[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 141 (Wednesday, September 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING AUSTIN LIVINGSTON

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Cammack). The Chair recognizes the 
gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. Norman) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. NORMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Austin 
Livingston and his years of incredible service and exemplary work for 
the Fifth District of South Carolina.
  Austin was born in Texas. He was adopted as an infant and spent most 
of his formative childhood years raised in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
  I had the privilege of him living in our neighborhood, and I took him 
on backhoe rides, along with other children, to the store and other 
places. He was known for his physical power on the high school tennis 
team and also served in our Nation's Capitol as Senate page for Senator 
Strom Thurmond.
  This early experience left on him a lasting impression, and he was 
delighted when fate brought him back nearly three decades later to 
serve as a staff member for the House of Representatives.
  He was head of the committee for the Fifth District. In between two 
congressional jobs, he proudly graduated from Clemson University with a 
B.S. in computer information systems. He also worked as a commercial 
airline pilot, where he flew for Continental Airlines for over 11 
years. He was a leader in the commencement photography industry and 
started his own information technology consulting company, specializing 
in cybersecurity.
  He has taught Sunday school at his local Presbyterian church in Rock 
Hill for years and helps as chair of the board of Westminster Catawba 
Christian School in Rock Hill.
  Most importantly, Austin is an outstanding father to his son, Pierce, 
and he is a loving husband to his wonderful wife, Camille.
  As communications director and later deputy chief of staff for my 
office, Austin spearheaded numerous initiatives, including extensive 
office renovations and building a TV studio from scratch, which I 
didn't have to ask him to do. He did that on his own initiative. This 
was during COVID, when restrictions to facilitate virtual interviews 
were rampant.
  It is not only Austin's accomplishments that set him apart but his 
character. Throughout the years, colleagues and associates have 
consistently noted his integrity, humility, work ethic, humor, 
and levelheadedness in a crisis.

  I can tell you he is one of the few people I have ever met who has 
never said a bad word about anybody. He is a leader among leaders, and 
it has been a true honor to have him on my staff.
  His impact on the Fifth District of South Carolina and its 725,000 
people will be seen for many years to come.
  Madam Speaker, please join me in expressing my heartfelt gratitude 
and appreciation to Austin Livingston for his profound dedication and 
work. I wish him all the best in his new photography business, as he 
deserves the best of the best.

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