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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to honor our colleague, State
4Representative Mike Smiddy, for his service as a member of the
5Illinois General Assembly; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Smiddy is the proud and devoted
7husband of Deborah and father of two sons, Logan, and Ian; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Working alongside former United States
9Congressman Lane Evans, Representative Smiddy became instilled
10with a passion for public service, and was inspired to continue
11Congressman Evans' legacy of speaking up for veterans and
12defending the rights of middle-class families; following in the
13footsteps of Congressman Evans, Representative Smiddy entered
14public service and was elected to represent the 71st
15Representative District in 2012; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Prior to taking office as a member of the General
17Assembly, Representative Smiddy worked to keep his community
18safe and continued to speak up for the rights of working
19families as an employee of the Illinois Department of
20Corrections and as a member of the American Federation of
21State, County, and Municipal Employees; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Representative Smiddy spearheaded the effort to
2expand insurance coverage for preventative breast cancer
3screenings for all women in Illinois, an issue especially
4personal for him following his wife's battle with breast
5cancer; and
 
6    WHEREAS, As the representative of a region deeply rooted in
7manufacturing, agriculture, and organized labor,
8Representative Smiddy served as a champion for middle-class
9families, fighting to restore back-pay owed to workers,
10speaking up strongly for fair wages, and introducing
11legislation to invest in local jobs by directing the State to
12purchase American-made vehicles; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Smiddy fought to help the counties
14of the 71st Representative District receive needed support for
15economic revitalization projects by working to secure millions
16of dollars in infrastructure funding and resources for local
17businesses and workers; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Representative Smiddy will continue his
19commitment to his community through his membership in the River
20City Rotary Club in Port Byron; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we

 

 

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1congratulate and honor State Representative Mike Smiddy for his
2years of dedicated service as a member of the Illinois House of
3Representatives and wish him success in all future endeavors;
4and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Representative Smiddy as an expression of our
7respect and esteem.