HR1058 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate our colleague, Representative Avery Bourne, on her distinguished service to the people of the State of Illinois; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Bourne was sworn in on February 20, 2015 as the youngest state representative to ever serve in the Illinois State Legislature; and

WHEREAS, For seven years, Rep. Bourne dutifully served Montgomery County as well as portions of Christian, Macoupin, and Madison Counties; and

WHEREAS, A proud resident of Morrisonville, Rep. Bourne was a great voice for the farming community, especially due to her roots in rural Christian County where her family has farmed for over 150 years; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Bourne was an incredible advocate for residents across the state and a vital member of the House Republican leadership team, holding the respect and esteem of her colleagues; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Bourne amassed an impressive voting record that reflects her conservative values, including her tireless efforts to eradicate corruption, to create equitable education for students across Illinois, to build fiscal reform, to fight for pro-life values, and to provide a better government for the people across Illinois and throughout her 95th District; and

WHEREAS, In 2016, Rep. Bourne was appointed to the House Education Funding Task Force and the Illinois School Funding Reform Commission to work on a bipartisan statewide solution to fund disparities within the public education system; and

WHEREAS, The passage of comprehensive, historic education funding reform was achieved in 2017 in large part due to Rep. Bourne's passion, commitment, and leadership in transforming education for the better across Illinois; and

WHEREAS, To create a government of which Illinoisans could be proud, Rep. Bourne was a strong proponent of independent maps for the legislature and Illinois residents, but her advocacy for ethics did not stop there; and

WHEREAS, Rep. Bourne served as Chair of the Legislative Ethics Commission, working to create stronger laws to identify and remove bad actors and close loopholes that enabled corruption to run rampant in the Statehouse; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we wish to thank Representative Avery Bourne for her years of dedicated service as 95th District State Representative and wish her the very best in her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Rep. Bourne as an expression of our esteem and respect.