Full Text of HR0964 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate our colleague | 4 | | Representative Terri Courtney Bryant on her distinguished | 5 | | service to the people of the State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant has faithfully served the | 7 | | citizens of the 115th district since being sworn in at the | 8 | | Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro in January 2015; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant and Rick, her husband of 40 | 10 | | years, wish to thank the people of the 115th district and the | 11 | | citizens of Southern Illinois for the trust they placed in her | 12 | | as she earned six consecutive election victories; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant has amassed a voting record | 14 | | that reflects her conservative values, including consistently | 15 | | voting against unconstitutional gun control legislation, | 16 | | opposing the practice and expansion of taxpayer-funded | 17 | | abortions, supporting balanced budgets, and promoting ethics | 18 | | reform; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant worked to earn overwhelming | 20 | | majority support for Molly's Law, legislation that provides | 21 | | civil and criminal penalty protections for families of victims |
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| 1 | | of violent crime that was inspired by the unsolved case of the | 2 | | death of Jackson County resident Molly Young, and joined with | 3 | | Molly's father, Larry Young, who leads the Justice for Molly | 4 | | movement to earn support in both chambers of the legislature | 5 | | and the Governor's signature; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant is a proud Murphysboro | 7 | | resident, and she sponsored a House Joint Resolution naming | 8 | | Murphysboro as Illinois' Barbecue Capital City; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant is a retired 20 year veteran | 10 | | of the Illinois Department of Corrections; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant's tireless efforts to forge | 12 | | compromise and identify and solve issues involving criminal | 13 | | justice reform led House Republican Leader Jim Durkin to name | 14 | | her as House Republican Spokesperson for the House Judiciary | 15 | | Criminal Law Committee for the 101st General Assembly; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, During her six-year career in the Illinois House, | 17 | | Representative Bryant rose to the ranks of Chairperson of the | 18 | | Downstate Republican Caucus and served on the executive board | 19 | | of the Illinois Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant is a devoted mother of two | 21 | | and a loving grandmother of four grandchildren; she is an avid |
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| 1 | | hunter, avid angler, and decent golfer; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Representative Bryant was elected to serve as 58th | 3 | | District State Senator on November 3, 2020 and will be | 4 | | inaugurated into her new position on Wednesday, January 13, | 5 | | 2020; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives wish | 7 | | Representative Bryant the very best in her new position as 58th | 8 | | District State Senator; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we wish to thank Representative Terri Courtney Bryant for her | 12 | | years of dedicated service as 115th District State | 13 | | Representative; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to Representative Bryant as an expression of our | 16 | | esteem and respect.
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