Bill Text: IL HR1534 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Representative Ed Sullivan on a job well done in the General Assembly.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-12-01 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Chad Hays [HR1534 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1534-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
congratulate Representative Ed | ||||||
4 | Sullivan of Mundelein on his
distinguished service to his | ||||||
5 | constituents and the people of the State
of Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has been a member of the | ||||||
7 | Illinois
House since 2003 and has served this body with honor | ||||||
8 | and distinction; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was born on April 6, 1969 | ||||||
10 | in Urbana,
he graduated from Mundelein's Carmel Catholic High | ||||||
11 | School in 1987; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts | ||||||
13 | in
History and Political Science from the University of | ||||||
14 | Illinois in 1991; he then embarked upon a career in public | ||||||
15 | service as a
legislative aide to United States Congressman Phil | ||||||
16 | Crane; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was elected Fremont | ||||||
18 | Township Assessor
in 1993; he is currently serving his sixth | ||||||
19 | term; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was first elected to the |
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1 | Illinois
House in 2002 and has been re-elected to six
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2 | consecutive terms, proudly representing portions of his native | ||||||
3 | Lake
County as well as a small portion of Cook County; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served with | ||||||
5 | distinction on the
Executive, Financial Institutions, Revenue & | ||||||
6 | Finance, and Elementary &
Secondary Education: Charter School | ||||||
7 | Policy committees during the 99th General Assembly as well as | ||||||
8 | being the Republican
Spokesperson on the Public Utilities | ||||||
9 | Committee, Rules Committee, and
the Special Committee on Public | ||||||
10 | Private Partnerships; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served his caucus | ||||||
12 | ably as an
Assistant Republican Leader since 2014; and
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13 | WHEREAS, One of Representative Sullivan's landmark | ||||||
14 | legislative
achievements was the passage of the Illinois | ||||||
15 | Anti-Gang initiative in 2009,
establishing a unique pilot | ||||||
16 | program to crack down on local gang
activity through innovative | ||||||
17 | use of the internet; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan played an instrumental | ||||||
19 | role as the
lead Republican negotiator and Chief Co-Sponsor of | ||||||
20 | the Illinois concealed
carry law in 2013, a historic | ||||||
21 | achievement to strengthen and protect
Second Amendment rights | ||||||
22 | in the State; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan demonstrated tremendous | ||||||
2 | courage in
being one of only three Republican legislators in | ||||||
3 | the House of
Representatives to support and speak boldly on | ||||||
4 | behalf of The Illinois
Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness | ||||||
5 | Act of 2013, which finally
brought marriage equality to the | ||||||
6 | State of Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan will be long remembered
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8 | and celebrated for his role as co-founder of the bipartisan
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9 | "Sullivan Caucus", an annual gathering of Statehouse | ||||||
10 | officials, staff,
policy advocates and friends which he has | ||||||
11 | hosted each year along with
former State Senator Dave Sullivan | ||||||
12 | (R-Park Ridge) and retiring State
Senator John Sullivan | ||||||
13 | (D-Rushville); and
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14 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has received numerous | ||||||
15 | honors and
awards during his legislative career, including | ||||||
16 | being named by the
Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police as | ||||||
17 | the Public Official of the
Year; recipient of the Acorn Award | ||||||
18 | from the Nature Conservancy; the Illinois Farm
Bureau Activator | ||||||
19 | Award for being a Friend of Agriculture; he was named "Lung | ||||||
20 | Health Champion from the Illinois Respiratory Health | ||||||
21 | Association; Illinois Bankers
Association "Outstanding | ||||||
22 | Legislator", as well as multiple recognitions
by the National | ||||||
23 | Federation of Independent Businesses/Illinois as a
"Guardian |
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1 | of Small Business", and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce as a
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2 | "Champion of Free Enterprise"; he also received the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Association
of Park Districts Outstanding Legislator of the | ||||||
4 | Year Award; and
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5 | WHEREAS, During his 14-year career as a member of the | ||||||
6 | Illinois General Assembly, Representative Sullivan | ||||||
7 | distinguished
himself as a legislator respected on both sides | ||||||
8 | of the aisle for his
thoughtfulness, knowledge, commitment to | ||||||
9 | his constituents and public
service to the people of the State | ||||||
10 | of Illinois; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is very proud of his wife, | ||||||
12 | Trish, a
family nurse practitioner; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is the proud and loving | ||||||
14 | father of
daughter, Kaileigh, and son, Edwin (Finn); and
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15 | WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has made innumerable | ||||||
16 | contributions to
the public good through his extensive civic | ||||||
17 | and volunteer involvement
with the GLMV and Lake Zurich | ||||||
18 | Chambers of Commerce, the Liberty Prairie
Foundation, Friends | ||||||
19 | of Mundelein Parks, and the Knights of Columbus; therefore, be | ||||||
20 | it
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21 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
2 | congratulate Representative Sullivan on a job well
done in the | ||||||
3 | General Assembly and wish him
the best in all his future | ||||||
4 | endeavors; and be it further
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5 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
6 | presented to
Representative Sullivan and his family as an | ||||||
7 | expression of our esteem
and respect for our colleague and | ||||||
8 | friend.
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