Full Text of HR0724 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased that Scott Reimers, a longtime and | 4 | | distinguished Director of the House Republican Research staff, | 5 | | who currently serves as the Chief of Staff for the House | 6 | | Republican Leader, was recently inducted into the Samuel K. | 7 | | Gove Illinois Legislative Internship Hall of Fame; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative | 9 | | Internship Hall of Fame honors former legislative interns whose | 10 | | careers have exemplified distinguished public service; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers began his career in government | 12 | | through the Illinois Legislative Staff Internship Program in | 13 | | 1994, working for the House Republican Staff as a substantive | 14 | | and appropriation committee staff member, facilitating the | 15 | | Human Services and Insurance committees, and analyzing agency | 16 | | budgets; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, In 1999, Scott Reimers was promoted to the | 18 | | Director of Research for the House Republican Staff as a result | 19 | | of his extensive legislative knowledge and his unrivaled work | 20 | | ethic; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers has served as a mentor to hundreds |
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| 1 | | of legislative research staffers, not only training them on how | 2 | | to excel professionally, but also molding them personally and | 3 | | developing their skill sets and talents by challenging and | 4 | | inspiring them; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, As Chief of Staff since 2011, Scott Reimers | 6 | | manages a staff that includes the legislative research, | 7 | | communications, technology, policy, appropriations, | 8 | | legislative assistant, and support functions of the House | 9 | | Republican Staff; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers' service extends beyond State | 11 | | government, as he is devoted to the practice of his Catholic | 12 | | faith and the support of the institution that has educated his | 13 | | children by serving on the Blessed Sacrament School Board; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in | 15 | | Political Science from Northern Illinois University and a | 16 | | Master of Public Administration degree from the University of | 17 | | Illinois in Springfield; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers currently serves his alma mater of | 19 | | Northern Illinois University as a member of the Alumni | 20 | | Association's board of directors; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers' love of Northern Illinois |
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| 1 | | University extends beyond the classroom and board of directors | 2 | | into the athletic arena; a loyal Husky fan, he had the ability | 3 | | to attend the 2013 Orange Bowl with Governor Pat Quinn; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, It is a testament to Scott Reimers commitment as a | 5 | | public servant that, over the years, many of his colleagues and | 6 | | members of the legislature have become his closest friends; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers is a diehard Chicago White Sox fan | 8 | | who was able to see his team win the World Series in 2005, | 9 | | thanks to his friend and colleague, Illinois State | 10 | | Representative JoAnn Osmond; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers is a loving husband and father whose | 12 | | greatest joys in life are his wife, Lori, and his children, | 13 | | Sophie and Andrew; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 16 | | we congratulate and thank Scott Reimers for his years of | 17 | | exceptional public service and for his induction into the | 18 | | Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative Internship Hall of Fame; | 19 | | and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Scott Reimers as a symbol of our respect and |
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