[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 234]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 COMMENDING DOUG CHRISTOPHER UPON HIS RETIREMENT FROM DISTRICT COUNCIL 
      16 OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES

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                           HON. GEORGE MILLER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2013

  Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend 
the career of Doug Christopher who is retiring this month as Business 
Manager and Secretary-Treasurer of District Council 16 of the 
International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) after 28 
years of dedicated service to its members.
  Doug has lived and worked in the San Francisco Bay Area and has made 
great contributions to the strength of our middle class and the Bay 
Area economy. He has many achievements to be proud of and deserves our 
commendation and public recognition for his service and his leadership 
in his union and in his community.
  Doug was elected as an Executive Board Member At-Large to the 
Glaziers Local 1621 in 1984. With his election to President in 1985, he 
established the union's Defense Fund. Doug Christopher served the 
members of Local 1621 from 1997 to 1999 in various capacities and 
provided expert advice and leadership in advancing and defending the 
rights of working men and women.
  Highly regarded in the labor community for his expertise and 
longstanding record of accomplishments, Doug was elected as Business 
Manager/Secretary-Treasurer for District Council 16 in 2007.
  It is appropriate at this time to commend Doug Christopher on his 
outstanding record of union and civic leadership and extend our sincere 
best wishes for a rewarding and gratifying retirement.
  America is strongest when its middle class and working men and women 
are strong, and Doug has every right to be proud of the work he has 
done to make our country strong.

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