[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



             COLORADO STATE SENATOR DOROTHY ``DOTTIE'' WHAM

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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, State Senator Dottie 
Wham. 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 Wham's dynamic leadership will be 
greatly missed and difficult to replace.
  Appointed to the Colorado Senate in 1987 and then elected from 1988 
until present, she worked hard on juvenile justice and on the 
children's code of Colorado. She also dedicated a lot of energy on AIDS 
legislation, proposed adoption, and the salaries of elected county 
officials. Dottie served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, 
vice chair of Capital Development and chairman of the Criminal Justice 
Commission.
  This year marked the end of Senator Wham'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 Wham a debt of gratitude and I wish her well.

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