The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“TRIBUTE TO ASSEMBLYWOMAN GLORIA DAVIS” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E150 on Feb. 12, 2001.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
TRIBUTE TO ASSEMBLYWOMAN GLORIA DAVIS
______
HON. JOSE E. SERRANO
of new york
in the house of representatives
Monday, February 12, 2001
Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute and to wish a very happy birthday to Assemblywoman Gloria Davis, an outstanding individual who has devoted here life to her family and to serving the community. Ms. Davis turned 63 on Friday, February 9 and celebrated at a party given by her family and friends.
Mr. Speaker, Assemblywoman Davis has represented the 79th Assembly District of Bronx County, which includes the neighborhoods of Morrisania, Claremont, Crotona-Mapes, Longwood, Charlotte Gardens, Concourse village, and Belmont, since 1980. Prior to her election, she served six years as district leader. She is a vibrant, dynamic, caring woman who has dedicated the past twenty years to the improvement of conditions for families and children. She was a co-founder of the City-
Wide Parents for Day Care, and national coordinator for the National Welfare Rights Organization, and has served as a member of the steering committee of the Women's State Democratic Committee. Active in the revitalization of her district, Ms. Davis has been instrumental in securing funds for the redevelopment of the Boston Road corridor, fighting to have an Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) built and continuously supported in the district, insisting that Settlement Houses continues to have a mission today, and challenging the community to recognize their dependence upon each other.
Her seniority and dedication to coalition building were recognized when former Speaker Saul Weprin appointed her Assistant Majority Whip in January 1993. She was appointed Chair of the Assembly's Majority Conference in January 1995. Current Speaker Sheldon Silver has come to rely on her to insure productive discussion and in January 2001 she was appointed Majority Whip. Further, she was recently appointed Co-Chair of the Assembly's Tri-State Planning Committee and heads the Bronx Delegation. In 1991, Assemblywoman Davis became the first woman elected to serve as chair of the New York State Black and Puerto Rican Legislative Caucus. Two years later, she was elected as chairperson of the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators, Inc.
Gloria Davis was born on February 9, 1938, in the Bronx and was raised in Gainsville, Florida. She returned to the Bronx as a young adult and attended Bronx Community College and Fordham University. She was previously employed by the Comptroller's Office of the City of New York, the Department of Transportation and was a Confidential Aide to a Bronx Supreme Court Judge.
Mr. Speaker, Gloria Davis is the mother of five, the grandmother of eleven, and she is a great grandmother as well.
Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleague to join me in wishing a happy 63rd birthday to Assemblywoman Gloria Davis and in congratulating her in her recent appointment as Majority Whip of the New York State Assembly.
____________________
