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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our
esteemed colleague, |
| 4 | | State Representative Pamela Reaves-Harris, on her service as a |
| 5 | | member of
the Illinois General Assembly and thank her for her |
| 6 | | dedicated service to the State and the people
of the 10th |
| 7 | | Representative District; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Reaves-Harris was born and raised |
| 9 | | in Chicago's Cabrini Green
public housing development; she is |
| 10 | | the youngest of eight children and the proud mother of two
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| 11 | | daughters; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Reaves-Harris graduated from the |
| 13 | | Chicago Public School system;
she received a Bachelor of |
| 14 | | Science with a dual major in marketing and economics from
the |
| 15 | | University of Illinois; she earned a law degree from IIT |
| 16 | | Chicago-Kent College of Law; and
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| 17 | | WHEREAS, Representative Reaves-Harris has dedicated her |
| 18 | | life to giving back to the
community, serving more than 22 |
| 19 | | years as a licensed attorney; she worked more than 15 years as
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| 20 | | an Administrative Law Judge and provided free legal services to |
| 21 | | those in need; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative Reaves-Harris has been a fierce |
| 2 | | and passionate advocate for
criminal justice reform through her |
| 3 | | efforts to reduce crime and recidivism and keep our
communities |
| 4 | | safe; she championed legislation to help persons who suffer |
| 5 | | from serious mental
illnesses receive the proper treatment, and |
| 6 | | fought to increase penalties for firearms dealers who
sell guns |
| 7 | | to suspected terrorists; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Reaves-Harris fought for the |
| 9 | | health and well-being of her
constituents by working to bring a |
| 10 | | new medical emergency treatment center to Humboldt Park; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, All who have served alongside Representative |
| 12 | | Reaves-Harris will miss her warm
friendship and unwavering |
| 13 | | commitment to advocating for the issues important to her
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| 14 | | constituents; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 17 | | honor and thank State
Representative Pamela Reaves-Harris for |
| 18 | | her dedicated service; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to Representative Reaves-Harris
as an expression of |
| 21 | | our respect and esteem, and with our best wishes for her future
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| 22 | | success.
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