Bill Text: IL HR1335 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors and thanks State Rep. Carol Sente for her years of dedicated service.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2018-11-29 - Resolution Adopted [HR1335 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HR1335-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague,
State Representative Carol Sente, on over nine years as a
member of the Illinois General Assembly and thank her for her
dedicated service to her State and her community; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente grew up in Glenview; she is the
daughter of immigrants from Hungary and Austria, the middle
child of three girls, and proud aunt to her niece and nephew;
and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente earned a Bachelor of Science from
Indiana University and has taken master's degree coursework at
Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente is a small-business owner, former
managing partner of SRBL Architects, former principal of FGM
architects, and former vice president of the Vernon Hills Park
District Board; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente believes that the highest calling in
life is service to others, a lesson she learned from her
parents who immigrated to the United States from Eastern Europe
to seek a better life following the 1956 Hungarian Revolution

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and the devastation of World War II, and it is a principle she
exemplifies through her volunteerism and public service
throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente has been a courageously independent
voice and passionate advocate for bipartisan cooperation in the
General Assembly, leading and organizing efforts to bring
policymakers from both sides of the aisle together to foster
commonsense solutions and end the State's record-breaking
budget impasse; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente served as chairwoman of the Business
Growths and Incentives Committee and the Environment Committee
and sponsored and championed landmark legislation to keep
children and schools safe, foster economic growth, promote
environmental stewardship, and advocate for first responders;
and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente served an integral role in the
formation and leadership of the bipartisan Small Business Owner
Caucus (SBOC) and co-chaired the Illinois Legislative Fire
Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Sente has been recognized by numerous
advocacy organizations for her legislative initiatives,
including the Lake County Underage Drinking and Drug Prevention

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Task Force, the Small Business Advocacy Council, the American
Institute of Architects, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of
Police, and the Illinois Association of Fire Protection
Districts; and
WHEREAS, All who had the honor to serve alongside Rep.
Sente will miss her warm friendship and unwavering commitment
to bringing people together for the betterment of our State;
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
honor and thank State Representative Carol Sente for her years
of dedicated service; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Rep. Sente as an expression of our respect and
esteem and with our best wishes for her future success.