[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 17203-17204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MORRIS MICHAEL SCIONTI

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                             HON. JIM DAVIS

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 18, 2002

  Mr. DAVIS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of Morris Michael 
Scionti, a passionate political activist who lived every moment of his 
life with tremendous enthusiasm and flair. As Chair of the Hillsborough 
County Democratic Executive Committee, Mike displayed unwavering 
loyalty to his country and his party.
  Mike first shared his love for the political process in the 
classroom. For thirty years, he taught high school civics and history 
classes with the same affection and conviction that he later brought to 
politics. After teaching, Mike dove full force into politics, playing 
an integral role in Lawton Chiles' successful campaigns for U.S. Senate 
and Governor, among other races. He then went on to work for the 
Division of Business and Professional Regulation and as executive 
director of the Florida Athletic Commission.
  Tampa Bay, however, will remember Mike most for his countless 
contributions to Hillsborough County's Democratic Executive

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Committee. Never one to shy away from a good political argument, Mike 
was an excellent choice to take the helm of the organization. With his 
boundless energy, he always found a way to excite people about 
politics.
  Despite all of his commitments in the community, Mike, a father of 
three, always found time for family. I would like to express my 
heartfelt sympathies to Mike's children and family members. Morris 
Michael Scionti will be remembered in Tampa Bay as a passionate and 
fiercely loyal competitor. Our community will miss him greatly.

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