Full Text of HR1060 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to thank our colleague Representative Tim | 4 | | Butler for his distinguished service to the people of the | 5 | | State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler represented the people of the 87th | 7 | | District, consisting of Logan, Menard, Sangamon, and Tazewell | 8 | | counties, since 2015, bringing to the House more than 20 years | 9 | | of work in public service for the people of Central Illinois; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of Peoria who is proud to have been born | 12 | | and raised in central Illinois, Rep. Butler is the youngest of | 13 | | seven children and is the fourth-great grandson of Lewis | 14 | | Barker, a state senator from Pope County who served during the | 15 | | first four Illinois General Assemblies; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, After earning his Bachelor of Arts in Political | 17 | | Science from Eastern Illinois University in 1990, Rep. Butler | 18 | | began his career in public service, ultimately serving as | 19 | | district chief of staff to former Congressmen Ray LaHood and | 20 | | Rodney Davis; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler has been an active community |
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| 1 | | volunteer for many years, including service on the boards of | 2 | | Downtown Springfield, Inc., the Dirksen Congressional Center, | 3 | | and the Springfield Road Runners Club; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler is a graduate of the Peoria Chamber | 5 | | of Commerce's Community Leadership School; he was in Peoria's | 6 | | 1998 class of Forty Leaders Under 40 and was the 2007 recipient | 7 | | of the Rod Steele National Volunteer of the Year award from the | 8 | | Road Runners Club of America; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler's passion for service to Illinois and | 10 | | for our State's rich history helped him rise to the position of | 11 | | Assistant House Republican Leader as well to become a leading | 12 | | advocate for issues regarding transportation, tourism, and | 13 | | enhancing the economic benefits of our State's history and | 14 | | culture; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Through his bipartisan work, Rep. Butler was a | 16 | | leader in advancing improvements to Scott's Law to improve | 17 | | public safety on Illinois' roadways; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler's dedication to our institutions and | 19 | | history led to many pieces of legislation, including the | 20 | | recognition of Illinois Statehood Day, which led to him being | 21 | | selected as co-chair of the Illinois Bicentennial Commission; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his service, Rep. Butler has | 2 | | twice been named a Friend of Agriculture by Illinois Farm | 3 | | Bureau ACTIVATOR; he is a recipient of the Illinois Chamber of | 4 | | Commerce Champion of Free Enterprise Award and has twice been | 5 | | awarded the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National | 6 | | Federation of Independent Business; he was the 2019 recipient | 7 | | of the Illinois Association of Park Districts Outstanding | 8 | | Legislative Leadership Award; he received the 2018 | 9 | | Environmental Leadership Award from the Illinois Environmental | 10 | | Council and has been named Policymaker of the Year by the | 11 | | Illinois Association of Museums; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Butler has also chaired or co-chaired | 13 | | several legislative caucuses, including the Emergency | 14 | | Management Caucus, the Diabetes Caucus, the Outdoor Caucus, | 15 | | and the Route 66 Caucus; therefore, be it
| 16 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 17 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 18 | | we thank Representative Tim Butler for his dedicated service | 19 | | to the residents of the 87th District and the people of the | 20 | | State of Illinois, and we wish him and his wife, Wendy, all the | 21 | | best as he begins the next chapter of his life; and be it | 22 | | further
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | presented to Rep. Butler as an expression of our esteem and | 3 | | respect.
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