[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24472]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                        RETIREMENT OF JENNY OGLE

  Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. 
Jenny Ogle, who is retiring at the end of this month after 23 years of 
service to the citizens of Ohio and the United States of America.
  Many of my colleagues might not realize this but Senator Mike DeWine


and I have one of the few joint casework operations in the Senate. 
Shortly after I was elected, Senator DeWine graciously offered to 
combine our casework services in an effort to better serve our 
constituents in Ohio by avoiding duplication of effort and by saving 
money on staff and office expenses.
  To head up this office, Mike and I asked Jenny Ogle, who had been 
Mike's own Director of Constituent Services since 1995, and who had 
been a caseworker for Mike from 1982 to 1989 when he was in the House 
of Representatives. In the interim years, while Mike was serving as my 
Lieutenant Governor, Jenny brought her experience to Congressman Dave 
Hobson, where she served as casework manager.
  I knew that Senator DeWine and I were asking a lot of Jenny to run 
this new one-stop operation, but I was confident, given the great work 
that she had done for Mike and for Dave, that she could handle the load 
and do it well.
  And I was right. For the past 3 years Jenny has been our Director of 
Constituent Services, and has done an excellent job in ensuring that 
all our casework is handled properly and in a timely manner.
  One of the things that I have come to respect about Jenny is her 
leadership and interpersonal skills and her ability to reach out and 
make a difference in the lives of so many people. In fact, she could 
probably write a book based on the cases she handled personally as well 
as the cases she ``quarterbacked'' as Constituent Services Director. 
Jenny has a unique ability to bring out the best in herself, but more 
important, she has a real talent for bringing out the best in her 
staff.
  I have often said that the most important work that my office does is 
outreach to my fellow Ohioans, and in terms of outreach and getting 
things done for the people of Ohio, Jenny has had a major impact. She 
can rest assured that her accomplishments are appreciated by me and my 
entire staff and her influence will continue to be felt for many years 
to come.
  I will genuinely miss Jenny's service because she is a consummate 
professional. Throughout her career in constituent services in both the 
House and Senate, Jenny has dedicated herself to helping solve the 
problems of tens of thousands of Ohioans, many of whom have had nowhere 
else to turn. She is one of those rare individuals who can honestly say 
that they have made a difference in the lives of their fellow man.
  I am proud of what she has been able to accomplish, and I know that 
her family is just as proud of her, if not more so. I thank Jenny for 
her service, and I wish her and her husband, Mike, a happy and healthy 
retirement together.

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