[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23849]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       PAYING TRIBUTE TO CLARK COUNTY COMMISSIONER BRUCE WOODBURY

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend Bruce 
Woodbury.
  Bruce Woodbury, a native of Las Vegas, graduated from Las Vegas High 
School and attended the University of Utah, where he graduated Magna 
Cum Laude. He then attended Stanford School of Law, where he earned his 
J.D. and was a member of the Board of Editors of the Stanford Law 
Review. Bruce was appointed in 1981 to Clark County Commission District 
A, and was subsequently elected to his first full term the following 
year. He has been re-elected every 4 years since, and has served as the 
commission chairman twice.
  Bruce is being honored as the 2007 Education Hero Award Recipient 
from the Public Education Foundation of Clark County for his dedicated 
work for our community. As a Clark County Commissioner, Bruce serves on 
the Las Vegas Valley Water District Board of Directors, the University 
Medical Center Board of Trustees, the Clark County Liquor and Gaming 
Licensing Board, the Clark County Water Reclamation District, the 
Henderson Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Las Vegas Springs 
Preserve, and the Las Vegas Centennial Celebration Executive Committee. 
In addition to his public service, Bruce currently serves as the 
Chairman of the Regional Transportation Commission, Chairman of the Big 
Bend Water District Board of Trustees, Vice Chairman of the Kyle Canyon 
Water District, and is a member of the Regional Flood Control District.
  Bruce is a distinguished public servant who has tirelessly served our 
community. His efforts have helped make Clark County a better place to 
live. Bruce has been recognized by many as a pillar of the community 
and received numerous accolades for his leadership in the community. He 
truly represents everything that is good about public service.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Commissioner Bruce Woodbury. I 
would like to personally thank him for his dedicated service to our 
community, as well as his continued friendship and support. I certainly 
wish him the best as he continues to improve the lives around him 
through his dynamic leadership.

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