[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 3799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOSH FLEMING

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 15, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize 
Josh Fleming for being named a 2013 Forty Under 40 honoree by the 
award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record.
   Since 2000, Business Record has undertaken an exhaustive annual 
review to identify a standout group of young leaders in the Greater Des 
Moines area who are making an impact in their communities and their 
careers. Each year, forty up-and-coming community and business leaders 
under 40 years of age are selected for this prestigious distinction, 
which is based on a combined criteria of community involvement and 
success in their chosen career field. The 2013 class of Forty Under 40 
honorees join an impressive roster of 560 business leaders and growing.
   Josh Fleming is the Digital Strategy Director at Lessing-Flynn 
Advertising Company. In this role, Josh has excelled through his 
outstanding creativity and enthusiasm. One of Mr. Fleming's creations 
for Lessing-Flynn, AdMavericks.com, has now become one of Iowa's most-
read marketing blogs. Another creation, Lessing-Flynn's Battle of the 
Brands, provides Iowa companies a chance to compete and showcase their 
brands in an innovative social media format. Outside of the office, 
Josh serves as president of the American Marketing Association of Iowa, 
is a board member of Prevent Blindness Iowa, and travels the country as 
a public speaker on topics relevant to advertising in the digital age. 
Josh's passion for his work and community engagement is something that 
our state can be proud of.
   Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to represent leaders like Josh 
in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
recognize and applaud Mr. Fleming for utilizing his talents to better 
both his community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues 
in the House to join me in congratulating Josh on receiving this 
esteemed designation, thanking those at Business Record for their great 
work, and wishing each member of the 2013 Forty Under 40 class 
continued success.

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