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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to commend Mika Baugher on her decades of | ||||||
| 4 | service to the people of Illinois, to multiple House Speakers, | ||||||
| 5 | and to this entire chamber; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher initially joined the House staff as | ||||||
| 7 | a receptionist in the Leadership Office, where her talent and | ||||||
| 8 | proficiency soon led her to the position of Executive | ||||||
| 9 | Assistant to the Speaker, a role she performed under two House | ||||||
| 10 | Speakers for more than two decades; and | ||||||
| 11 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher's professional excellence has made | ||||||
| 12 | her an institution in the House, serving as the Speaker's | ||||||
| 13 | Capitol and district scheduler, managing chaotic session days, | ||||||
| 14 | effortlessly navigating every task, and remembering every | ||||||
| 15 | detail; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher has regularly been the first in the | ||||||
| 17 | office in the morning and the last to leave in the evening, | ||||||
| 18 | despite a 40-mile daily commute from her hometown of | ||||||
| 19 | Litchfield; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Even while navigating the rapidly changing | ||||||
| 21 | environment of the House during session, Mika Baugher has | ||||||
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| 1 | consistently sought to make everything easier for those around | ||||||
| 2 | her, giving of herself without asking colleagues for anything | ||||||
| 3 | in return; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher has been noted by the members of the | ||||||
| 5 | House and those working around the Capitol for being a person | ||||||
| 6 | who will go to whatever lengths to get their meetings | ||||||
| 7 | scheduled and to help them achieve their goals while also | ||||||
| 8 | remaining endlessly attentive to the many demands of the | ||||||
| 9 | Speaker's schedule; and | ||||||
| 10 | WHEREAS, Even while handling her many duties, Mika Baugher | ||||||
| 11 | has maintained a responsibility for the health and well-being | ||||||
| 12 | of everyone in her office, going above and beyond to care for | ||||||
| 13 | staff; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Through Mika Baugher's kindness, approachability, | ||||||
| 15 | and generosity with her time, she has become a go-to person for | ||||||
| 16 | all people on all topics in the House; and | ||||||
| 17 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher's commitment to the operation of the | ||||||
| 18 | House has been matched only by her commitment to her husband, | ||||||
| 19 | Chris Baugher, and their sons, Owen and Peyton; and | ||||||
| 20 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher has been an invaluable asset to | ||||||
| 21 | House members over the course of her service, and she has | ||||||
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| 1 | supported, mentored, and helped the professional growth of | ||||||
| 2 | hundreds of staffers throughout her tenure; and | ||||||
| 3 | WHEREAS, Mika Baugher's tireless commitment to those | ||||||
| 4 | around her has been indispensable in making all of the work of | ||||||
| 5 | this chamber possible, and everyone who has worked alongside | ||||||
| 6 | her are grateful for all she has done to make everyone and | ||||||
| 7 | everything around her better; therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 10 | we commend and thank Mika Baugher for her many years of | ||||||
| 11 | committed service to the Illinois General Assembly and the | ||||||
| 12 | people of the State of Illinois, and we wish her continued | ||||||
| 13 | success in her future endeavors; and be it further | ||||||
| 14 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 15 | presented to Mika Baugher as a symbol of our esteem and | ||||||
| 16 | respect. | ||||||