E760 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks May 23, 2013 JOHN R. ZYKAS, CBP Officer, U.S. Cus- modern history of Carrollton began in the present Mayor is Matthew Marchant, who also toms and Border Protection, San Diego, Cali- 1840s when Sam Houston, president of the served several terms on the city council and fornia, End of Watch: September 8, 2010. Republic of Texas, made an agreement with as Mayor Pro Tempore. Nothing in those SHAUN M. LIN, Maritime Enforcement the Peters Colony Company to offer free land Specialist Third Class (E–4), U.S. Coast roles, however, can compare to the character Guard, Portsmouth, Virginia, End of Watch: to new settlers. The Larner, Myers, Nix, Witt, and qualities that the people of Carrollton October 13, 2010. Lee, Rainwater, and Perry families were have brought to it for over a century and that BRIAN A. TERRY, Border Patrol Agent, among the original founders who came to the will propel it into the future. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Naco area—some from Carrollton, Illinois, from Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 24th Congres- Cochise, Arizona, End of Watch: December which Carrollton, Texas, may have gotten its sional District of Texas, I ask all my distin- 15, 2010. name. Families from England, including Jack- JAIME J. ZAPATA, Special Agent, U.S. guished colleagues to join me in recognizing son, Furneaux, Morgan, and Rowe also set- the one hundredth anniversary of the incorpo- Immigration and Customs Enforcement, tled in the area. Mexico City, Mexico, End of Watch: Feb- ration of the City of Carrollton, Texas. ruary 15, 2011. In 1846, the first Baptist church was estab- lished in Carrollton and ten years later the HECTOR R. CLARK, Border Patrol Agent, f U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Yuma, Union Baptist Church opened the first commu- Arizona, End of Watch: May 12, 2011. nity school. Small homes and businesses HONORING MINNESOTA STATE EDUARDO ROJAS, JR., Border Patrol began to grow in this rural environment and in REPRESENTATIVE KAREN CLARK Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 1878 the railroad arrived, with the Dallas and Yuma, Arizona, End of Watch: May 12, 2011. Wichita line being the first of three that would DALE T. TAYLOR, Lieutenant Com- eventually intersect and form a hub in the mander (0–4), U.S. Coast Guard, Point Clear, HON. KEITH ELLISON community. That same year, on May 16, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28, 2012. OF MINNESOTA THOMAS J. CAMERON, Lieutenant Junior Carrollton’s first Post Office opened, giving the Grade (0–2), U.S. Coast Guard, Point Clear, unincorporated town its name. Built on grain IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Alabama, End of Watch: February 28, 2012. and gravel industries, Carrollton had a popu- Thursday, May 23, 2013 FERNANDO JORGE, Aviation Survival lation of 150 by 1885 and the town square Technician (E–7), U.S. Coast Guard, Point began to take shape in 1901 after land pur- Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in Clear, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28, chases by George and J.S. Myers. honor of Minnesota State Representative 2012. The City of Carrollton was incorporated one Karen Clark. Representative Clark grew up on ANDREW W. KNIGHT, Avionics Electrical hundred years ago, on June 14, 1913, by a Technician (E–4), U.S. Coast Guard, Point a small farm in southwest Minnesota. She Clear, Alabama, End of Watch: February 28, vote of 52 to 23. The City Council was elected moved to South Minneapolis in 1967 and was 2012. the next month and William Forest Vinson was elected to the Minnesota House of Represent- JAMES A. HOPKINS, Electronics Techni- elected as the first Mayor, though he actually atives in 1980. She is the longest-serving cian (E–6), U.S. Coast Guard, Kodiak, Alas- declined to serve and the first mayorship was openly gay state legislator in the country. ka, End of Watch: April 12, 2012. held by Junius Tribble ‘‘J.T.’’ Rhoton. In the Representative Clark has long worked for RICHARD W. BELISLE, Civilian Employee following decades, Carrollton would grow into the civil rights of all Americans, including (WG–8), Chief Boatswain’s Mate (E–7), Re- a thriving and modern city. Yet a simple ga- tired, U.S. Coast Guard, Kodiak, Alaska, End LGBT Americans. She led the effort to add of Watch: April 12, 2012. zebo, built in 1921, would become the land- sexual orientation to the categories protected LEOPOLDO CAVAZOS, JR., Border Patrol mark and centerpiece of the town square. In by the Minnesota Human Rights Act of 1993. Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the 1920s, a volunteer fire department was es- The law now bans discrimination based on Fort Hancock, Texas, End of Watch: July 6, tablished and the police department followed sexual orientation in employment, housing, 2012. by the 1940s. Bringing a distinct attitude to the public services, public accommodations, edu- JAMES R. DOMINGUEZ, Border Patrol area around that time was ‘‘Colonel’’ C.W. Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, cation, credit, and business contracting. In ad- Josey, an oilman who bought expansive land dition, the law defines sexual orientation Cline, Texas, End of Watch: July 19, 2012. in Carrollton on which he hosted annual ro- JEFFREY RAMIREZ, Border Patrol broadly to include gender identity, providing Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, deos as well as elaborate parties. Carrollton important protections for transgendered Min- Laredo, Texas, September 15, 2012. was also the first city in Dallas County to inte- nesotans. Representative Clark has also spon- NICHOLAS J. IVIE, Border Patrol Agent, grate its schools, in 1963. sored successful legislative initiatives to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Bisbee, Carrollton has truly blossomed into a pros- strengthen enforcement of hate crime laws in Arizona, October 2, 2012. perous and exemplary city. From a population Minnesota. Her efforts on behalf of LGBT Min- DAVID R. DELANEY, Border Patrol of 1,610 in 1950, it has now grown to over nesotans have earned Representative Clark Agent, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 121,150 residents, with the most rapid growth Big Bend National Park, Texas, November 2, numerous awards, including the Minneapolis occurring in the 1970s and 1980s. The city Commission on Human Rights’ first Martin Lu- 2012. features thirty-five schools, two libraries, the TERRELL E. HORNE III, Senior Chief ther King Award, the National Gay and Les- Boatswain’s Mate (E–8), U.S. Coast Guard, Baylor Medical Center hospital which covers bian Task Force’s Leadership Award for Marina Del Ray, California, End of Watch: 36 specialties, two other long-term acute care antiviolence legislation, and the International December 2, 2012. hospitals, and over 1,200 acres of park land. Network of Gay & Lesbian Officials’ Founding f True to the railroad heritage that first brought Member Service Award. new life to Carrollton, the city is now con- CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL nected to the DART commuter system. Land- Representative Clark’s work for LGBT rights OF THE CITY OF CARROLLTON, marks today include the Plaza Theater and has culminated in the passage of the Min- TEXAS the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum. nesota Freedom to Marry bill that will legalize Carrollton’s vibrant success is evident in its same-sex marriage in Minnesota. Representa- HON. KENNY MARCHANT strong education system and quality of life. tive Clark was the chief author of this historic legislation and helped shepherd it through the OF TEXAS The city has been ranked twelfth in Forbes Minnesota House of Representatives, where it IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Magazine’s ‘‘America’s 25 Best Places to Move’’, as well as fifteenth in MONEY Maga- passed by a vote of 75 to 59 on May 9, 2013. Thursday, May 23, 2013 zine’s ‘‘Best Places to Live’’ in 2008. Just this In a public ceremony on May 14, 2013, Gov- Mr. MARCHANT. Mr. Speaker, I am hon- month, Carrollton was also named one of the ernor Mark Dayton signed the bill into law, le- ored to recognize and celebrate the centennial top ten ‘‘Best Texas Cities for Young Families’’ galizing same-sex marriage for all Minneso- of the City of Carrollton, Texas, which sits by a financial website, based on its public tans. For her decades-long fight for LGBT fourteen miles north of downtown Dallas at the education, affordability, and opportunity for equality, the Obama Administration rightly intersection of Collin, Dallas, and Denton growth. honored Representative Clark as a Harvey counties. The rich history of Carrollton is a I am proud to say that the Marchant family Milk Champion of Change. quintessential American story. has been an important part of Carrollton’s Representative Clark makes Minnesotans Long before it was the city that it is today, story. It was my privilege to serve on the city proud. I urge this Congress to recognize her the region around Carrollton was home to council for four years and then as Mayor from extraordinary efforts on behalf of the rights Wichita natives as well as the French and 1984 to 1986. Ronnie Marchant was a mem- and freedoms of all Minnesotans and Ameri- Spanish who sought to claim east Texas. The ber of the city council for several years. The cans. 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