[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 126 (Monday, August 3, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E763-E764]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING ATTORNEY LARRY R. HANDFIELD

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, August 3, 2026

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a South 
Florida philanthropist and public servant, Attorney Larry R. Handfield, 
who is the first graduate of Bethune-Cookman University, located in 
Daytona Beach, Florida, to have two on-campus buildings named in his 
honor, the ``Dr. Larry R. Handfield Athletic Training Center'' and the 
``Dr. Larry R. Handfield Music Building.''

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  Attorney Handfield is a nationally known trial lawyer who has 
received national recognition for his work within the judicial system. 
He has been appointed to three statewide commission posts by three 
different Governors. He was first appointed to the Statewide Sentencing 
Guideline Commission by Governor Robert Martinez. Florida Governor 
Lawton Chiles appointed Attorney Handfield to the Judicial Nominating 
Commission for the Miami-Dade County Court System. And his third 
appointment was to the post of State Commissioner to the Statewide 
Ethics Commission by Florida Governor Charlie Crist.
  Mr. Handfield is currently Chairman of the Board of Bethune-Cookman 
University, and he is the first of its graduates to hold the position.
  Attorney Handfield received his bachelor's degree from Bethune-
Cookman University and then rcceived the degree of Juris Doctor from 
Howard University, School of Law, located in Washington, D.C. The 
degree of Doctor of Law was later conferred on by Bethune-Cookman 
University. Mr. Handfield has worked as a Federal Prosecutor, and as a 
State Prosecutor under former United States Attorney General, Janet 
Reno.
  Mr. Handfield's accomplishments are too numerous to count, and he has 
truly lived up to his motto: ``Service is the price we pay for the 
space we occupy on this earth.''
  Please join me in honoring and recognizing Attorney Larry R. 
Handfield for his dedication and commitment to his community, family 
and friends.

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