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| CREC-2026-10-01-pt1-PgE1005-5 | 2026-10-01 | 119 | 2 | 172 | 156 | HONORING SALVADOR "SAL" LICCARDO | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E1005 | E1006 | [{"name": "Zoe Lofgren", "role": "speaking"}] | 172 Cong. Rec. E1005 | Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 156 (Thursday, October 1, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 156 (Thursday, October 1, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1005-E1006] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING SALVADOR ``SAL'' LICCARDO ______ HON. ZOE LOFGREN of california in the house of representatives Thursday, October 1, 2026 Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker. I rise today, as Chair of and on behalf of the California Democratic delegation, to give our condolences to our colleague Representative Sam T. Liccardo on the passing of his father, Salvador ``Sal'' Liccardo. Mr. Liccardo was born in 1935 and grew up on San Jose's North Fifth Street. After attending Santa Clara University, he served in the United States Army for two years, where he handled top-secret military communications in the Signal Corps. Following his military service, Mr. Liccardo returned home and earned his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law in 1960. After graduating law school, he opened his own law practice, and within 30 days after passing the California Bar exam, Salvador was working on his first felony criminal case. As a lawyer, Mr. Liccardo took [[Page E1006]] cases from the most vulnerable in his community, including injured farm workers, student activists, and indigent criminal defendants. He then transitioned to personal injury cases, which became his calling. To hone his craft and better advocate for his clients, he took medicine classes at night. It was this intellectual curiosity, dedication, and fidelity to his clients that made Mr. Liccardo rise above the rest and enabled him to be a standout leader in the legal field. In the 1970s, Mr. Liccardo earned national distinction for winning a million-dollar verdict for women's reproductive health. Later, Mr. Liccardo was inducted into the Inner Circle of Advocates, where he and his colleagues founded Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (known now as Public Justice), a nonprofit national law firm for consumer rights. Over a remarkable 40-plus-year legal career, Mr. Liccardo was committed to defending civil rights, upholding the rule of law, and defending access to justice. Additionally, he served on the board of his alma maters, Bellarmine College Preparatory and Santa Clara University. Mr. Liccardo established an endowment at Bellarmine, ensuring that no child would be denied admission based on their family's inability to afford tuition. Despite his long and grueling hours in the office and the courtroom, Mr. Liccardo never forgot about what he loved most: his family. With his wife Laura, Sal's proudest legacy was their five children and spouses Laura, Kathleen, Paul and Toni, Rosalie and Joe, and Sam and Jessica; their grandchildren and spouses Jason and Jessica, Gabriella, and Brian; and great-grandchildren Thatcher and Sutton. Mr. Salvador Liccardo was a person we can all look up to, admire, and emulate. He was admired and loved by his community and his family. ____________________ |