[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17240]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING REGINALD N. ``REGGIE'' TODD

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                            HON. JANICE HAHN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, December 8, 2014

  Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Reginald N. ``Reggie'' 
Todd, who is retiring at the end of this year, after his distinguished 
and illustrious career spanning more than thirty-eight years 
representing and advocating for the interests of local governments 
before the Legislative and Executive Branches of government in 
Washington, D.C. I wish to extend to Mr. Todd, currently the Chief 
Legislative Representative for the County of Los Angeles, my 
appreciation for the decades of dedicated service that he has given to 
Los Angeles County and the nation.
  Mr. Todd has served as the Chief Legislative Representative for the 
County of Los Angeles for the past sixteen and a half years, leading 
and coordinating a team of legislative advocates who have been working 
tirelessly on behalf of the over 10 million people who live in Los 
Angeles County. My office has worked closely with Mr. Todd and his team 
on a broad variety of federal issues having an impact on Los Angeles 
County including appropriations, health care, social services, 
community development, public safety, transportation and 
infrastructure, and municipal services. He has advanced the Los Angeles 
County Board of Supervisors' federal legislative agenda with great 
skill, intelligence, and accomplishment.
  Prior to establishing the Los Angeles County Washington Office, Mr. 
Todd served as Legislative Director of the National Association of 
Counties (NACo), implementing a broad array of coalition-building 
around NACo's legislative priorities. Before joining NACo, Mr. Todd 
served as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Community 
Development Association, the Legislative Counsel at the National League 
of Cities, and the Washington Activities Coordinator for the National 
Association of Regional Councils.
  Mr. Todd was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. A veteran, he 
served in the United States Air Force at the Supreme Headquarters 
Allied Powers Europe, NATO. He received a B.A. in Government and 
Politics from the University of Maryland-College Park. He has been 
married to his wife, Saralee S. Todd, for 36 years and has two 
children, Dr. Elizabeth Todd Breland and Jonathan E. Todd, and a son-
in-law, Alex Breland. Mr. Todd also is a very proud, first-time 
grandfather of Natalie Juanita Breland.
  On behalf of the United States House of Representatives and Los 
Angeles County, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for Mr. Todd's 
contributions throughout his remarkable career. With our sincere best 
wishes, we congratulate him upon his retirement from public service.

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