[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17130]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING SUPERVISOR KENDALL SMITH OF MENDOCINO COUNTY

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 13, 2012

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my 
friend, my colleague, stalwart community member and outgoing Supervisor 
Kendall Smith for decades of giving back to Mendocino County.
  I first met Kendall when she was a student at Sonoma State University 
at a graduate class she was taking in Public Administration. She 
already had a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University 
and had been a long time member of the American Association of 
University Women.
  Kendall is also a member of the National Women's Political Caucus of 
Mendocino County, a group I am proud to say picked me as their last 
male candidate to endorse, an achievement in no small part supported by 
Kendall.
  As a 32-year resident of the North Coast, Kendall knows the 
territory. That's why I hired her in 1997 to be a field representative 
when I was a State Senator. Two years later, when I became a Member of 
Congress, Kendall continued as my Mendocino County district 
representative, attending to constituent services, working with all 
parts of the county and supporting businesses, tribes, environmental 
groups, nonprofits and government entities in a multitude of ways.
  In 2004, when Kendall decided to run for Fourth District Supervisor, 
I had mixed reactions--pride that she wanted to take that step into the 
life of an elected representative and sadness that she wouldn't be on 
my staff. Her record speaks for itself, and we have remained close 
throughout her eight years on the Board. I was honored to support her 
appointment by the Secretary of the Interior to the Bureau of Land 
Management's Northwest California Resource Advisory Council, one of the 
many boards and associations for which she is a stalwart advocate and 
member.
  Kendall is a model public servant. A dogged researcher and diligent 
policy maker, she earns her admiration through selfless, hard work. Mr. 
Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we pay tribute to Kendall 
Smith, a fine legislator, worthy representative and esteemed citizen.

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