[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8009]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING BRIAN LOUGHMILLER, MAYOR OF McKINNEY

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 17, 2017

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Brian 
Loughmiller, Mayor of the City of McKinney, Texas. Brian and his wife, 
Donna, have lived in McKinney for almost 30 years. In his professional 
career, Brian is the managing partner at the law firm of Loughmiller 
Higgins P.C., which is based in McKinney. He holds a bachelor's degree 
from Illinois State University and graduated from Case Western Reserve 
University School of Law.
  Despite a busy professional career, Brian has been very active in 
serving the McKinney community. He is a past president of the Collin 
County Bar Association and has served on the McKinney Board of 
Adjustment, the McKinney Independent School District Community 
Redistricting Committee, and the McKinney Chamber of Commerce Board of 
Directors. Brian has also devoted his time to the Sunrise Rotary Club, 
Relay for Life, and the American Cancer Society.
  Brian was first elected to the McKinney City Council in 2002, and he 
served as a Council Member for six years. In 2009, Brian was elected 
Mayor of McKinney, and he was re-elected in 2013. During his tenure, 
McKinney has been one of the fastest growing cities in the country. 
Today, it boasts a thriving population of 168,000. Most importantly, 
McKinney has achieved and managed its growth in a way that has earned 
the City national recognition for its exceptional quality of life. In 
2014, Money Magazine ranked McKinney as the #1 Best Place to Live, and 
the City has received numerous accolades that recognize it as an 
outstanding community, including being one of the best places in the 
nation to start a family and to buy a home. Brian has also overseen the 
revitalization of the City's Historic Downtown, which has become a 
beautiful, thriving center for the community.
  Having served on the City Council for 14 years, including eight years 
as Mayor, Brian will be stepping down in May due to term limits. While 
this role ends for him, he has positioned McKinney for a bright future.
  It has been a pleasure to work with Brian to help make McKinney such 
a wonderful place to live, and his leadership in this capacity will be 
missed.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Brian for his tireless commitment to 
public service and his many distinguished accomplishments as Mayor of 
McKinney. I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in thanking Brian and his wife, Donna, for 
devoting so much of their time to the McKinney community and in wishing 
them happiness and continued success in the future

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