Full Text of HR1049 095th General Assembly
HR1049 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives wish to honor former State Representative | 4 |
| Chuck Hartke, as he steps down as the Director of the | 5 |
| Department of Agriculture on February 29; and
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| WHEREAS, Chuck Hartke, who spent more than 18 years as | 7 |
| State Representative from the 108th District in the Illinois | 8 |
| House of Representatives, and became director of the Illinois | 9 |
| Department of Agriculture in 2003, is stepping down from his | 10 |
| position to take care of family needs; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hartke has been active in public service for | 12 |
| most of his life, first
by valiantly serving his country in the | 13 |
| United States Army
from 1966 until 1968, including a tour in | 14 |
| Vietnam; he served on the Effingham
County Board from 1970 to | 15 |
| 1974, was elected Secretary of the Democratic Central
Committee | 16 |
| in 1976, and was elected as Effingham County Democratic Central
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| Committee Chairman from 1978
to 1985; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr.
Hartke, a former president of the Effingham | 19 |
| County Pork Producers, served in the Illinois House of | 20 |
| Representatives starting in 1985; he was confirmed by the | 21 |
| Illinois Senate on May 16, 2003 to oversee the Illinois | 22 |
| Department of Agriculture; and
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| WHEREAS, As Director, Mr. Hartke supported the expansion of | 2 |
| livestock in the State, worked to expand the biofuels industry, | 3 |
| including ethanol, biodiesel, and biomass, strengthened | 4 |
| relations with foreign trading partners, supported specialty | 5 |
| crop and diversified agriculture operations, and worked to | 6 |
| protect the State food supply; and | 7 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Hartke promoted both the State and county | 8 |
| fairs while serving as Director; he serves as president of the | 9 |
| Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture and a | 10 |
| board member of the National Association of State Departments | 11 |
| of Agriculture; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Hartke is active in his community, as a member | 13 |
| of St. Francis Parish, the Knights of Columbus, the American | 14 |
| Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Association | 15 |
| of Retired Persons, the Farm Bureau, and the Farmer's Union; | 16 |
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| WHEREAS, His family is still actively involved in farming, | 18 |
| with his son renting Mr. Hartke's 800-acre farm; Mr. Hartke, in | 19 |
| his own words, plans to do something less strenuous, like being | 20 |
| a professional golfer or a consultant; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 2 |
| wish Chuck Hartke the best for both him and his family and | 3 |
| thank him for his years of service to the people of the State | 4 |
| of Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to Chuck Hartke as a symbol of our respect and | 7 |
| esteem.
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