[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2544-2545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN HONOR OF THE HONORABLE TERRY R. SPENCE

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                         HON. MICHAEL N. CASTLE

                              of delaware

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 29, 2007

  Mr. CASTLE. Madam Speaker, it is with great pleasure that I rise 
today to recognize the accomplishments and career of the Honorable 
Terry R. Spence. Mr. Spence is the longest serving Speaker of the House 
of Representatives in the history of the State of Delaware. Speaker 
Spence also has held the position longer than any speaker in any state 
legislature in the United States of America.
  Mr. Spence was born and raised in Wilmington, Delaware. He received 
an associate's degree in business from Goldey-Beacom College and he 
later received his bachelor's degree from Wilmington College. Speaker 
Spence is truly a born and bred Delawarean and he has served our state 
honorably for over 26 years.
  First elected in 1980, Terry quickly rose through the ranks to become 
the Majority Whip of the General Assembly. He served in this position 
for 3 years and was consistently reelected as a Republican, even though 
he served in a Democratic district.
  As a State Representative for the 18th District, Terry has worked 
tirelessly to defend the middle class. As a member of Labor and Veteran 
Affairs committees, Representative

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Spence has fought to protect the constituents of the 18th.
  Having worked with Terry during my years as lieutenant governor, 
governor, and now U.S. Representative, I can attest to his strong 
leadership and his dedication to not only his constituents, but to all 
Delawareans. Serving as Speaker of the House is a formidable task, and 
Terry has managed to successfully carry out his duties over an 
extraordinary period of time.
  Speaker Spence continues to serve as a dignified leader in the 
General Assembly and I wish him luck as he begins his work with the 
144th session of Delaware's legislative body. I commend him for a life 
of service and thank him for his tireless dedication to Delaware.

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