[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5085-5086]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STATE SENATOR JEFF WENTWORTH

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the many 
accomplishments of Texas State Senator Jeff Wentworth.
  Senator Wentworth has deep roots in Texas. A fourth generation Texan, 
he graduated from Alamo Heights High School, went to college at Texas 
A&M, and received his law degree from Texas Tech University School of 
Law. He has been serving the public in many capacities for most of his 
adult life: his previous employment includes one year as a university 
system regent; 6 years as a county

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commissioner, 3 years as a congressional assistant, and 3 years as an 
Army counterintelligence officer.
  He served five years in the Texas House of Representatives, and was 
first elected to the Texas Senate in 1992. He is currently the Senate 
President Pro Tempore, and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. 
He chairs the Texas Legislative Tourism Caucus, and remains a 
practicing lawyer, with the firm of Loeffler Tuggey Pauerstein 
Rosenthal, LLP.
  Senator Wentworth is now in his fifth term, and continues to work 
tirelessly for the more than 700,000 constituents in his district. Jeff 
Wentworth is a genuine American success story, and a tremendous 
advocate for the people of San Antonio and for all the people of Texas.
  Mr. Speaker, I am honored to have this opportunity to recognize the 
many achievements of State Senator Jeff Wentworth.

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