Bill Text: IA SR111 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A resolution honoring Senator Pam Jochum for her service to Iowa.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-04-16 - Resolution adopted. S.J. 842. [SR111 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SR111-Introduced.html
Senate
Resolution
111
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
111
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Pam
Jochum
for
her
1
service
to
Iowa.
2
WHEREAS,
the
guideposts
for
Senator
Mary
Pamela
3
(Pam)
Jochum’s
life
of
public
service
include
the
4
people
of
her
beloved
Dubuque
community;
her
father,
5
Eugene
(Mickey),
who
worked
for
the
Dubuque
Packing
6
Company
and
her
mother,
Jean
(Noel)
Hingtgen,
who
7
raised
six
children
and
volunteered
with
neighborhood
8
schools
and
local
charitable
organizations,
who
by
9
their
examples
taught
her
the
importance
of
family
and
10
a
hard
day’s
work;
the
sisters
of
multiple
orders
who
11
instilled
in
her
a
passion
for
democracy,
equality,
and
12
justice
and
the
ideal
that
failing
to
speak
up
and
do
13
what
is
right
is
failing
to
do
your
civic
duty;
and
her
14
daughter,
Sarah
Noel,
who
epitomized
empathy,
dignity,
15
and
unconditional
love;
and
16
WHEREAS,
after
graduating
magna
cum
laude
in
speech
17
communication
from
Loras
College,
recognizing
that
18
good
government
should
promote
fairness,
improve
the
19
lives
of
all,
and
provide
a
public
voice
for
those
who
20
are
not
able
to
speak
for
themselves,
Senator
Jochum
21
became
active
in
politics
as
the
chairperson
of
the
22
Dubuque
County
Democratic
Party,
as
an
organizer
for
23
presidential
and
other
candidates,
and
as
a
delegate
to
24
national
conventions;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum
was
elected
to
the
House
of
26
Representatives
in
1992
as
the
first
woman
to
represent
27
Dubuque
in
the
General
Assembly,
serving
eight
terms
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before
moving
to
the
Senate
in
2008;
and
1
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum
has
served
in
many
2
leadership
positions
during
her
tenure,
including
as
3
President
of
the
Senate
from
2013
to
2017,
becoming
4
only
the
first
woman
Democrat
and
the
second
woman
to
5
hold
the
position,
as
assistant
Democratic
leader,
and
6
most
recently
as
Senate
Democratic
leader;
and
7
WHEREAS,
during
her
over
30
years
in
the
House
8
of
Representatives
and
the
Senate,
Senator
Jochum
9
has
served
as
a
member
of
or
in
other
positions
on
10
the
Appropriations,
Administration
and
Rules/Rules
11
and
Administration
(vice
chairperson
and
ranking
12
member),
State
Government
(chairperson,
vice
13
chairperson,
and
ranking
member),
Labor
and
Industrial
14
Relations/Labor/Labor
and
Business
Relations
(vice
15
chairperson),
Transportation,
Ways
and
Means
(ranking
16
member),
Natural
Resources,
Economic
Development,
17
Judiciary,
Environmental
Protection,
Rebuild
Iowa,
18
Human
Resources/Health
and
Human
Services,
Ethics
19
(ranking
member),
and
Commerce
Committees,
and
on
20
the
Administration
and
Regulation
(chairperson
and
21
vice
chairperson)
and
Justice
Systems
Appropriations
22
Subcommittees;
and
23
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum
has
also
served
on
24
innumerable
councils,
committees,
boards,
and
25
commissions,
including
the
Public
Retirement
Systems
26
Committee,
Administrative
Rules
Review
Committee,
27
State
Government
Efficiency
Review
Committee,
the
28
Mississippi
River
Partnership
Council,
the
Indigent
29
Defense
Advisory
Commission,
and
the
Tax
Expenditure
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Committee;
the
Legislative
Council;
the
Prevention
of
1
Disabilities
Policy
Council,
the
Family
Development
2
and
Self-Sufficiency
Council,
the
Investment
Board
of
3
the
Iowa
Public
Employees’
Retirement
System,
and
the
4
Mental
Health
and
Disabilities
Services
Commission;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum,
believing
that
creating
a
6
society
and
an
economy
that
protects
the
rights
and
7
freedoms
of
all
and
works
for
all
Iowans
is
vital
to
8
the
future
of
the
state,
has
played
a
leading
role
9
in
expanding
affordable
health
care
to
thousands
of
10
working
Iowans
through
the
creation
of
the
Iowa
Health
11
and
Wellness
Plan
and
the
Children’s
Health
Insurance
12
Program
(Hawki),
has
been
a
champion
for
citizens
13
with
disabilities,
has
worked
to
ensure
government
14
transparency
and
access
to
public
information
and
15
records,
has
helped
expand
access
to
early
childhood
16
education
and
affordable
higher
education,
has
17
influenced
reforms
in
Iowa’s
tax
laws
and
backed
a
18
living
wage
to
build
strong
working
families,
and
has
19
protected
the
environment
by
advocating
for
alternative
20
energy
sources
and
flood
mitigation
programs;
and
21
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum
has
received
countless
22
honors,
including
from
the
Freedom
of
Information
23
Council,
labor
unions,
child
advocacy
organizations,
24
Iowa
Caregivers,
the
Iowa
Hospital
Association,
the
25
Iowa
Health
Care
Association,
The
League
of
Women
26
Voters,
the
Iowa
League
of
Cities,
the
Dubuque
27
Chamber
of
Commerce,
the
Girl
Scouts
of
Eastern
Iowa,
28
the
Iowa
Firefighters
Association,
the
Iowa
State
29
Sheriffs’
and
Deputies’
Association,
and
the
Iowa
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Pharmacy
Association,
and
has
received
the
Uncommon
1
Public
Service
Award
from
the
Hoover
Presidential
2
Foundation,
one
of
the
highest
awards
given
to
Iowa
3
state
legislators;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jochum
has
had
an
inspirational
5
legislative
career,
being
described
as
passionate,
6
tenacious,
and
committed
to
her
community
and
to
7
dignity
for
all
people;
serving
as
a
tremendous
role
8
model
for
women;
and
being
respected
for
her
ability
to
9
build
coalitions
and
get
things
done
for
Dubuque
and
10
for
Iowa;
all
while
humbly
acknowledging
that
“you
just
11
can’t
ask
for
more
of
an
honor
than
for
people
to
have
12
enough
belief
and
trust
in
you
that
they
want
you
to
be
13
their
voice”;
NOW
THEREFORE,
14
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
15
Senator
Pam
Jochum
for
her
years
of
service
to
her
16
community
of
Dubuque
and
to
the
state
of
Iowa,
and
17
wishes
her
all
the
best
in
the
years
to
come.
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