[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8229-8230]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE MARY FRITZ

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                         HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 8, 2016

  Ms. ESTY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the legacy of State 
Representative Mary Fritz, who will be retiring from the Connecticut 
House of Representatives. Rep. Fritz's retirement will mark the 
conclusion of her fifteenth term and more than three decades of public 
service. As a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives, Rep. 
Fritz has worked tirelessly on behalf of the citizens of Cheshire and 
Wallingford.

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  Rep. Fritz began a lifetime of public service on the Board of 
Education in the Town of Wallingford, Connecticut. In November of 1982, 
Rep. Fritz was first elected to represent the 90th District in the 
Connecticut General Assembly. Since Rep. Fritz's inaugural term, she 
has established herself as a consummate leader, serving as Deputy 
Majority Leader, Deputy Speaker, and Assistant Deputy Speaker over the 
course of her long and distinguished tenure.
  As a legislator, Rep. Fritz has successfully pushed for and passed 
legislation on a broad array of issues including crime, education, 
healthcare, senior care, and taxation. During her first term, Rep. 
Fritz helped establish high school graduation requirements that called 
for Connecticut high school students to complete a course in civics. 
This marked the first of many hard-won reforms through which she 
enriched the lives of her constituents and strengthened our community.
  It gives me great pleasure to recognize the service of my friend and 
former colleague, State Representative Mary Fritz. On behalf of the 
United States House of Representatives, I thank her and wish her the 
very best in retirement.

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