[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16056]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF MR. RICHARD CORDRAY

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, October 24, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Richard 
Cordray, the former Attorney General of Ohio who is being recognized 
and is delivering the Keynote Speech at the Empowering and 
Strengthening Ohio's People's (ESOP) Annual Gala.
  Mr. Cordray was born on May 3, 1959 in Grove City, Ohio. He attended 
Grove City High School and graduated as the co-valedictorian of his 
class in 1977. He went on to attend Michigan State University's James 
Madison College and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in legal and 
political theory in 1981. During his undergraduate studies, Mr. Cordray 
interned for former U.S. Senator John Glenn. After completing his BA, 
he went on to earn his Master of Arts in economics from the University 
of Oxford and his Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago.
  Mr. Cordray began his career as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme 
Court and just two years after earning his J.D. was hired by the 
international law firm of Jones Day in Cleveland, Ohio. He ran and was 
elected as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 33rd 
District from January 7, 1991 to December 31, 1992. Following his term 
in the Ohio State House, Mr. Cordray was appointed as the first Ohio 
State Solicitor and served in this role from September 1993 to 1994. He 
was elected to Ohio Democratic Party Central Committee in 1996. 
Following several years of private practice, Mr. Cordray served as 
Franklin County Treasurer from December 2002 to 2007. He successfully 
ran for Ohio State Treasurer in 2006 and held office until 2009 when he 
became the Ohio State Attorney General. Mr. Cordray's term as Ohio 
Attorney General ended in January 2011. He has been nominated by 
President Obama to serve as Director of the United States Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau.
  Mr. Cordray currently lives in Grove City, Ohio with his wife of ten 
years, Peggy. The couple has a set of twins, Danny and Holly.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Mr. 
Richard Cordray as he is honored by ESOP's Annual Gala on October 20, 
2011.

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