Full Text of HR0443 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend the LGBTQ Victory Fund on its | 4 | | work to change the face and voice of America's politics and to | 5 | | achieve equality for LGBTQ Americans by increasing the number | 6 | | of openly LGBTQ officials at all levels of government; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The LGBTQ Victory Fund, commonly shortened to | 8 | | Victory Fund, was founded in 1991 by LGBTQ activists and donors | 9 | | who recognized the success of EMILY's List at attracting | 10 | | attention and support for women candidates for public office; | 11 | | it is the largest LGBTQ political action committee in the | 12 | | United States and one of the nation's largest non-connected | 13 | | political action committees; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, In creating the Victory Fund, the founders set out | 15 | | to build a network of supporters who pledged to assist viable | 16 | | LGBTQ candidates endorsed by the organization; with less than | 17 | | 50 openly LGBTQ elected officials across America at any level | 18 | | of government, the founders understood that boosting numbers in | 19 | | public office would be key to advancing equality; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, On May 1, 1991, the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund was | 21 | | formally created as a non-partisan political action committee; | 22 | | founding board members included David Mixner, Hilary Rosen, |
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| 1 | | Roberta Bennett, Scott Hitt, Lynn Greer, John Thomas, David | 2 | | Detrick, Tim McFeeley, Vic Basile, Howard Menaker, and Terry | 3 | | Bean; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Since 1991, the Victory Fund has helped elect | 5 | | thousands of LGBTQ people to positions at all levels of | 6 | | government; these LGBTQ voices have made significant | 7 | | contributions to advancing equality for LGBTQ Americans, from | 8 | | passing non-discrimination laws to defeating amendments to ban | 9 | | marriage equality; therefore, be it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 | | we congratulate the LGBTQ Victory Fund on its work to change | 13 | | the face and voice of America's politics and commend its | 14 | | significant contributions to advancing equality for LGBTQ | 15 | | Americans and increasing the number of openly LGBTQ officials | 16 | | at all levels of government; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to the LGBTQ Victory Fund as an expression of our | 19 | | esteem and respect.
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