IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION congratulating Congresswoman Karen McCarthy (D-MO), upon being selected as "Labor's Friend of the Year" by the Labor's Educational & Political Club Independent.
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RESOLUTION # 14549, April 7, 2003
INTRODUCED BY Robert A. Stringfield, Fred Arbanas, Scott Burnett,
Ronald E. Finley, Dennis Waits, Dan Tarwater,
Rhonda L. Shoemaker, Bob Spence, and Henry C. Rizzo,
County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Congresswoman Karen McCarthy (D-M0) was recently selected as "Labor's Friend of the Year" by the Labor's Educational & Political Club Independent for her unswerving dedication and commitment to public service; and,
WHEREAS, Rep. McCarthy was born in Massachusetts and lived on a farm until age 14, when her father, a Western Electric employee was transferred to a Kansas City suburb; and,
WHEREAS, Rep. McCarthy pinpoints her 21st birthday in 1968 as the day she became interested in public service; and,
WHEREAS, on that special day Robert F. Kennedy spoke at the University of Kansas, where she was a student majoring in English; and,
WHEREAS, Rep. McCarthy told the Kansas City Star that the speech on that day, which touched upon empowerment and opportunity for everyone, stays with her even now; and,
WHEREAS, she knew from that day forward she would work for President Kennedy and be a Democrat; and,
WHEREAS, after graduation, Rep. McCarthy began teaching high school English while maintaining her interest in politics; and,
WHEREAS, at the age of 29 she won election to the Missouri House of Representatives and served 18 years as an effective and able representative for her constituents, honing her political skills and moderate positions; and,
WHEREAS, as evidenced by her long tenure in Missouri General Assembly, Rep. McCarthy was a cheerful lawmaker, preferring to form ad hoc alliances and work quietly to craft a bill rather than take to the House floo...
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