Proclamations & Commemorative Greetings for National Stepfamily Day
National Stepfamily Day Proclamation
Whereas, National Stepfamily Day is enhanced by our strong commitment to support the stepfamilies of our nation in their mission to raise their children, create strong family structures to support the individual members of the family, instill in them a sense of responsibility to all extended family members.
Whereas, Approximately half of all Americans are currently involved in some form of stepfamily relationship and it is the vision of Michigan's Christy Borgeld that all stepfamilies in the United States be accepted, supported and successful.
Whereas, Our nation has been blessed by thousands upon thousands of loving stepparents and stepchildren who are daily
reminders of the joy, trials, and triumphs of the stepfamily experience and of the boundless love contained in the bond between all types of parents and children.
Whereas, National Stepfamily Day is a day to celebrate the many invaluable contributions stepfamilies have made to enriching the lives and life experience of the children and parents of America and to strengthening the fabric of American families and society.
States Proclaiming and Supporting September 16, 1997- 2008
Letters from Presidents:
President William J. Clinton
President Gerald R. Ford
President George W. Bush
Alabama
Governor Bob Riley
Governor Don Siegelman
City of Mobile-Mayor Michael C. Dow
City of Montgomery-Mayor Bobby N. Bright
City of Muscle Shoals-Mayor David H. Bradford
City of Athens-Mayor Dan Williams
City of Gadsden-Mayor Steve Means
City of Birmingham-Mayor Bernard Kincaid
United States Rep. Artur Davis
Alaska
Governor Tony Knowles
City of North Pole-Mayor Jeffery James Jacobson
City of Wasilla-Mayor Dianne M. Keller
Borough to Ketchikan Gateway-Mayor Michael B. Salazar
Arizona
Governor Janet Napolitano
Governor Jane Dee Hull
City of Scottsdale-Mayor Mary Manross
City of Chandler-Mayor Boyd W. Dunn
City of Prescott-Mayor Rowle P. Simmons
City of Lake Havasu City-Mayor Bob Whelan
Town of Gilbert-Mayor Steven M. Berman
State Senator Ken Bennett
State Senator Vivian Davis Figures
United States Senator John McCain
Arkansas
Governor Mike Huckabee
City of Feyetteville-Mayor Dan Coody
City of Bentonville-Mayor Terry Black Coberly
City of Maumelle-Mayor Burch Johnson
City of Conway-Mayor Tab Townsell
State Senator Denny Altes
State Senator Jimmy Jeffress
United States Senator Blanche L. Lincoln
California
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Governor Gray Davis
City of Los Angeles-Mayor James K. Hahn
City of Sacramento-Mayor Heather Fargo
City of San Francisco-Mayor Gavin Newsom
City of Malibu-Mayor Sharon Barovsky
City of Coachella-Mayor Richard Macknicki
City of Garden Grove-Mayor Bruce A. Broadwater
City of National City-Mayor Nick Inzunza
City of Cathedral City-Mayor George Stettler
City of Lemon Grove-Mayor Mary Teresa Sessom
City of Glendale-Mayor Bob Yousefian
City of Covina-Mayor Kevin Stapleton
City of Chico-Mayor Maureen A. Kirk
City of Concord-Mayor Helen M. Allen
City of Folsom-Mayor Stephen E. Miklos
City of Sand City-Mayor David K. Pendergrass
City of Tracy-Mayor Dan Bilbrey
City of Coachella-Mayor Jesse Villarreal
City of Fresno- Mayor Alan Autry
City of Pleasant Hill-Mayor Michael G.Harris OD
City of Merced-Mayor Hebert Walsh
City of Auburn- Mayor Alice M. Dowdin
City of Rohnert Park- Mayor Beth Lidster
City Pinole-Mayor David C. Cole
City of Highland-Mayor Ross B. Jones
City of Canyon Lake-Mayor John Zaitz
State Senator Quentin L. Kopp
State Rep. Carol Liu
Colorado
Governor Bill Owen
City of Denver-Mayor John W. Hickenlooper
City of Boulder-Mayor Will Toor
City of Fort Collins-Mayor Doug Hutchinson
City of Pueblo-Mayor Robert D. Schilling, Jr.
