[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 30 (Thursday, February 15, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E157]
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                      RECOGNIZING MR. JACK AMOROSO

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 15, 2024

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. Jack Amoroso 
for his dedicated service to the Kings County community and to 
congratulate him on his well-earned retirement from the Hanford Police 
Department.
  Mr. Amoroso was born and raised in San Francisco and moved to the 
Central Valley in 1974 to attend College of the Sequoias, where he 
played baseball. His passion for law enforcement was inspired by his 
father, who retired as the Deputy Chief of Police of the San Francisco 
Police Department. Mr. Amoroso's career in law enforcement began in 
1979 at the Hanford Police Department, where he earned two stripes and 
was promoted to Sergeant. In 1988, Mr. Amoroso became the Swat Team 
Leader and Range Master at the Kings County Sherrif's Office. During 
his time at the Sherrif's office, Mr. Amoroso was awarded the Medal of 
Valor to honor his bravery while protecting the Corcoran community and 
was later promoted to Commander. In 2009, he retired as Commander and 
was sworn in as the Police Chief of the Avenal Police Department. 
During his tenure as Police Chief, Mr. Amoroso was steadfast in his 
commitment to reducing violent crime, leading the department to reduce 
the city's gang crime rate by nearly 80 percent. In 2023--more than 40 
years after he was first hired by the department--Mr. Amoroso returned 
to the Hanford Police Department, this time as its Interim Police 
Chief.
  In addition to his more than 35 years as a law enforcement officer, 
Mr. Amoroso has served for decades as an instructor at the Tulare-Kings 
Counties Police Academy, where he teaches young recruits the skills, 
responsibilities, and dedication required of future Central Valley law 
enforcement officers. From 2017 to 2019, Mr. Amoroso served as the 
Academy's Director. It is because of the dedication of public servants 
like Mr. Amoroso that our future law enforcement officers are prepared 
to protect our Central Valley communities. Mr. Amoroso's dedication to 
his colleagues, his work, and his community is a true testament to his 
character and leadership. I know that his service to the Department and 
his commitment to the safety of Kings County will have a lasting impact 
for years to come.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to 
join me in thanking Mr. Amoroso for his decades of service to the 
Central Valley and wishing him a happy and well-deserved retirement.