Bill Text: IL HR0815 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulate Wes Lujan on the occasion of being promoted to the position of Vice President of Public Affairs for the Western Region of the Union Pacific Railroad.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-10-20 - Resolution Adopted [HR0815 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HR0815-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Wes Lujan on the occasion
of being promoted to the position of Vice President of Public
Affairs for the Western Region of the Union Pacific Railroad;
and
WHEREAS, Wes Lujan earned his Bachelor of Arts in History
with Honors from Chicago State University in 1997 and his
Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern
California in 1999; he completed the University of Chicago's
Executive Development Program in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Wes Lujan has continuously served as a legislative
advocate in multiple states since 1999; prior to his promotion,
he served as the Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs for
the Union Pacific Railroad in Illinois, Wisconsin, and
Minnesota, where he has represented America's largest class one
freight railroad before legislatures and communities in the
upper Midwest; he previously served as Union Pacific's Director
of Public Affairs in Northern California and Nevada and was the
Director of Public Affairs in Illinois from 2010 to 2012; he
also serves as the principal liaison for the Metra Commuter
Railroad in Chicago; and

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WHEREAS, Prior to his work for the Union Pacific, Wes Lujan
served as a contract lobbyist at Advocation, Inc., where he
represented numerous local governments, developers, Blue Chip
corporations, and various transportation companies before the
California State Legislature; and
WHEREAS, Wes Lujan has served as the Chairman of the
Illinois Railroad Association and was a member of the Illinois
State Chamber Board of Directors; he was a member of the
Chicago Cook Workforce Investment Board, the Chicago
Metropolitan Agency for Planning Policy Committee, the
Illinois Freight Advisory Council, and the Minnesota Regional
Railroads Association; he was also a member of the Abraham
Lincoln National Heritage Coalition Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, Wes Lujan quickly became a valued and well-liked
member of the advocacy corps on the rail in Springfield and all
across Illinois; his calm and respectful demeanor will be
missed and hard to replace; and
WHEREAS, Wes Lujan was named an inaugural member of the "40
Under 40" list of young professionals by the Sacramento
Business Journal in 2010; and
WHEREAS, In his free time, Wes Lujan enjoys spending time
with his wife, Jenn, his son, Caleb, his daughter, Molly, and

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his 2 Great Danes; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Wes Lujan on the occasion of being promoted to the
position of Vice President of Public Affairs for the Western
Region of the Union Pacific Railroad and wish him continued
success and happiness in the future; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Wes Lujan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.