City of Evans-Mayor Harold Weisber
City of Dacono-Mayor Wade Carlson
City of Westminster-Mayor Nancy McNally
State Senator Paula E. Sandoval
Connecticut
Governor M. Jodi Rell
Governor John G. Rowland
City of Hartford-Mayor Eddie A. Perez
City of Bridgeport-Mayor John M. Fabrizi
City of Torrington-Mayor Owen J. Quinn
Town of Orange-Fist Selectman- Mitchell R. Goldblatt
Town of Guilford-Selectmen Charles E. Bishop
Town of Middlebury-Selectmen Edward B. St. John
Delware
Governor Tomas Carper
City of Wilmington-Mayor James M. Baker
United States Senator Thomas R. Carper
Florida
Governor Jebb Bush
City of Tampa-Mayor Pam Iorio
City of Fort Myers-Mayor Jim Humphrey
City of Jacksonville-Mayor John Peyton
City of Key West-Mayor Jimmy Weekly
City of Deerfield Beach-Mayor Albert R. Capellini P.E.
City of DeLand-Mayor Robert F. Apgar
City of Clearwater-Mayor Brian J. Aungst
City of Tampa-City Council Chairman Gwendolyn Miller
City of Hollywood-Mayor Mara S. Giulianti
City of Apopka-Mayor John H. Land
City of Coral Springs-Mayor Rhon Ernest-Jones
City of Callaway-Mayor Kenneth L. Meer
City of Lauderhill-Mayor Richard J. Kaplan
City of St. Augustine Beach
Town of Windermere-Mayor Gary Bruhn
State Senator M. Mandy Dawson
State Rep. Bill Galvano
State Rep. Matthew "Matt" Meadows
State Rep. Donald D. Brown
Georgia
Governor Roy Barnes
City of Clarkston-Mayor Lee F. Swaney
City of Decatur-Mayor William F. Floyd
City of Duluth-Mayor Douglas Mundrick
City of Woodstock-Mayor William E. Dewrell
City of Lilburn-Mayor Jack R. Bolton
State Senator Connie Stokes
State Rep. Clay Cox
Hawaii
County of Hawaii-Mayor Harry Kim
City of Honolulu-Mayor Jeremy Harris
Idaho
Governor Dirk Kempthorne
City of nampa-Mayor Tom Dale
City of Sandpoint-Mayor Raymond P. Miller
City of Idaho Falls-Mayor Linda Milam
Illinois
Governor George Ryan
City of Decatur-Mayor Paul Osborne
City of Highland-Mayor Rob Bowman
City of Greensburg-Mayor Frank P. Manus
City of Normal- Mayor Chris Koos
Indiana
Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
Governor Frank O'Bannon
City of Michigan City-Mayor Chuck Oberlie
City of New Albany-Mayor james E. Garner, Sr.
United States Rep. Julia Carson
Iowa
Governor Thomas J. Vilsack
City of Bettendorf-Mayor Michael J. Freemire
City of Johnson-Mayor Pro Tem John M. Temple
Kansas
Governor Kathleen Sebelius
Governor Bill Graves
City of Leawood-Mayor Peggy J. Dunn
City of Merriam-Mayor Carl Wilkes
City of Bel Aire-Mayor Gary O'Neal
City of Topeka-Mayor James A. McClinton
City of Hays-Mayor Kent Steward
State Senator Pat Saville
State Senator Ruth Teichman
Kentucky
Governor Ernie Fletcher
City of Louisville-Mayor Jery E. Abramson
City of Richmond-Mayor Connie Lawson
City of Florence-Mayor Diane E. Whalen
City of Richmond-Mayor Connie Lawson
State Senator Alice Forgy Kerr
Louisiana
Governor Kathleen Blanco
Governor Mike Foster
City of New Orleans-Mayor C. Ray Nagin
Parish of Houma-Parish President don Schwab
City of Sulphur-Mayor Ron Leleux
City of Jennings-Mayor Terry W. Duhon
City of Kenner-Mayor Philip L. Capitano
City of Crowley-Mayor Isabella L. delaHoussaye
State Rep. Sydnie M Durand
Maine
Governor John E. Baldacci
Governor Angus S. King, Jr.
City of Portland-Mayor Nathan H. Smith
Maryland
Governor Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
Governor Parris Glendening
City of Baltimore-Mayor Martin O'Malley
City of Salisbury-Mayor Barrie P. Tilghman
State Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr.
State Senator Philip c. Jimeno
State Senator Rob Garagiola
State Rep. Henry B. Heller
State Rep. Carol S. Petzold
Massachusetts
Governor Paul Cellucci
City of Quincy-Mayor William J. Phelan
City of Lynn-Mayor Edward J. Clancy, Jr.
