[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 209 (Thursday, December 11, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5768]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING POLICE CHIEF DENTON CARLSON

  (Mr. DeSAULNIER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 
extraordinary career of San Ramon, California, Police Chief Denton 
Carlson as he retires after 27 years of service.
  Chief Carlson began his law enforcement career in 1998 and later 
joined the San Ramon Police Department during its founding in 2007. 
Quickly rising through the ranks, he became captain in 2017 and chief 
in 2022.
  Chief Carlson additionally served as the director of the city's 
Office of Emergency Management from 2015 to 2022. His leadership was 
instrumental in launching the police department's community resource 
and crime prevention division and its social media and emergency 
communications systems.
  Deeply respected in the community by all the citizens, please join me 
in thanking Chief Carlson for his extraordinary and many years of 
public service and for public safety and congratulating him on a well-
deserved retirement.

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