[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 195 (Thursday, December 15, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1298-E1299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING PETER MORIN

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                        HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 15, 2022

  Mr. KEATING. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Peter 
Morin as he retires after 36 years of public service to the 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the South Shore community.
  Inspired by Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, Peter knew from a 
young age that he wanted to be a lawyer. After receiving his Bachelor 
of Arts in political science from George Washington University and his 
Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law, Peter 
first began his extensive career in public service as counsel to the 
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health in 1986, and later became the 
agency's director of investigations. For over two decades, Peter 
diligently served the people of Massachusetts, working for the state 
government in a variety of roles, including general counsel to the 
Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; senior litigation 
counsel and director of performance measurement for the Massachusetts 
Department of Correction; and director of civil process and 
investigations for the Norfolk County Sheriffs Office.
  Seeing how measures passed at the municipal level could help and 
directly impact those in his community, Peter was always involved with 
local government in his hometown of Braintree, Massachusetts. Even 
throughout his years working as an attorney for the Commonwealth, Peter 
consistently volunteered for town committees and meetings and was 
elected to town wide office as a selectman and assessor. After serving 
as chairman of the Braintree Charter Commission, Peter moved from 
volunteering to working for the Town of Braintree fulltime in 2008, as 
the chief of staff and operations for Braintree's first mayor, Joseph 
Sullivan, and helped the town transition from a town meeting form of 
government to a mayor-council form. Peter then served as Braintree town 
solicitor before continuing his work at the municipal level as town 
administrator for the nearby Town of Norwell in 2015.
  Over the past 7 years as town administrator, Peter has acted as 
Norwell's chief operating officer, overseeing the daily operations of 
the town, and handling the budget and much of the behind-the-scenes 
operations. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Peter helped 
the town navigate and integrate new safety protocol and remote work to 
allow town operations to continue while ensuring that his colleagues 
felt safe and supported in their work during a time of uncertainty.

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  After three decades of public service, Peter retires from Nowell this 
December. Peter has dedicated his career to serving the people of 
Massachusetts and the South Shore, and I wish him many years of well-
deserved happiness in retirement.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Peter Morin, and I ask that my 
colleagues join me in recognizing his career and commitment to serving 
his community and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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