City of Malden-Mayor Richard C. Howard
City of Worcester-Mayor Timothy P. Murray
City of Waltham-Mayor Jeannette A. McCarthy
City of Fall River-Mayor Edward M. Lambert, Jr.
City of Amesbury-Mayor David T. Hildy
City of Cambridge-Mayor Michael A. Sullivan
State Senator David P. Magnani
United States Senator John F. Kerry
Michigan
Governor Jennifer Granholm
Governor John Engler
City of Kentwood-Mayor Richard Root
Kalamazoo-Mayor Robert B. Jones
City of Marshall-Mayor Marvin B. Austin
City of Livonia-Mayor Jack Engebretson
City of Taylor-Mayor Gregory E. Pitoniak
City of Westland-Mayor Sandra A. Cicirelli
City of East Grand Rapids-Mayor Cindy Bartman
City of Three Rivers-Mayor Thomas J. Lowry
City of Flint-Mayor Donald J. Williamson
City of Owosso-Mayor John C. M. Davis
City of Buchanan-MayorEarl J. Scanlon III
City of Dearborn Heights-Mayor Daniel S. Paletko
City of Plymouth-Mayor Stella Greene
Township of Grosse Ile- Supervisor Kurt M. Kobiljak
United States Rep. Vernon Ehlers
United States Rep. Debbie Stabenow
United States Senator Debbie Stabenow
United States Rep. John Conyers, Jr.
United States rep. Peter Hoekstra
State Senator Michelle A. McManus
State Senator Martha G. Scott
State Rep. Robert Gosselin
Minnesota
Governor Arne H. Carlson
City of Saint Paul-Mayor Randy C. Kelly
City of Brooklyn Center-Mayor Myrna Kragnees
City of Moorhead-Mayor Mark Voxland
City of Columbia Heights-Mayor Gary L. Peterson
City of North Mankato-Mayor Gary Zellmer
City of Mankato-Mayor Jeff Kagermeier
City of Aurora- Mayor David Worshek
State Senator Leo Foley
Mississippi
Governor Ronnie Musgrove
City of Jackson-Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr.
City of Southaven-Mayor Greg Davis
Missouri
Governor Bob Holden
Governor Mel Carnahan
Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell
City of Chesterfield-Mayor John Nations
City of Des Peres-Mayor Rick Lahr
City of Kirksville-Mayor Debbie Masten
City of Ellisville-Mayor Jeffrey L. Khoury
City of Lee's Summit-Mayor Karen R. Messerli
City of Independence-Mayor Rondell F. Stewart
City West Plains-Mayor Joe Paul Evans
City of Warrensburg-Mayor Charlie Rutt
City of New Madrid-Mayor Donnie Brown
City of Maryland Heights-Mayor Michael Moeller
Montana
City of Billings-Mayor Charles F. Tooley
Nebraska
Governor Dave Heineman
Governor Mike Johanns
City of Lincoln-Mayor Coleen J. Seng
City of Omaha-Mayor Mike Fahey
State Senator Jeanne M. Combs
State Senator Donald W. Pederson
State Senator Adrian Smith
Nevada
State Rep. Tom Collins
State Rep. Valerie E. Weber
State Rep. Mark Manendo
State Senator Maurice E. Washington
State Senator Barbara K. Cegavske
New Hampshire
Governor Craig R. Benson
Governor Jeanne Shaheen
City of Manchester-Mayor Robert A. Baines
Town of Chesterfield-Chairman Chester Greenwood
New Jersey
Governor (acting) Richard J. Codey
Governor James E. McGreevey
Governor Christine Todd-Whitman
City of Edison-Mayor George A. Spadoro
City of Summit-Mayor Jordan Glatt
City of Cape May-Mayor Jerome Inderwier
Borough of Fair Lawn-Mayor-David L. Ganz
Township of Cranford-Mayor Barbara A. Bilger
New Mexico
City of Alburquerque-Mayor Martin J. Chavez
City of Roswell-Mayor Bill B. Owen
Town of Silver City-Mayor Terry Fortenberry
New York
Governor George Pataki (letter)
City of New York-Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg
City of Rochester-Mayor William A. Johnson, Jr.
