Full Text of HR1049 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor the tenure of our esteemed | 4 | | colleague, Representative and Assistant Majority Leader Delia | 5 | | Ramirez, and thank her for her dedicated service to our State | 6 | | and to the people of Chicago; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Born in the Belmont Cragin community in Chicago, | 8 | | Leader Ramirez is the daughter of working-class Guatemalan | 9 | | immigrants; her mother crossed the border while pregnant to | 10 | | give her children new opportunities in the United States, and | 11 | | her family moved soon after to Humboldt Park; her parents | 12 | | worked multiple jobs to make ends meet and care for their | 13 | | children; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez's experiences in her younger years | 15 | | propelled her to a life of serving others; she earned her | 16 | | Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies from Northeastern Illinois | 17 | | University; she has spent most of her professional life | 18 | | serving as a community organizer and social services director; | 19 | | she was the founding executive director of the Center for | 20 | | Changing Lives; she also worked in the nonprofit space for | 21 | | Common Cause and Community Renewal Society and was the board | 22 | | chair for the Latin United Community Housing Association | 23 | | (LUCHA) and the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA); |
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| 1 | | throughout her career, she has been dedicated to fighting for | 2 | | affordable housing, high-quality education, and expanding | 3 | | access to social services; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez ran for state representative of | 5 | | the 4th House District in 2018, becoming the first Guatemalan | 6 | | American elected to the Illinois General Assembly; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, During her time as a state representative, Leader | 8 | | Ramirez's strong commitment to lifting working families and | 9 | | immigrant communities was clear as she developed a robust and | 10 | | progressive agenda to help the people of Chicago and the State | 11 | | of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez has been a strong voice for | 13 | | high-quality public education, and she was a chief cosponsor | 14 | | for the law to create an elected school board in Chicago, | 15 | | therefore ensuring that Chicago families have a strong voice | 16 | | about the decisions made in their public schools; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez pushed to expand Medicaid coverage | 18 | | to older Illinoisans regardless of their immigration status, | 19 | | therefore reaffirming her commitment to lifting immigrant | 20 | | communities and ensuring that health care is equitable and | 21 | | affordable for all; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez has been committed to ensuring | 2 | | that housing is accessible and affordable for all and was | 3 | | integral in passing the emergency housing law to keep people | 4 | | housed during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez worked tirelessly in her district | 6 | | office to ensure her community had access to state and | 7 | | community information and resources by hosting numerous job | 8 | | fairs, food pantry collection drives, and healthcare | 9 | | enrollment workshops; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez ran for U.S. Congress in the | 11 | | Illinois 3rd District in 2022, making history as the first | 12 | | Illinois and Midwestern Latina elected to Congress; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Leader Ramirez has broken barriers for both women | 14 | | and the Latino community during her time in public service; | 15 | | all who had the honor to serve alongside her know that she will | 16 | | continue to use her passion and unwavering commitment to fight | 17 | | for the people of Illinois at the federal level; therefore, be | 18 | | it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 21 | | we congratulate Representative and Assistant Majority Leader | 22 | | Delia Ramirez on her retirement as a state representative, |
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| 1 | | thank her for her years of dedicated service, and wish her | 2 | | continued success in the future; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Leader Ramirez as an expression of our respect | 5 | | and esteem.
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