Bill Text: IL HR1534 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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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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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Ed
Sullivan of Mundelein on his distinguished service to his
constituents and the people of the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has been a member of the
Illinois House since 2003 and has served this body with honor
and distinction; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was born on April 6, 1969
in Urbana, he graduated from Mundelein's Carmel Catholic High
School in 1987; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts
in History and Political Science from the University of
Illinois in 1991; he then embarked upon a career in public
service as a legislative aide to United States Congressman Phil
Crane; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was elected Fremont
Township Assessor in 1993; he is currently serving his sixth
term; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was first elected to the

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Illinois House in 2002 and has been re-elected to six
consecutive terms, proudly representing portions of his native
Lake County as well as a small portion of Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served with
distinction on the Executive, Financial Institutions, Revenue &
Finance, and Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School
Policy committees during the 99th General Assembly as well as
being the Republican Spokesperson on the Public Utilities
Committee, Rules Committee, and the Special Committee on Public
Private Partnerships; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served his caucus
ably as an Assistant Republican Leader since 2014; and
WHEREAS, One of Representative Sullivan's landmark
legislative achievements was the passage of the Illinois
Anti-Gang initiative in 2009, establishing a unique pilot
program to crack down on local gang activity through innovative
use of the internet; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan played an instrumental
role as the lead Republican negotiator and Chief Co-Sponsor of
the Illinois concealed carry law in 2013, a historic
achievement to strengthen and protect Second Amendment rights
in the State; and

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WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan demonstrated tremendous
courage in being one of only three Republican legislators in
the House of Representatives to support and speak boldly on
behalf of The Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness
Act of 2013, which finally brought marriage equality to the
State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan will be long remembered
and celebrated for his role as co-founder of the bipartisan
"Sullivan Caucus", an annual gathering of Statehouse
officials, staff, policy advocates and friends which he has
hosted each year along with former State Senator Dave Sullivan
(R-Park Ridge) and retiring State Senator John Sullivan
(D-Rushville); and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has received numerous
honors and awards during his legislative career, including
being named by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police as
the Public Official of the Year; recipient of the Acorn Award
from the Nature Conservancy; the Illinois Farm Bureau Activator
Award for being a Friend of Agriculture; he was named "Lung
Health Champion from the Illinois Respiratory Health
Association; Illinois Bankers Association "Outstanding
Legislator", as well as multiple recognitions by the National
Federation of Independent Businesses/Illinois as a "Guardian

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of Small Business", and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce as a
"Champion of Free Enterprise"; he also received the Illinois
Association of Park Districts Outstanding Legislator of the
Year Award; and
WHEREAS, During his 14-year career as a member of the
Illinois General Assembly, Representative Sullivan
distinguished himself as a legislator respected on both sides
of the aisle for his thoughtfulness, knowledge, commitment to
his constituents and public service to the people of the State
of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is very proud of his wife,
Trish, a family nurse practitioner; and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is the proud and loving
father of daughter, Kaileigh, and son, Edwin (Finn); and
WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has made innumerable
contributions to the public good through his extensive civic
and volunteer involvement with the GLMV and Lake Zurich
Chambers of Commerce, the Liberty Prairie Foundation, Friends
of Mundelein Parks, and the Knights of Columbus; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

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NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Representative Sullivan on a job well done in the
General Assembly and wish him the best in all his future
endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Representative Sullivan and his family as an
expression of our esteem and respect for our colleague and
friend.