City of Saratoga Springs-Mayor Michael A. Lenz
City of Mount Vernon-Mayor Ernest D. Davis
Town of Bedford-Supervisor Lee V. A. Roberts
Town of Amherst-Supervisor Susan J. Grelick
Town of Babylon-Supervisor Steven Bellone
Town of Brookhaven-Supervisor John Jay LaValle
Town of Colonie-Supervisor Mary E. Brizzell
United States Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
United States Rep. Sherwood Boehlert
North Carolina
Governor Michael F. Easley
Governor Michael F. Easley
City of Raleigh-Mayor Charles Meeker
City of Gastonia-Mayor Jennifer T. Stultz
City of Lumberton-Mayor Raymond B. Pennington
City of Wilmington-Mayor Spence H. Broadhurst
City of Rocky Mount- Mayor Frederick E. Turnage
City of Shelby-Mayor W. Ted Alexander
Town of Kernersville-Mayor Curtis L. Swisher
Town of Huntersville-Mayor Kim Phillips
Town of Emerald Isle-Mayor Arthur B. Schools, Jr.
State Rep. Rick Glazier
State Rep. Danny McComas
State Rep. Jim Gulley
North Dakota
City of Jamestown-Mayor Charlie Kourajian
Ohio
Governor Bob Taft
City of Columbus-Mayor Michael B. Coleman
City of Dayton-Mayor Rhine McLin
City of Akron-Mayor Donald L. Plusquellic
City of Centerville-Mayor C. Mark Kingseed
City of Canton-Mayor Janet Weir Creighton
City of Medina-Mayor Jane Leaver
City of Mayfield Heights-Mayor Margaret A. Egensperger
City of Delaware-Mayor Windell Wheeler
City of Troy-Mayor Michael L. Beamish
City of Cuyahoga Falls-Mayor Don L. Robart
City of Bay Village-Mayor Debra L. Sutherland
City of Wilmington-Mayor David Raizk
City of Sharonville-Mayor Virgil G. Govitt, II
City of Stow-Mayor Karen Fritschel
City of Oxford-Mayor Jerome U. Conley
City of Vandalia- Mayor William M. Loy
City of Massillon-Mayor F. H. Cicchinelli, Jr.
City of Miamisburg-Mayor Richard C. Church, Jr.
City of Wauseon-Mayor Jerry Dehnbostel
City of Independence- Mayor Fred P. Ramos
City of Painesville-Mayor Rita C. McMahon
City of Forest Park-Mayor James P. Lawler
City of Clyde-Mayor Nina Pascua
State Senator Steve Austria & State Senator Doug White
State Senator Jim Jordan
State Senator Matthew T. Schuler
State Senator Louis W. Blessing, Jr.
State Senator C. J. Prentiss
State Senator Kimberly A. Zurz
State Rep. Kenneth A. Carano
State Rep. Jim Hughes
State Rep. Catherine Barrett
Oklahoma
Governor Frank Keating
City of Tulsa-Mayor Bill laFortune
City of Clinton-Mayor Lynn E. Norman
City of Weatherford-Mayor Mike D. Brown
City of The Village-Mayor Stan Alexander
State Senator Jim Maddox
State Senator Maxine Horner
State Rep. Jari Askins
State Rep. Opio Toure
State Rep. Rob Johnson
State Rep. Jabar Shumate
Oregon
Governor Ted Kulongoski
City of Beaverton-Mayor Rob Drake
City of Molalla-Mayor Mike Clarke
City of Eugene-Mayor James D. Torrey
City of Redmond-Mayor Alan Unger
State Senator Rayn Deckert
State Senator Kate Brown
Pennsylvania
Governor Edward G. rendell
Governor Tom Ridge
Governor Edward G. Rendell
City of Pittsburgh-Mayor Tom Murphy
City of Allentown-Mayor Roy C. Afflerbach
State Senator Noah W. Wenger
State Senaor Robert J. Thompson
State Senator J. Barry Stout
State Rep. Elinor Z. Taylor
State Rep. Samuel E. Rohrer
State Rep. Douglas G. Reichley
Rhode Island
Governor Lincoln Almond
Town of Johnson-Mayor William R. Macera
Town of Charlestown- President Deborah A. Carney
State Senator Leo R. Blais
South Carolina
Governor Mark Sanfort
Governor Jim Hodges
City of Spartanburg-Mayor William Barnet III
City of Charleston-Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr.
City of Beaufort-Mayor Bill Rauch
City of Newberry- Mayor T. Edward Kyzer
Town of Mt. Pleasant-Mayor Harry M. Hallman, Jr.
