[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         IN HONOR OF JIM PETRO

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2000

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Jim Petro, Ohio 
Auditor of State, chief inspector and supervisor of public offices in 
the State of Ohio.
  Mr. Petro has served Ohio in both the public and the private sector. 
His legal experience spans more than 25 years as a practicing attorney, 
law partner, city law director and criminal prosecutor. He served eight 
years in the Ohio House of Representatives and was a ranking member of 
the House Ethics Committee. He also served as a Cuyahoga County 
Commissioner for four years, including one as President of the 
Commission.
  Mr. Petro is currently serving his second term as Ohio Auditor of 
State, responsible for overseeing the financial condition and legal 
compliance of all 4,500 units of government in Ohio. He has served that 
challenging role with professionalism and integrity. He has advocated 
accountability with tax dollars and worked to uncover instances of 
fraud, waste and abuse in government. He has saved taxpayers millions 
of dollars. Under his leadership the Audit office has contributed to 
the improvement of public services. Mr. Petro has been awarded the 
Mercedes Cotner Scholarship in recognition of his public service.
  I ask my colleagues in the House of Representatives to join me today 
in honoring Ohio's Auditor, Jim Petro.

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