[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15386-15387]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           IN RECOGNITION OF THE 80TH BIRTHDAY OF JANE SHEATS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Jane Sheats 
on the occasion of her 80th birthday.
  Born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Mrs. Sheats is a lifelong resident 
of the Glenville area. Upon graduating from John Hay High School, she 
immediately began working as a clerk with the Internal Revenue Service. 
Mrs. Sheats began her role with Cleveland's Democratic Party in 1965 
when she began her ten-

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year tenure as a Precinct Committeeman for Cleveland's Ward 20.
  In 1975, Mrs. Sheats was appointed as a Board Member of the Cuyahoga 
County Board of Elections by the Executive Committee of the Democratic 
Party. In 1976, she became the first African American woman in the U.S. 
to chair a county board of elections. Her public service continued in 
1983, when she was appointed Regional Manager Cleveland Region of the 
Ohio Lottery Commission; she was later re-appointed in 1991 by Former 
Governor Voinovich. Ultimately, Mrs. Sheats served as Regional Manager 
for 12 years. In 1999, she came out of retirement to serve as a Deputy 
Clerk in the City of Cleveland's Clerk of Courts.
  In addition to her long career in the public sector, Mrs. Sheats has 
been a selfless leader in her community. She was a longtime trustee and 
corporate board member of the Ohio Motorist Association, a Sunday 
School teacher at Mt. Nebo Missionary Baptist Church and the first 
woman to chair the Glenville YMCA Board of Managers.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in recognizing the life of 
Jane Sheats and wishing her a joyous 80th birthday.

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