpen Board in 1994. Since 
that time he has served with great distinction furthering Midpen's goal 
to preserve a connected greenbelt of more than 65,000 acres in the 
greater Santa Cruz Mountains region.
  Pete Siemens was born in San Francisco and raised in the Central 
Valley, He earned a B.S. degree in math from Fresno State University 
and worked as a rocket test engineer. He is now a consultant in test-
system design for medical implants.
  Pete Siemens has given generously of his time and considerable 
talents to his community, serving as a Los Gatos Council member and as 
Mayor. He also solved as a Los Gatos Planning Commissioner and on the 
Santa Clara County Transportation Commission. He volunteered in the 
restoration of the Grant Cabin, and he and his wife Diane volunteer at 
the Daniels Nature Center.
  Madam Speaker, I ask the entire House of Representatives to join me 
in thanking Pete Siemens for his extraordinary service as a Member of 
the Board of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. We are a 
stronger and better region because of his public service.

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