{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2134-2", "2002-11-22", 107, 2, null, null, "A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO RICHARD H. FINAN FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO THE STATE OF OHIO", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "TRIBUTETO", "E2134", "E2134", "[{\"name\": \"Paul E. Gillmor\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "148 Cong. Rec. E2134", "Congressional Record, Volume 148 Issue 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 152 (Friday, November 22, 2002)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2134]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nA SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO RICHARD H. FINAN FOR HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE\n             OHIO GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND TO THE STATE OF OHIO\n\n                                 ______\n\n                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR\n\n                                of ohio\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Friday, November 22, 2002\n\n  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to\npay special tribute to an outstanding gentleman, and good friend, from\nOhio. Dick Finan, from the Village of Evandale, is the outgoing\nPresident of the Ohio Senate. He is being honored for his dedicated\nservice and loyalty to the Ohio General Assembly and to the citizens of\nOhio.\n  Mr. Speaker, President Richard H. Finan began his career in public\nservice in 1963. He served as a Councilman in the Village of Evandale\nuntil 1969, when he was then elected to serve as Mayor.\n  After serving the citizens of Evandale for ten years, he ran for and\nwas elected to the Ohio House of Representatives. There he served with\ndistinction until 1978. He was elected to the Ohio Senate upon leaving\nthe House of Representatives and in 1997, was elected by his colleagues\nto serve as Senate President.\n  President Finan has had a significant impact on public policy in\nOhio. He has also reached out nationally in an attempt to improve the\nlives of all citizens living in this great land. He currently serves as\nChairman of the University of Dayton Board of Trustees and is a Past\nPresident of the National Conference of State Legislatures. Serving his\ncommunity and the State of Ohio was not only Dick's duty, but also his\nhonor. These chances to give back to the public have brought him a\nlifetime of both personal and professional achievement. President Finan\ntruly is a valued asset to the Village of Evandale and to the state of\nOhio.\n  President Finan has been a great resource and a true friend to\neveryone around him. Respected by his colleagues in the legislature and\nin the private sector, Dick has shown the ability to improve the\nenvironment around him. He has been the recipient of many awards that\nreflect his service, including the Tree of Life Award from the Jewish\nNational Fund, the President's Medal from Miami University, the\nDistinguished Citizen Award from the Medical College of Ohio, and the\nWilliam Howard Taft Americanism Award from the Anti-Defamation League.\nHe is an Honorary Alumni Member--Omicron Delta Kappa--at the University\nof Dayton and holds an honorary degree from Xavier University.\n  President Finan will be missed in the public arena. His wisdom,\nhonesty and forthrightness are attributes to which all public servants\nshould aspire. He has set an example for everyone on how to live a life\nof service, putting the greater interests of the community before one's\nown.\n  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying special tribute\nto President Richard H. Finan. Our communities are served well by\nhaving such honorable and giving citizens, like Dick, who care about\ntheir well being and stability. We wish Dick, his wife Joan and their\nfour children all the best as we pay tribute to one of our nation's\nfinest citizens.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2002-11-22-pt1-PgE2134-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 75.69962297566235, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}