[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 5 (Thursday, January 9, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E11-E12]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    RECOGNIZING KENNETH SCHWARTZ' DEDICATION TO HIS NATION AND HIS 
                               COMMUNITY

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 9, 2025

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ken Schwartz of 
Superior Township, Michigan, on the occasion of his retirement from the 
position of Township Supervisor.
  Ken was born in Michigan in 1952. Raised and educated in suburban 
Detroit, he graduated from Cherry Hill High School in Inkster, Michigan 
in 1970. In 1971, Ken joined the United States Air Force and was 
stationed with the 56th Tactical Fighter Wing at Luke Air Force Base in 
Arizona. He served as a member of the hospital squadron for over three 
years until being honorably discharged in 1975.
  After his service, Ken attended Henry Ford Community College in 
Dearborn before transferring to the University of Michigan in 1976 
where he studied philosophy, history, and political science. After 
graduating, he began a new mission in life as a law student at the 
Cooley Law School in Lansing. Once he passed the bar exam in 1985, Ken 
embarked

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on a long and successful law practice in Ypsilanti.
  Along the way to being elected Superior Township Supervisor, Ken also 
was elected and appointed to many offices including the Washtenaw 
County Road Commission, Washtenaw County Commissioner, and is currently 
serving as a Superior Township Trustee. In keeping with his concern for 
the health and welfare of our veterans, Ken was a founding member of 
the Washtenaw County Veterans Affairs Commission and was elected as its 
Chairman in 2012.
  In his position as Superior Township Supervisor, Ken set a framework 
by encouraging and managing selected land for development and growth, 
keeping the local debt reasonable, and preserving the financial assets 
of Superior Township. His leadership saw an improvement to township 
services like safer drinking water, good quality roads, and more 
responsive fire and police services.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in recognizing Ken 
Schwartz. Though he will be stepping down as Supervisor, he will remain 
on the Board of Trustees and will continue serving his residents. I 
thank him for his service and wish him the best as he enters this next 
chapter of his life.

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