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Marc A. Veasey

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Marc A. Veasey’s recent floor appearances are almost entirely tributes: to retired and deceased figures from his Fort Worth and Dallas area community, including a chamber president, a school trustee, neighborhood leaders, and former Representative Kay Granger. He speaks warmly and personally, often recalling local relationships and anecdotes, and he praises figures from both parties, as with Granger, a Republican whom he calls someone who ‘always put Fort Worth first.’ His speeches run heavily to greetings, congratulations, condolences, and personal stories rather than policy claims or legislative asks, and he rarely states a position that could be judged or challenged; on the evidence here, no policy positions and no partisan argument come through at all.Written by AI from their statements. Updated .

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Signal 50 / 100
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Greetings and pleasantries.4.8 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×4.8

Thanks and tributes.2.3 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.3

A story that illustrates instead of making a point.2.3 times as often as most members.What the tags mean ×2.3

Loses points less than most for Throat-clearing: announcing what you are about to say, or the House’s routine business.Less often than most members.What the tags mean

Statements 6

House of Representatives ·

Honoring Mary Ann Kellam

“I am honoring Mary Ann Kellam on her retirement. She led the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, helped minority-owned businesses, and mentored young women. I congratulate her and wish her well.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend Mary Ann Kellam, who retired as the president and CEO of the Irving Hispanic chamber. Under her leadership, I will tell you that the chamber has grown. It has become one of the most premier Hispanic chambers in all of Texas. The chamber has expanded their business and leadership seminars and also certification for minority-owned businesses. They have earned an award 3 years in a row for medium-sized Chamber of the Year from the TAMACC. Mary Ann’s commitment to service extends far beyond her work at the chamber. She is a former financial services professional, and she has held numerous leaderships in the Hispanic Women’s Network of Texas, including State chair and Dallas chapter chair. She also helped establish a chapter of MANA and has mentored young women through programs, including Latinas in Progress and at the Irma Lerma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School. I congratulate Mary Ann on everything that she has done in the nonprofit sector and with the chamber and wish her congratulations and good luck on her retirement. I know that she is going to be happy being able to hang out with her granddaughter, who is a senior at the University of Texas. I congratulate Mary Ann. We will miss her and all the great work she has done at the chamber. ``Best Wishes’’; ``Felicidades.’’

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Honoring Diana Flores

“I want to honor my friend Mary Ann Kellam. She is retiring after working for 12 years at the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and she did a great job.”

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Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my dear friend Mary Ann Kellam, who served 12 incredible years at the Irving Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She did so much to make sure that the Chamber was in tip-top shape, and the Chamber received so many awards. I hate that I was unable to make Mary Ann’s retirement party, but she is going to be missed. She was an incredible person.

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“I want to honor my friend Johnny Lewis, who has died. He served in the military and spent more than 50 years working to improve Fort Worth by fighting crime and helping young people.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, this is very sad for me. I rise today to honor a good friend of mine who was a community leader in Southeast Fort Worth and the Southside, Johnny Lewis. Johnny was just an incredible person who loved the community. Raised in Historic Southside of Fort Worth, Johnny Lewis dedicated his life to improving opportunities for others as vice president of the Historic Southside neighborhood. Johnny was from Georgia, but he loved the Southside of Fort Worth and lived there for more than 50 years. He worked hard to make sure that there was quality economic development, worked hard to make sure that the youngsters weren’t getting in trouble, worked hard to do things about crime in the community, and was really on the front line of so many. He and his wife, Shirley, who preceded him in death, were just absolutely amazing people who loved Fort Worth, and you can see their influence with the monuments and the various edifices along Evans Avenue and East Rosedale and Terrell Avenue, where they lived and made a difference. Johnny was an amazing person who served our country in the military, and his entire family, his daughter, his brother, his nieces--that entire family is incredible, and we want to keep them in prayer because we know that Johnny is going to be someone who is missed in that family for a long time to come, as he will be missed in our community.

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“I am honoring my friend and neighbor, Vernell Sturns, who recently passed away. He was a great leader who served as Fort Worth's first Black assistant city manager and ran the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. I send my condolences to his family.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor my dear friend and neighbor, Vernell Sturns. This is a legend right here, Mr. Speaker, someone who rose from Mount Enterprise, Texas, down in the Piney Woods of east Texas, on to KU, part of that tremendous KU background that helped shape the city of Fort Worth. Vernell Sturns passed away on August 23, 2026, at the age of 86. Mr. Sturns’ life was dedicated to making Fort Worth and north Texas a better place for all. He was the city’s first Black assistant city manager and later was acting city manager and chief administrative officer. He was also the CEO of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, one of our country’s busiest and most successful airports, in 1991. He served in various leadership roles throughout north Texas, including as a trustee of TCU and later on the board of trustees at Jarvis Christian College near east Texas, where he was from. Mr. Sturns was also a force of the Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce in Fort Worth and so many other organizations. Vernell’s life touched so many people throughout Fort Worth, and I would not have time to list all of them here. To his wife, Debra; his children, Michael, Robert, Paula, and Chris; and his grandchildren, I send my sincerest condolences. Their dad and their grandfather was an amazing man whose legacy will live forever. In Recognition of the Life and Legacy of Fort Worth Civil Rights and

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“I want to honor Diana Flores on her retirement. She spent 30 years helping Dallas College and working to improve education for local students.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my dear friend, an incredible person in education in Dallas, and that is Diana Flores, a DISD trustee. After 30 years of hard work and dedication to the community in education, Ms. Flores is the longest-serving member of the Dallas College Board of Trustees. Throughout her tenure, she served numerous roles, including chair of the board from 2018 until 2020 and vice chair on two occasions. Most recently, she chaired the board’s education and workforce committee. She has helped to build a connection between higher education and the needs of the North Texas workforce like no other. During her service, Ms. Flores helped guide Dallas College through periods of tremendous growth, including the 2019 bond program to modernize campuses and expand educational opportunities at El Centro in downtown Dallas. After three decades, my dear friend, Ms. Flores, retired on August 30, 2026. Diana did so much for our young people in the community, especially her work through LULAC. Her work with scholarships and other merit-based educational programs really are like no other. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate Diana on her retirement. I thank her for everything she has done to serve the community, and I wish her well in the next 30 years.

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Moment of Silence Honoring Representative Kay Granger

“I am honoring Kay Granger. She did great work for Fort Worth as a teacher, a businesswoman, and a congresswoman. Even though we were from different parties, we worked well together. She will be missed.”
Official Congressional Record

Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. Goldman for yielding me time. The ceremony for Kay was absolutely beautiful. I have to let everyone know that. I want to reiterate what Craig just talked about. Her son J.D. gave such an amazing testimony about her life. I want everyone here to know that Kay was a Congresswoman here, and she did remarkable things during her tenure representing Fort Worth. Fort Worth is a better place because of Kay’s service in the U.S. House. But so many people had long-term relationships with Kay Granger. She was a teacher in the Birdville ISD, and people knew her from that. So many people have stories about her time teaching them, people that are still with us today. She was a businesswoman. Kay had a group of diverse friends that she dined with, that she vacationed with, that she did things with. She was someone who was, as I say, a woman before her time really, and she touched so many different people’s lives. When I would go home, people would always ask me: Marc, how do you and Kay get along? I see Democrats and Republicans are always at each other. I would tell people: Kay still is like our mayor. She is still just like the mayor of Fort Worth. We worked great together on things. Fort Worth will miss her. She was an amazing person to work with, and she always put Fort Worth first when she was here. As the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Goldman) just said, Kay is going to be sorely missed. She was an incredible and remarkable person.

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