[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9224]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

                   COLORADO STATE SENATOR ELSIE LACY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 23, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to take this moment to recognize 
the career of one of Colorado's leading statesmen, Senator Elsie Lacy. 
In doing so, I would like to honor this individual who, for so many 
years, has exemplified the notion of public service and civic duty. It 
is clear that Senator Lacy's dynamic leadership will be greatly missed 
and difficult to replace.
  Elected to the State Senate in 1992, Elsie was the chairwoman of the 
Appropriations Committee and the chairwoman of the Joint Budget 
Committee. Her main focus was on transportation, health and education 
issues. Before being elected to State Senate, Elsie was elected to the 
Aurora City Council, where she served for four years.
  Senator Lacy is very involved in the community. She is a member of 
the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, a member of the Village East 
Neighborhood Association, and Boy Scouts of America Merit Badge 
Counselor and Troop 630 committee chair, just to name a few.
  This year marked the end of Senator Lacy's tenure in elected office. 
Her career embodied the citizen-legislator ideal and was a model that 
every official in elected office should seek to emulate. The citizens 
of Colorado owe Senator Lacy a debt of gratitude and I wish her well.

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