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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate
Assistant Republican 
4Leader and State Representative David Reis on his years of 
5distinguished
service and hard work on behalf of the people of 
6the State of Illinois; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis was born on September 15, 1964; he 
8attended Jasper County public
schools and then graduated from 
9Lake Land Community College and the University of
Illinois with 
10a bachelor's degree in agriculture; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis is a farmer and a businessman; he lives 
12in Jasper County on his family's fifth-generation farm near the 
13village of Ste. Marie, where the Reis family has farmed for 
14over 150
years; and
 
15    WHEREAS, In 1993, Rep. Reis co-founded JC Co-op, where he 
16served as general manager for
seven years; from 1997 to 2004, 
17he served on the board of directors of the Illinois Pork

18Producers Association; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis's wife, Maria Strelka Reis, is a special 
20education teacher at the Nuttall
Middle School in Robinson; 
21they have two wonderful children, Nicholas and Adriana; and
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis was first elected in 2004 to serve the 
2people of the 108th
District; he was re-elected six times to 
3represent the 108th District and the current 109th District,

4consisting of nine counties in southeastern Illinois; and
 
5    WHEREAS, In 2017, in recognition of his leadership, Rep. 
6Reis was promoted to the
role of Assistant Republican Leader 
7for the House Republican Caucus under House Republican
Leader 
8Jim Durkin; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis serves on the powerful House Executive 
10Committee, which
considers the State's most important and 
11contentious bills; he also serves as Republican
Spokesperson 
12for several House committees, including Business and 
13Occupational Licenses,
Business Incentives for Local 
14Communities, Community College Access and Affordability, and

15Insurance: Health and Life; he has also been a longtime member 
16of the Appropriations - Public
Safety Committee and Financial 
17Institutions Committee; and
 
18    WHEREAS, As a free-market conservative, Rep. Reis is 
19honored to serve on the board
of directors and as the Illinois 
20State Chair of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) 
21and as the Public Chair of ALEC's Energy, Environment and 
22Agriculture Task Force; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis was instrumental in the passage of 
2important legislation related
to energy policy and hydraulic 
3fracturing, job creation, concealed carry, and raising the 
4speed
limit on Illinois interstate highways; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis has been the recipient of numerous 
6legislative honors and
awards, including the Illinois Farm 
7Bureau's Friend of Agriculture Award and the Illinois
Chamber 
8of Commerce's Champion of Free Enterprise Award; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Rep. Reis is a member of the St. Thomas Catholic 
10Church in Newton, the
Newton Knights of Columbus, the Sons of 
11the American Legion, the Jasper County Farm Bureau, the Jasper

12County Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois State Rifle 
13Association, the National Rifle Association,
the National 
14Federation of Independent Business, and the Illinois Pork 
15Producers Association; therefore, be it
  
 
16    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
17HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
18congratulate our friend and
colleague, State Rep. David Reis, 
19on his retirement from the Illinois House of
Representatives, 
20and we wish him all the best in his future endeavors; and be it 
21further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Rep. Reis and his
family as an expression of our 
3esteem and respect.