Full Text of HR0966 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate their former colleague, | 4 | | State Representative Marguerite "Margo" McDermed, on her | 5 | | career in this body serving the people of the 37th District | 6 | | honorably and with pride; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Representative McDermed is a lifelong Illinoisan, | 8 | | raised in LaGrange, earning her law degree from DePaul | 9 | | University, and settling with her family in Mokena; she worked | 10 | | tirelessly in Chicago for 30 years as a lawyer, and as the | 11 | | daughter of parents active in civic affairs, she has always | 12 | | been active in the community and civic minded, and the people | 13 | | of Will County have benefited from her leadership for years; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Wanting to give back, Representative McDermed | 16 | | began her career in public service at the local level, serving | 17 | | as Township Collector before becoming a Trustee on the | 18 | | Frankfort Township Board; in 2009, she was elected as Frankfort | 19 | | Township Clerk, where she introduced early voting in the | 20 | | township for all registered voters and organized over 125 years | 21 | | of township records into a cohesive and accessible system at no | 22 | | expense to taxpayers before finally serving as a member of the | 23 | | Will County Board after her election in 2012; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Representative McDermed was first elected to the | 2 | | Statehouse in November 2014 but took office during the lame | 3 | | duck session of the 98th General Assembly in January 2015; | 4 | | during her tenure, she served as the minority spokesperson on | 5 | | the Judiciary - Civil Committee, Transportation: Regulation, | 6 | | Roads & Bridges Committee, and Economic Justice & Equity | 7 | | Committee and as a member of the Illinois Sentencing Policy | 8 | | Advisory Council; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, As a dedicated public servant committed to | 10 | | respecting the trust of the taxpayers, Representative McDermed | 11 | | took no pension, took no state health benefits, consistently | 12 | | voted to freeze or reduce property taxes, voted no on all | 13 | | income tax increases, and never voted for an unbalanced budget; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, During her time in the House, Representative | 16 | | McDermed worked on commonsense, good government legislation, | 17 | | producing ethics laws like forbidding the use of | 18 | | confidentiality clauses in settlements or severance agreements | 19 | | involving taxpayer money; she was a major driving force behind | 20 | | the statewide Sexual Assault Tracking System and the first | 21 | | major capital and infrastructure package in a decade; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Representative McDermed always voted her |
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| 1 | | conscience and her constituency and was consequently | 2 | | recognized every year in office by the Illinois Chamber of | 3 | | Commerce and the Illinois Farm Bureau for her unwavering | 4 | | support of small businesses and farmers; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Thousands of 37th District residents benefited | 6 | | from Representative McDermed's services and events, including | 7 | | numerous self-defense classes, citizenship workshops, blood | 8 | | drives, free shredding services, senior driving seminars, and | 9 | | diaper drives; she was consistently engaged with her | 10 | | constituents; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, While we will miss Representative McDermed's | 12 | | impassioned and steadfast presence in this chamber, after 30 | 13 | | years in private business and 15 years in public service, she | 14 | | is ready to enjoy a well-earned retirement, traveling the | 15 | | world, including visiting family living in Japan, quilting, and | 16 | | spending time with her grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we commend State Representative Marguerite "Margo" McDermed on | 20 | | her lifelong career and service to the State of Illinois and | 21 | | wish her nothing but the best in her retirement; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Representative McDermed as a symbol of our | 3 | | appreciation and respect for our former colleague and cherished | 4 | | friend.
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