[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3343-S3344]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO ALECIA WEBB-EDGINGTON

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to a driven 
and highly accomplished Kentuckian Alecia Webb-Edgington. Alecia was 
recently named 2025 Person of the Year by the Covington Education 
Foundation in honor of her work impacting the northern Kentucky 
community as president of the Life Learning Center. I ask my colleagues 
to please join me in applauding Alecia on her award and recognizing her 
outstanding career of public service to the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
  Alecia spent the bulk of her career on the frontlines of our 
communities with the Kentucky State Police, where she served for 15 
years. The Governor's security detail and undercover narcotics were 
just two of Alecia's many assignments as a trooper. It was during this 
period when she met her husband and greatest supporter Ted. She 
finished her time with KSP working in the role of chief information 
officer. After her retirement, Governor Ernie Fletcher appointed Alecia 
to be executive director of the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security, 
making her the first woman to hold the office.
  When her political appointment came to an end, Alecia knew her call 
to serve was far from over. From 2009 to 2013, Alecia represented the 
63rd District in the Kentucky House of Representatives, climbing the 
ranks and eventually becoming vice-chair of the Education Committee. As 
the daughter of a career educator, Alecia values and prioritizes the 
advancement of education. Her passion is abundantly evident in her 
work. Alecia's success in Frankfort pushed her to run for Congress, and 
although her campaign fell short, she knew there was more she could do 
to serve the public.
  An opportunity was presented to Alecia that would take her to 
Washington, DC, to serve at the State Department as a senior police 
adviser in the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement. 
With excitement for the job and an enthusiastic push from Ted, Alecia 
made the jump, commuting back and forth to DC in this new adventure. 
Within the old Yugoslavia and North Africa portfolio, she specialized 
in issues of trafficking and rule of law in post-conflict countries. 
She worked with folks who had suffered through tremendous conflict, 
striving to turn their lives around. While the position was a complete 
mystery to Alecia when she started, the work was fascinating and very 
rewarding. She eventually decided to put her newly developed skills 
from the State Department to use helping Kentuckians at the Life 
Learning Center.
  Since 2016, Alecia has been the president of the Life Learning Center 
in Covington, KY, leading a team focused on helping the at-risk 
population receive the education and skills necessary to succeed in the 
workforce and in life. Her work has made a significant impact on the 
northern Kentucky community and has won her many well-deserved awards, 
including the Covington Education Foundation's 2025 Person of the Year. 
Along with her two Kentucky State Police commendations, Alecia has 
received several other significant distinctions like the Kenton County 
Pioneer Award and the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Community 
Award.
  Alecia's also serves on the board of Notre Dame Academy and the 
Northern Kentucky Workforce Investment

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Board. Community is the heart of her focus in all her endeavors. She is 
a proven leader with exceptional experience whose talent inspires her 
peers and colleagues to follow her with a high level of confidence. Her 
impact on the lives of others is inspirational, and I am grateful for 
her devotion to our Commonwealth and our Nation. Again, I ask my 
colleagues to please join me in congratulating Alecia on her award and 
recognize her outstanding career of service.

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