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[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING JAMES BOGART
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HON. JIMMY PANETTA
of california
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. James
Bogart for his decades of service to the central coast of California
with the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California. Through his
decades of serving agricultural producers on the Central Coast, Mr.
Bogart leaves an indelible legacy in our community.
Mr. Bogart joined the Grower-Shipper Vegetable Association on
November 3, 1980 as a Staff Attorney. In 1998, began his leadership
role by serving as President and General Counsel for what would later
be re-named the Grower-Shipper Association of Central California, where
he has helped lead the Association and its members on many issues in
the Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Santa Clara Counties. He is
the longest serving president of the Grower-Shipper Association and is
a highly respected advocate for agriculture.
Mr. Bogart has been a prominent leader in agriculture and his
community all of his professional life. His community activities
include service on several boards of directors, including but not
limited to the Community Foundation of Monterey County, Salinas Valley
Chamber of Commerce (Chairman of the Board), California Bar Association
(Agribusiness Committee), Monterey County Bar Association (Labor
Committee), Ag Against Hunger (Founding Director), Monterey County
Agricultural Education (Founding Director), Grower-Shipper Association
Foundation (Co-Founder and Incorporator), ``AgKnowledge'' Executive
Leadership and Education Program (Past President and Founding
Director), Hartnell College Ag Steering Committee (Founder and Past
Chairman), Spreckels Union School District Board of Trustees, Monterey
County Legal Services (Founding Director), Community Homeless Solutions
(Past Chairman and Member of the Board of Directors), and the Salinas
Valley Chapter of the American Cancer Society (Past President).
Mr. Bogart takes pride in the growth of the Grower-Shipper
Association in both membership and in their leadership. Through the
AgKnowledge program, he has focused efforts to educating community
stakeholders in the importance of the produce industry. Mr. Bogart has
been tenacious in working on issues that impact the produce industry,
including labor relations, water, food safety, and crop protection
tools. He has led by example and worked to build relationships with
individuals on all sides of an issue by emphasizing work to identify
common ground. He is well known for entertaining all with his good
sense of humor.
Mr. James Bogart exemplifies what it means to be a conscientious and
engaged citizen of the Central Coast. In retirement, Mr. Bogart will be
cheering on his beloved alma mater, the University of Southern
California, and enjoying life with his wife, Janis; two stepsons, David
and Aaron; and his grandchildren. Madam Speaker, the agricultural
community on the Central Coast will miss Mr. Bogart, and I ask my
colleagues to join me in wishing him a long and fulfilling retirement.
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