[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 121 (Thursday, July 25, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CHIEF JONATHAN MAZER

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 25, 2024

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Chief 
Jonathan Mazer, an esteemed member of our community. Chief Mazer is 
being honored today for his outstanding service in his career in law 
enforcement.
  Chief Mazer was born in Portland, Maine, but grew up in California 
where he graduated from Las Lomas High School Chief Mazer is a graduate 
of Union Institute & University and has pursued graduate studies in 
Clinical Psychology at John F. Kennedy University and Walden 
University. Chief Mazer and his wife, Angela, have six children Kayla, 
Tyler, Victoria, Riley, Rebecca and Eli.
  Chief Mazer's long career in law enforcement is commendable. He 
started his career in 1991 as a Sheriff's cadet with the Contra Costa 
County Sheriff's office. From there, he moved to work as a police cadet 
with the Pinole and Lafayette Police Departments. In 1996, he was sworn 
in as Solano County Deputy Sheriff.
  In 2015, Chief Mazer was promoted to Sheriff's Lieutenant where he 
managed County Animal Control and the Transportation Bureau. In April 
of 2021, he was appointed Chief of Police for the Rio Vista Police 
Department, a police service contracting with the Sheriff's office. Our 
country is safer because of the courage and sacrifice Chief Mazer has 
shown throughout his long career.
  Since the beginning of his career, Chief Mazer worked to support our 
community. In 2013, when assigned to the Office of Emergency Services, 
he created the Sheriff's Cadet Program, which brings youth into the 
Sheriff's office to learn about law enforcement and public service 
careers. He also founded the Solano County Cadet Academy, a multi-day 
live-in training academy for youth interested in careers in law 
enforcement. Outside of his work, Chief Mazer has worked as a Safety 
Team member at Chabad of Solano County, Vacaville and worked as an AYSO 
soccer coach in his hometown of Rio Vista. His dedication to serving 
his community both in and out of uniform is honorable.
  For the past 28 years, Chief Mazer has given countless hours to 
serving our community that have not gone unnoticed. He has dedicated 
his life to our Solano County community over the duration of his long 
and storied career. We are thankful for his service and wish Chief 
Mazer a wonderful retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, we thank Chief Jonathan Mazer for his dedicated service 
in law enforcement and our broader Solano County community. Therefore, 
it is fitting and proper that we honor him here today.

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