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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate our esteemed |
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| colleague, Illinois State Representative Aaron Schock, on the |
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| occasion of his succession to the position of United States |
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| Representative of Illinois' 18th District; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Schock was born in Peoria on |
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| May 28, 1981; he grew up in central Illinois with his brother |
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| and two sisters; after graduating from Richwoods High School in |
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| Peoria, he was elected to serve as a member of the Peoria |
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| Public Schools District 150 school board, making him, at the |
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| age of 19, the youngest person to serve on a school board in |
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| the State, defeating the incumbent school president as a |
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| write-in candidate; after serving on the board for two years, |
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| he was elected to be the board's vice president by his fellow |
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| board members; a year later, he was elected to serve as school |
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| board president, making him what is believed to be the youngest |
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| school board president in United State history; and
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| WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Schock received his |
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| bachelor's degree from Bradley University; after earning his |
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| degree, he ran for the office of Illinois State Representative, |
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| defeating an eight-year incumbent, making him the youngest |
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| member of the Illinois House of Representatives; and
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| WHEREAS, Once again, showing his remarkable dedication and |
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| intense work ethic, Representative Aaron Schock was able to |
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| work 11 of his bills to passage during his first 5 months in |
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| office, including bills regarding education reforms, child |
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| protection initiatives, prescription drug savings, veterans |
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| assistance, road construction, and a bill to combat high-tech |
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| identity theft, the first bill of its kind in the nation; and
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| WHEREAS, As a member of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives, Representative Aaron Schock has served on |
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| several committees, including the Appropriations-Elementary |
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| and Secondary Education, Appropriations-Human Services, |
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| Environment and Energy, Financial Institutions, Gaming, and |
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| Veterans Affairs committees; and
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| WHEREAS, After a hard-fought campaign, Representative |
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| Aaron Schock will now succeed Congressman Ray LaHood to serve |
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| as the Illinois 18th District Congressman, a position that he |
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| will no doubt pursue with the same vigor and intensity that has |
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| brought him to the great heights of success he has already |
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| enjoyed; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| congratulate our esteemed colleague, Representative Aaron |
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| Schock, on the occasion of his succession to the position of |
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| United States Representative of Illinois' 18th District and |
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| wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be |
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| it further
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| RESOLVED, That we thank Representative Aaron Schock for his |
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| service to the people of the State of Illinois and to the |
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| members of this august body; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Representative Aaron Schock as a symbol of our |
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| great respect and esteem.
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