HR1687 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Richard T. Bradley of Chicago on his service to the people of his representative district; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley has been a member of the Illinois House of Representatives since 1997 and has served this body with distinction; and

WHEREAS, Rich Bradley was born in 1955 in Chicago; he graduated from Luther North High School and Concordia Teachers College, where he earned a B.A. in Political Science; after graduation from college in 1979, he began work as a Crisis Intervention Social Worker for the City of Chicago, where he counseled crime victims and substance abusers, in addition to helping the elderly to obtain affordable housing; and

WHEREAS, Following a number of years as an office manager and community relations liaison in Chicago's 35th Ward, Rich Bradley began work as the Chief Operating Officer of the Art Specialty Company; and

WHEREAS, In 1993, Rich Bradley returned to his work for the City of Chicago as Deputy Director of the Mayor's Office of Inquiry and Information, where he supervised 50 communications staff persons and administered community outreach programs; and

WHEREAS, Rich Bradley was elected in 1996 as 20th District State Representative and re-elected through 2006 as the 40th District State Representative; he has worked humbly and honorably to meet the needs of working families and senior citizens on Chicago's Northwest Side and to address serious issues and challenges, including reducing crime and advocating for the Hispanic community; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley has served as the Chairman of the Committee on Personnel and Pensions and as Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee; he has also been a member of the Environment and Energy, Insurance, Judiciary-Criminal Law, State Government Administration, Election Reform, Consumer Protection and Product Regulation, Registration and Regulation, and Telecommunications committees; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley, a Mexican-American, is a founding member of the Legislative Latino Caucus; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of life for local residents through service on the boards of St. Viator's Grammar School, Madonna High School, Alvernia High School, Belmont Community Hospital, Independence Park, Irving Park Food Pantry, Neighbors United Civic Organization, and with the Logan Square Lions Club and Portage Park Chamber of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley takes a community-based approach to his job, attending block club and business club meetings and listening more than he speaks to understand constituents' concerns and what he can do to support them; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley's local involvement has led to improvements of local parks, the initiation of new park councils, crime reduction efforts with local CAPS programs, and the implementation of before-school and after-school programs; and

WHEREAS, It is Representative Bradley's belief that if people are willing to engage and work together, there is no issue that we can't solve to help work towards progress and move the community forward; and

WHEREAS, Representative Bradley is looking forward to spending more time with his wife, Cynthia, and their three children, Meghan, Christine, and Julianne; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wish Representative Richard T. Bradley all the best in his future endeavors and congratulate him on his 12 years of service to the people of the State of Illinois; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Representative Richard T. Bradley as an expression of our esteem and respect.