Bill Text: IL HR0115 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Kenneth Hartman, Jr. on the occasion of his election to the position of President of the Illinois Corn Growers Association.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-02-04 - Resolution Adopted [HR0115 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0115-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kenneth Hartman,
Jr. on the occasion of his election to the position of
President of the Illinois Corn Growers Association; and
WHEREAS, Ken Hartman, Jr. is a 5th generation farmer who
has been farming his whole life; he farms corn, soybeans, and
wheat on a family farm near Waterloo; the farm was once a dairy
farm but is now a grain farm; and
WHEREAS, Ken Hartman, Jr. attended Waterloo High School and
attended a technical school for computer science in St. Louis;
he later worked for a bank for about 6 months before returning
to the farm where he now lives with his wife, Anita, and their
3 daughters, Amanda, Alexis, and Ashley; and
WHEREAS, Ken Hartman, Jr. has served on the board of the
Illinois Corn Growers Association for 6 years and served as
Vice President before his election to the position of
President; while on the board, he represented corn farmers in
Bond, Clinton, Madison, Monroe, St. Clair, and Washington
Counties; and
WHEREAS, The Illinois Corn Growers Association,

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established in 1972, is a grassroots membership organization
with 5,000 members representing the needs and interests of corn
farmers throughout the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, The board of the Illinois Corn Growers
Association, which consists of 15 directors representing
specific districts in Illinois and 3 at-large directors,
coordinates and conducts market development and creates
legislative and public relations programs to benefit corn
producers; and
WHEREAS, Corn production in Illinois totals 15.1% of the
entire production in the United States, ranking Illinois as
second in the nation for both corn production and acreage; and
WHEREAS, In 2013, Illinois farmers harvested over 2.1
billion bushels of corn from 12 million acres of farmland,
which was used for food products, livestock, and, increasingly,
for the production of ethanol fuel; and
WHEREAS, Through Ken Hartman, Jr.'s leadership, the
Illinois Corn Growers Association will continue to work to
expand Illinois corn in the ethanol market to deliver high
demand following a record breaking harvest in 2014; and
WHEREAS, Ken Hartman, Jr. and the Illinois Corn Growers

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Association will lead the effort to upgrade the lock and dams
on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and increase water
quality and nutrition in Illinois, benefiting not only farmers,
but all residents of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Kenneth Hartman, Jr. on the occasion of his
election to the position of President of the Illinois Corn
Growers Association, and wish him the best in his new role and
all his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Ken Hartman, Jr. as an expression of our esteem,
respect, and good wishes.