[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 201 (Wednesday, December 6, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING GLEN SCHALLER

  (Mr. PANETTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PANETTA. Mr. Speaker, I honor the life and highlight the memory 
of Glen Schaller--a teacher, organizer, labor leader, political and 
policy strategist, and a friend of many in California's 19th 
Congressional District.
  After high school, Glen traveled the country. He found his way to 
Santa Cruz, fell in love with that special place, and he felt it 
necessary to make it his home. He studied at Cabrillo College and UCSC 
and worked in early childhood education for 26 years.
  Glen found that he loved helping vulnerable people as a teacher, as 
an activist, and as an ally for the LGBTQ community for which he was 
named Ally of the Year and Grand Marshal of the annual Pride parade.
  Glen also played a key role in the local Democratic Central Committee 
and was a political coordinator for the Central Coast Labor Council.
  In that position, I can tell you he made sure that local public 
servants truly understood what it takes to fight for workers and 
working families.
  Another admirable quality of Glen was that he just didn't focus on 
politics, but also on policy. He was a director of a local workforce 
development board, and he fought to prevent closure of local public 
schools.
  Mr. Speaker, I say to his son, Devon, please know that your father 
impacted so many people in so many ways. By finding Santa Cruz, Glen 
found his purpose in fighting for equality so that everybody has the 
same foundation for opportunity and success on the central coast of 
California.

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