Full Text of HR1390 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor and congratulate Illinois | 4 | | State Representative Brad Halbrook on the occasion of his | 5 | | retirement and thank him for his service and accomplishments in | 6 | | the General Assembly and his commitment to the people of the | 7 | | 110th District; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook was born on July 22, 1961 | 9 | | in Pana; he married his high school sweetheart, Linda, and is | 10 | | the father of 2 children; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook is a small business | 12 | | owner; he has been involved in agriculture from his youth as a | 13 | | participant in the Future Farmers of America to the present day | 14 | | as the operator of a diversified farm; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook has served on the board of | 16 | | the Illinois Beef Association and is a former Shelby County | 17 | | Republican Party chairman; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook was appointed to the | 19 | | Illinois House of Representatives in April of 2012, | 20 | | representing the people of Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, | 21 | | Edgar and Lawrence Counties; in November of 2012, he was |
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| 1 | | elected to a full term; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook is a member of the | 3 | | Agriculture and Conservation, Appropriations-Higher Education, | 4 | | Biotechnology, Counties and Townships, and Environment | 5 | | Committees; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook passed legislation which | 7 | | was signed into law bringing greater transparency and | 8 | | accountability to Emergency Telephone System Boards and | 9 | | legislation to create jobs in east-central Illinois through | 10 | | adding a locally-produced product to the bow and arrow | 11 | | definition of the Wildlife Code; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Representative Halbrook has been a tireless | 13 | | advocate for the Second Amendment, lower taxes, farmers, | 14 | | economic development, reduced government spending, and | 15 | | transparency in government; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 17 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we thank and honor our friend and colleague Illinois State | 19 | | Representative Brad Halbrook for his public service and wish | 20 | | him the best in his future endeavors; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Representative Halbrook as a symbol of our respect | 2 | | and esteem.
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