[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 7583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING HUMBOLDT COUNTY SHERIFF MIKE DOWNEY

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2017

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Sheriff Mike 
Downey, a longtime member of Humboldt County's law enforcement 
community, on his retirement.
  Sheriff Downey's service to Humboldt County has been exemplary. Mike 
moved his family to Humboldt County and first became a deputy sheriff 
in 1986. He was assigned to the Marijuana Eradication Team in 1988, 
earning several awards for service to the Campaign Against Marijuana 
Planting. He was promoted to Field Training Officer in 1989, and then 
to Sheriff's Corporal in 1992. In 1994, Mike was selected as Resident 
Deputy to Shelter Cove. Three years later, he was assigned as Sheriff's 
Sergeant to the Garberville station, and was awarded the Outstation 
Deputy of the Year in 2000. In 2003, Mike was promoted to the rank of 
Sheriff's Lieutenant in charge of North Area Command patrol operations.
  Mike's professional development has been stellar over the tenure of 
his service. He was awarded every level of certification offered by the 
CA Commission on Peace Officer's Standards and Training (POST), 
including Intermediate, Advanced, Supervisory, Management, and 
Executive Certificates, and graduated from POST Command College. On May 
7, 2006, Mike was promoted to Undersheriff under Sheriff Gary Philp. He 
was elected as Sheriff of Humboldt County and took office on January 1, 
2001.
  Sheriff Downey has been a role model for excellence in 
professionalism and community policing throughout his career. In 
addition to his professional contributions, he has served the Humboldt 
County community through the Eureka Rotary Club, The Red Cross board of 
Directors, as the President of the Law Enforcement Chiefs Associations 
of Humboldt, and through the Board of Directors for the California 
State Sheriffs' Association.
  Mr. Speaker, Sheriff Mike Downey's commitment to the safety and peace 
of Humboldt County is commendable and worthy of recognition. I urge my 
colleagues to join me in extending our congratulations to him.

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