Full Text of HR1553 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize our esteemed | 4 | | colleague, State Representative Betsy Hannig, for her service | 5 | | and hard work on behalf of the people of the State of Illinois; | 6 | | and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hannig was born in Peoria and | 8 | | attended Melvin-Sibley High School; she graduated with a | 9 | | Bachelor's Degree in Agricultural Economics and Animal Science | 10 | | from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; prior to | 11 | | her service as State Representative, Betsy Hannig worked with | 12 | | the Piatt County Cooperative Extension Service and the | 13 | | bipartisan support agency, Citizen's Assembly; most recently | 14 | | she worked as an account analyst with the State Teachers | 15 | | Retirement System; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hannig, who took office in March | 17 | | 2009, passed five pieces of legislation into law, including | 18 | | measures reforming adoption and public health laws, | 19 | | encouraging charitable giving to support Route 66, benefitting | 20 | | State parks, and helping disabled veterans; she was a strong | 21 | | proponent of efforts to construct an innovative new energy | 22 | | facility in Taylorville to create jobs for local residents, and | 23 | | helped pass a multi-billion dollar public works program that |
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| 1 | | has put thousands of unemployed workers back on the job and | 2 | | modernized critical transportation infrastructure; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hannig's deep respect for the role | 4 | | of farming and the raising of livestock has played in the | 5 | | State's history, an appreciation heightened by her own work as | 6 | | a former stable manager, collaboration with the Horseman's | 7 | | Council of Illinois, and academic training, have benefitted her | 8 | | constituents through her legislative efforts and support for | 9 | | Illinois farmers; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hannig has served as a dedicated | 11 | | advocate for the 98th House District and the concerns of its | 12 | | residents; she is married to former State Representative Gary | 13 | | Hannig, who preceded her in office and currently serves as | 14 | | Illinois Secretary of Transportation; she proudly continued | 15 | | the tradition of effective representation to which its | 16 | | residents were accustomed; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | congratulate State Representative Betsy Hannig on her service | 20 | | in the Illinois House of Representatives and wish her continued | 21 | | success in all of her future endeavors; and be it further
| 22 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to State Representative Betsy Hannig as a symbol of | 2 | | our respect and esteem.
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