[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 6 (Monday, January 13, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                  RECOGNIZING COMMISSIONER BILL HOLEN

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                            HON. JASON CROW

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 13, 2025

  Mr. CROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Arapahoe County 
Commissioner Bill Holen on his retirement after more than 50 years of 
public service.
  Commissioner Holen is an Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, 
and a former member of the Colorado Air National Guard. He dedicated 
much of his career to government public service, including working for 
Senator Gary Hart and Congressman Ed Perlmutter.
  Commissioner Holen was elected to the Arapahoe Board of County 
Commissioners for District 5 in 2012. Over the past 12 years, he has 
served as the Finance Officer and Chair Pro Tempore. In addition to his 
service to the County, Commissioner Holen served as the Chair of the 
Colorado Bipartisan Military Post-Traumatic Stress Task Force, on the 
Denver Regional Council of Governments Board of Directors, Colorado's 
Board of Veterans Affairs, NASA's Space Station Industrial Use 
Taskforce, and the Denver Regional Council of Governments 
Transportation Advisory Board.
  Commissioner Holen has also dedicated much of his time to community 
service. He was the Goodwill Ambassador to U.S. Air Force 460th Space 
Wing Space Command Commander's Group, served on the Board of Arapahoe/
Douglas Mental Health Network Developmental Pathways, and Rocky 
Mountain Crisis Partners. He has also participated as a member in the 
Aurora Chamber of Commerce Defense Council, the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars and American Legion, and the United Veterans Committee of 
Colorado.
  Commissioner Holen is finishing his final term as a Board Member of 
the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners, where he has provided sound 
advice on the use of county resources, strong partnership across the 
County and State, and stalwart dedication to the Arapahoe County 
community.
  I thank Commissioner Bill Holen for his service to Arapahoe County, 
the state of Colorado, and our country.

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