Bill Text: IL HR0443 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Commends the LGBTQ Victory Fund on its significant contributions to advancing equality for LGBTQ Americans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0443 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0443-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to commend the LGBTQ Victory Fund on its | ||||||
4 | work to change the face and voice of America's politics and to | ||||||
5 | achieve equality for LGBTQ Americans by increasing the number | ||||||
6 | of openly LGBTQ officials at all levels of government; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The LGBTQ Victory Fund, commonly shortened to | ||||||
8 | Victory Fund, was founded in 1991 by LGBTQ activists and donors | ||||||
9 | who recognized the success of EMILY's List at attracting | ||||||
10 | attention and support for women candidates for public office; | ||||||
11 | it is the largest LGBTQ political action committee in the | ||||||
12 | United States and one of the nation's largest non-connected | ||||||
13 | political action committees; and
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14 | WHEREAS, In creating the Victory Fund, the founders set out | ||||||
15 | to build a network of supporters who pledged to assist viable | ||||||
16 | LGBTQ candidates endorsed by the organization; with less than | ||||||
17 | 50 openly LGBTQ elected officials across America at any level | ||||||
18 | of government, the founders understood that boosting numbers in | ||||||
19 | public office would be key to advancing equality; and
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20 | WHEREAS, On May 1, 1991, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund was | ||||||
21 | formally created as a non-partisan political action committee; | ||||||
22 | founding board members included David Mixner, Hilary Rosen, |
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1 | Roberta Bennett, Scott Hitt, Lynn Greer, John Thomas, David | ||||||
2 | Detrick, Tim McFeeley, Vic Basile, Howard Menaker, and Terry | ||||||
3 | Bean; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Since 1991, the Victory Fund has helped elect | ||||||
5 | thousands of LGBTQ people to positions at all levels of | ||||||
6 | government; these LGBTQ voices have made significant | ||||||
7 | contributions to advancing equality for LGBTQ Americans, from | ||||||
8 | passing non-discrimination laws to defeating amendments to ban | ||||||
9 | marriage equality; therefore, be it
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10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
11 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
12 | we congratulate the LGBTQ Victory Fund on its work to change | ||||||
13 | the face and voice of America's politics and commend its | ||||||
14 | significant contributions to advancing equality for LGBTQ | ||||||
15 | Americans and increasing the number of openly LGBTQ officials | ||||||
16 | at all levels of government; and be it further
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17 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
18 | presented to the LGBTQ Victory Fund as an expression of our | ||||||
19 | esteem and respect.
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