[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 18, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING CHENAVIA SMITH AS A DISTINGUISHED LEADER IN CENTRAL FLORIDA 
                       FOR WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH

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                            HON. DARREN SOTO

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2025

  Mr. SOTO. Mr. Speaker, as a member of Laborers' Local 517 for 13 
years, Chenavia Smith, affectionately known as Che Smith, is a proud 
LiUNA DEROC organizer. She has served as a member and in leadership 
positions with the NAACP and CBTU CFL Chapter.
  She was also the first and formerly the youngest Black woman auditor 
for her local, a member of APRI, the E board, COPE Committee, and 
delegate member of her CLC, as well as an activist, advocate, and 
political advisor throughout the state of Florida and beyond.
  She has collaborated with numerous resilient communities to bring to 
fruition economic catalysts like apprenticeship ordinances and 
Community Benefits Agreements.
  She is an especially gratefully gifted wife and mother who believes 
that all families should have family-supporting wages, great benefits, 
the opportunity for advancement, and the ability to retire with respect 
and dignity.

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