[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4860]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING THE MINORITY LEADER IN THE NEVADA STATE ASSEMBLY: MARILYN 
                              KIRKPATRICK

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                           HON. CRESENT HARDY

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 13, 2015

  Mr. HARDY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to congratulate and honor the 
current Minority Leader in the Nevada State Assembly, Marilyn 
Kirkpatrick (D-North Las Vegas) for her service to the citizens of the 
Battle Born State. I consider Marilyn both a colleague and a friend. 
She has served nobly since first being elected in November of 2004. 
Through a tenacious work ethic and a strong ability to get things done, 
Marilyn rose to a leadership position and was elected by her colleagues 
as Speaker of the Nevada State Assembly from 2013-2014 in a chamber 
that was often filled with heated debates and battles. Marilyn and I 
frequently had inspiring discussions, and at the end of the day, I 
respect her prowess for policy and I stand here today recognizing her 
for her many accomplishments. While juggling various Assembly 
commitments, Marilyn continued to serve as a mentor and a leader to her 
Girl Scouts of America. I seriously don't know how she could multitask 
on so many important issues, both inside the Statehouse and outside of 
the Statehouse. It was truly inspiring to observe Marilyn as she guided 
young Members with her wealth of institutional knowledge. Mr. Speaker, 
I commend Marilyn on her service to Nevada and wish her the best of 
luck on her next endeavors.

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