Full Text of HR1554 96th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor our esteemed colleague, | 4 | | Illinois State Representative Jay Hoffman, for his years of | 5 | | dedicated service to the people of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Jay Hoffman was born on November 6, 1961 in | 7 | | Highland; he earned his bachelor's degree in finance from | 8 | | Illinois State University in 1983 and graduated from the Saint | 9 | | Louis University School of Law in 1986; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A proud father, Representative Hoffman and his | 11 | | wife, Laurie, are the parents of their wonderful daughters, | 12 | | Emily and Katelyn; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hoffman was first elected to serve | 14 | | as State Representative in 1991; he has served the people of | 15 | | the Metro East with dedication and distinction ever since; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Among the many areas where Representative Hoffman | 17 | | has helped improve the quality of life in the Metro East, his | 18 | | efforts to secure hundreds of millions of dollars in | 19 | | transportation, road, and infrastructure investment have been | 20 | | extraordinarily successful; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, As Chairman of the Transportation and Motor | 2 | | Vehicles Committee, Representative Hoffman successfully | 3 | | secured funding to expand Illinois Routes 64, 157, 159, and | 4 | | 255, and led the fight for the expansion of Metro-Link; he also | 5 | | fought to advance vital repair work on the McKinley Bridge and | 6 | | construction of a new bridge across the Mississippi River; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hoffman is a tireless champion for | 8 | | Illinois working families and has stood at the forefront of | 9 | | efforts to increase the minimum wage, improve workplace safety, | 10 | | create a stronger local economy that provides good paying jobs | 11 | | for his constituents, and spearhead economic development | 12 | | projects that put tens of thousands of people to work; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Hoffman used his legal knowledge | 14 | | to make Illinois a safer place by working with law enforcement | 15 | | officials to make it easier for them to track, catch, and | 16 | | prosecute dangerous criminals; he was one of the first | 17 | | legislators to acknowledge and address the serious problem of | 18 | | violence in schools by sponsoring legislation to keep kids safe | 19 | | in Illinois classrooms; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, As a father, Representative Hoffman has always | 21 | | understood the value of a good education; he consistently | 22 | | brought home more money for local schools and worked to ensure | 23 | | that the increased funding that was allocated for education was |
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| 1 | | going directly to the classroom; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Representative Hoffman is an | 3 | | effective legislator who works with both sides of the aisle to | 4 | | get results for his constituents and improve the State of | 5 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 7 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 8 | | congratulate and thank State Representative Jay Hoffman for his | 9 | | many years of service to the people of Illinois and wish him | 10 | | success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to State Representative Jay Hoffman as a symbol of | 13 | | the esteem and respect we have for our colleague and friend.
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