[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16260]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


                        HONORING PETER D. TRUMAN

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                           HON. DWIGHT EVANS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2017

  Mr. EVANS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a dedicated and 
accomplished man from our City, former Pennsylvania State 
Representative, Peter D. Truman.
  Peter was born in the City of Philadelphia on January 13, 1935. He 
received his Bachelor of Business Administration from Florida State 
Christian College and attended New York State University. From 1959 to 
1967, he served as an officer on the Philadelphia Police Department and 
in 1968, he served as a constable to the 3rd Ward of Philadelphia. 
After, he worked as assistant to the chief clerk in the Pennsylvania 
House of Representatives (1968 to 1971). From 1970 to 1982, he served 
as president of the 3rd Ward Committeeman Association. From 1971 to 
1972, he was the director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of General 
Services. From 1972 to 1973, he worked as the regional director to the 
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce and was an administrative assistant 
to the Sheriff of Philadelphia (1973 to 1975).
  Further, Peter served as director of the Pennsylvania Bureau of 
General Services (1971 to 1972) and regional director of the 
Pennsylvania Department of Commerce (1972 to 1973). After, he was an 
administrative assistant to the Sheriff of Philadelphia (1973 to 1975) 
and deputy chief clerk to the Philadelphia Traffic Court (1979 to 
1982). Additionally, he was a leader of the 3rd Ward Democratic 
Committee (1982). Admirably, he was elected as a Democrat to the 
Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 1983, 1985 and 1987 
terms. He resigned from the House, January 4, 1988. He also served as 
Clerk of Quarter Sessions for the City of Philadelphia (1988 to 1992). 
In addition to his diverse career of public service, Peter is the 
founder of Dan-Silo Consultants.
  The 2nd Congressional District of Pennsylvania extends gratitude to 
Peter Truman for his dedicated support to the Commonwealth of 
Pennsylvania.

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