[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14491]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN HONOR OF OHIO SENATOR MICHAEL J. SKINDELL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 19, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Senator Michael 
J. Skindell of Ohio's 23rd Senate District.
  Senator Skindell graduated cum laude with a B.A. in business and 
political science from Walsh College before earning his law degree from 
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Upon graduation, he served under 
Attorney General Anthony J. Celebrezze as an Assistant Attorney 
General. After providing legal representation to the Director of 
Health, serving as a hearing officer for the Ohio department of Health, 
and beginning his own practice, Senator Skindell turned to public 
service, becoming a councilman for Lakewood from 1998 to 2002. He was 
then elected to the Ohio House of Representatives for Ohio's 13th House 
district where he served four terms until being elected to the Ohio 
Senate.
  Throughout his career, the Senator has been known to advocate for 
protections for the consumer, more affordable prescription drug 
coverage, protecting the environment, providing opportunities for 
working class and poor families, universal health care and developing 
Ohio's renewable energy resources. Currently, he serves on the Lakewood 
Chamber of Commerce, Lakewood Democratic Club, and Cuyahoga Democratic 
Party.
  Senator Skindell has been recognized as Environmental Legislator of 
the Year in 2004, Legislative Champion of Children by the American 
Academy of Pediatrics and Voices for Ohio Children, and the Legislator 
of the Year Award from the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2007.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring the 
achievements of Senator Michael J. Skindell.

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