Bill Text: MI HR0462 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution of tribute for the Honorable Roger Victory.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-12-11 - Adopted [HR0462 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-HR0462-Enrolled.html
The Speaker, on behalf of the entire membership of the House of Representatives, offered the following resolution:
House Resolution No. 462.
A resolution of tribute for the Honorable Roger Victory.
Whereas, The members of this legislative body are proud to offer this expression of our gratitude to Representative Roger Victory as he brings to a close his tenure of service and accomplishment in the Michigan House of Representatives. For the last six years, he has worked hard to represent the residents of Allendale, Georgetown, Tallmadge, Wright, Chester, Coopersville, and Polkton townships in Ottawa County; and
Whereas, A fourth generation Hudsonville area resident, Roger Victory graduated from Davenport University and went on to a successful career in business. He owns and operates Victory Farms LLC and Victory Sales LLC, specializing in the production and distribution of specialty crops. An active member of the agriculture community, he has served as president of the Ottawa County Farm Bureau and remains a leader and member in local, state, and national agricultural organizations. In 2012, he was elected for the first time to the House of Representatives to represent the Eighty-eighth District; and
Whereas, For the last six years, Roger Victory has applied his business acumen and leadership to the problems facing our state. He has served on the Appropriations Committee, including as chair of the Agriculture and Rural Development and Environmental Quality subcommittees, over the last two sessions. In this first term, he also served as vice chair of the Financial Liability Reform Committee and as a member of the Agriculture, the Natural Resources, and the Families, Children, and Seniors committees. During his time, he has been a strong advocate for reforms to promote Michigan's agriculture and food industry, ensure the efficient management of our state's critical infrastructure, and create training programs and opportunities in the skilled trades; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives, That we offer this expression of tribute to commend and thank the Honorable Roger Victory for his notable contributions to this legislative body and our state; and be it further
Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to Representative Victory as evidence of our gratitude and best wishes as he moves onto the Senate.