State Senator Glenn F. McConnell
State Senator Larry A. Martin
State Rep. Nikki Haley
South Dakoa
Governor Mike Rounds
Governor William Janklow
City of Huron-Mayor Mary A. Pearson
City of Rapid City-Mayor Jim Shaw
Tennessee
Governor Donald Sundquist
City of Nashville-Mayor Bill Purcell
City of Knoxville-Mayor Bill Haslam
City of Chattanooga-Mayor Ron Littlefield
City of McKinney-Mayor Bill Whitfield
City of Gatlinburg-Mayor Mike Werner
City of Bristol-Mayor James E. Messimer
Town of Smyrna- Mayor Bob Spivey
State Senator Don McLeary
State Rep. Charles M. Sargent, Jr.
Texas
City of Dallas Texas- Mayor Laura Miller
City of Austin-Mayor Will Wynn
City of Carrollton-Mayor Mark Stokes
City of Allen-Mayor Stephen Terrell
City of Killeen-Mayor Maureen J. Jouett
City of Euless-Mayor Mary Lib Saleh
City of Carrollton-Mayor Becky Miller
City of Tyler-Mayor Joey Seeber
City of Georgetown-Mayor Gary Nelon
City Alvarado
City of Deer Park-Mayor Wayne Riddle
City of Gonzales- Mayor Bobby O'Neal
City of Nassan Bay- Mayor Donald C. Matter
City of Balch Springs-Mayor
City of North Richland Hills-Mayor Oscar Trevino
City of Hewitt-Mayor Charles D. Turner
City of Midland-Mayor Michael J. Canon
City of Lampasas-Mayor Jack Calvert
City of Rockwall-Mayor William R. Cecil
City of New Braunfels-Mayor Bruce Boyer
City of Longview-Mayor Jay Dean
City of Lewisville-Mayor Gene Carey
City of Rowlett-Mayor C. Shane Johnson
City of Selma-Jim Parma
City of Granbury-Mayor David Southern
City of Bryan-Mayor Ernie Wentrcek
City of Eagle Pass- Mayor Chad Foster
City of Grand Prairie-Mayor Charles England
Town of Fairview-Mayor Sim Israeloff
Town of Addison- Mayor Joe Chow
State Senator Judith Zaffirini
Utah
Governor Michael Leavitt
City of Salt Lake City-Mayor Ross C. Anderson
City of North Salt Lake- Mayor Kay W. Briggs
City of West Valley City-City Manager Wayne T. Pyle
City of Taylorsville-Mayor Janice Auger
City of Tremonton City-Mayor Max Weese
Vermont
State Rep. Harold Bailey
Virginia
Governor Mark R. Warner
Governor James Gilmore, III
City of Williamsburg-Mayor Jeanne Zeidler
City of Salem-Mayor Carl E. Tarpley, Jr.
City of Danville-Mayor John C. Hamlin
City of Virginia Beach-Mayor Meyera E. Oberndorf
City of Petersburg-Mayor Annie M. Mickens
City of Covington-Mayor Robert K. Bennett II
State Senator Janet d. Howell
State Senator Emmett W. Hanger, Jr.
State Rep. Jeion A. Ward
Washington
Governor Christine O. Gregoire
Governor Gary Locke
City of Edgewood-Mayor William D. Evans
City of Snoqualmie-Mayor R. Fuzzy Fletcher
City of Lynnwood- Mayor Mike McKinnon
City of Snohomish- Mayor Liz Loomis
City of East Wenatchee-Mayor Steven C. Lacy
City of Sequim-Mayor-Walter E. Schubert
City of Yakima-Mayor Paul P. George
City of University Place-Mayor Ken Grassi
City of Spokane-Mayor Diana Wilhite
City of Bellevue-Mayor Connie B. Marshall
City of Shoreline-Mayor Ronald B. Hansen
City Poulsbo-Mayor Donna Jean Bruce
City of Newport-Mayor Fred Anderson
West Virginia
Governor Cecil Underwood
City of Weirton-Mayor William M. Miller
State Rep. Robert S. Kiss
State Rep. Gregory M. Gray
State Rep. Rick Staton
State Rep. Richard Browning
Wisconsin
Governor Jim Doyle
Governor Tommy G. Thompson
City of Milwaukee-Mayor Tom Barrett
City of Oshkosh-Mayor Mark L. Harris
City of Delavan-Mayor Mel Nieuwenhuis
City of Madison-Mayor David J. Cieslewicz
City of Burlington-Mayor Claude Lois
City of Fond Ju Lac-President Steven Michels
City of West Allis-Mayor Jeannette Bell
State Senator Ted Kanavas
State Rep. Al Ott
State Senator Russ Decker
Wyoming
Governor Dave Freudenthal
City of Cheyenne-Mayor jack R. Spiker
District of Columbia
Mayor-Anthony A. Williams