[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H5931-H5932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING WYNONA LIPMAN

  (Mr. PAYNE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great trailblazer 
from my district, Wynona Lipman.
  Mrs. Lipman was the first African-American woman to be elected to the 
New Jersey State Senate in 1971, and she was the longest serving 
senator in New Jersey's history when she passed in 1999.
  During her 27 years in the New Jersey State Senate, she fought for 
the rights of children, minorities, and the LGBT+ community.
  She was a crucial member of the Governor's Advisory Council on AIDS 
and Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect. Her work earned her the 
induction into New Jersey's Women's Hall of Fame in 1998. Her legacy 
lives on throughout my district.

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  There is the Wynona Lipman Ethnic Studies Center at Kean University. 
There is the Wynona Lipman Child Advocacy Center for abused children; 
and there is also the future Wynona Lipman Courthouse in Essex County.
  Mrs. Wynona Lipman was an exceptional leader, and I am proud to 
recognize her on the House floor today.

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