Full Text of HR0129 94th General Assembly
HR0129 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of this Body that Mr. | 3 |
| David Axelrod is approaching the ripe, we will not say old, age | 4 |
| of 50 years; we did not want it to pass without making some | 5 |
| official comment; and
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| WHEREAS, David Axelrod is a nationally recognized | 7 |
| political media consultant having produced winning media and | 8 |
| messages for over 150 campaigns at the local, state, and | 9 |
| national levels; and
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| WHEREAS, As a highly respected former journalist for the | 11 |
| Chicago Tribune, Mr. Axelrod served as the City Hall bureau | 12 |
| chief and was the youngest political writer and columnist in | 13 |
| the paper's history; and
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| WHEREAS, David Axelrod most recently developed the winning | 15 |
| media campaign in both the primary and general elections for | 16 |
| Illinois' U.S. Senator Barak Obama, as well as an intense | 17 |
| re-election campaign for Philadelphia Mayor John Street; he was | 18 |
| a media strategist for the John Edwards for President campaign | 19 |
| and is currently working as a media consultant to the | 20 |
| Democratic National Committee; and
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| WHEREAS, As a specialist in urban politics, Mr. Axelrod has | 22 |
| produced victories for mayoral candidates in major urban cities | 23 |
| besides Philadelphia, including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, | 24 |
| Houston, Salt Lake City, and Washington D.C.; and
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| WHEREAS, He is currently an Adjunct Professor of | 26 |
| Communication Studies at Northwestern University and has | 27 |
| lectured on political media at Harvard University, the | 28 |
| University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania; he | 29 |
| is a much sought after national political commentator in print | 30 |
| and television and radio; and
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| WHEREAS, David and his lovely wife, Susan, are the proud | 2 |
| parents of three beautiful children; he is a generous, caring, | 3 |
| and loyal friend and colleague to many; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 6 |
| we hereby recognize and congratulate David Axelrod on his | 7 |
| fiftieth birthday; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to David Axelrod in recognition of his many | 10 |
| contributions to improving the quality of political dialogue in | 11 |
| America and for being just a really great guy, father, and | 12 |
| husband.
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