Full Text of HR1310 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate State Rep. Steven | 4 | | Andersson on his retirement and recognize his years of service | 5 | | to the State of Illinois; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson was born in Midlothian on August | 7 | | 15, 1964; he and his wife, Nanette,
have been residents of | 8 | | Geneva for 26 years; they have been married for 31 years and | 9 | | have two children,
Matthew and Sarah; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson earned his bachelor's degree from | 11 | | Northern Illinois University in 1986 and his Juris Doctor
from | 12 | | Northern Illinois University in 1992, where he graduated Magna | 13 | | Cum Laude; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson is a small business owner and has | 15 | | been a licensed attorney for more than two
decades; he is a | 16 | | partner at the law firms of Mickey, Wilson, Weiler, Renzi and | 17 | | Andersson, P.C. and the
Elder Law Center, P.C.; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson has a long-standing history of | 19 | | serving the local community; he
served as a trustee and | 20 | | treasurer on the Geneva Library District Board in addition to | 21 | | being a Republican
Precinct Committeeman for Geneva's 3rd |
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| 1 | | Precinct; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Eager to continue his public service, Rep. | 3 | | Andersson was sworn in to serve the 65th Legislative District | 4 | | of
the Illinois House of Representative on January 2, 2015; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson has been a strong advocate for | 6 | | mental health awareness during his service in
the General | 7 | | Assembly, backing legislation to support mental health issues | 8 | | while promoting local
initiatives in his 65th district | 9 | | community; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, In a massive undertaking, Rep. Andersson worked to | 11 | | improve the criminal justice system as sponsor of
House Bill | 12 | | 4584, making the fee structure for criminal and civil court | 13 | | cases more manageable and
transparent for Illinois residents; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson is a champion of bipartisanship and | 16 | | worked diligently across the aisle; his
support of the Equal | 17 | | Rights Amendment is a great example of this, and his advocacy | 18 | | has been integral in
moving the initiative forward to secure | 19 | | equality for all women; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson led the bipartisan effort to pass a | 21 | | balanced State budget after 734 days of
impasse; the |
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| 1 | | agreed-upon, timely budget came together through good honest | 2 | | negotiations across party
lines; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson has long supported historic | 4 | | preservation and proudly served as the Co-Chair
of the Illinois | 5 | | Historic Preservation Caucus; in 2018, he was part of a | 6 | | bipartisan effort to
create a new Illinois Historic | 7 | | Preservation Tax Credit to improve Illinois communities while | 8 | | retaining the
culture and history of the State; his efforts for | 9 | | historic preservation culminated in being named
Landmarks | 10 | | Illinois 2018 Legislator of the Year; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson is a supporter of the environment; | 12 | | he has been recognized annually by the Illinois
Environmental | 13 | | Council for his commitment to environmental issues; he has also | 14 | | been a proponent of clean energy and held community forums to | 15 | | discuss the issue with constituents and
interest groups; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson created Gold Star Family Day in | 17 | | Illinois through House Bill 4389 in the 99th
General Assembly; | 18 | | this day serves as a day to honor and commemorate the entire | 19 | | families of the men and women
who gave their lives while | 20 | | serving their country; an important day, this legislation gives | 21 | | military families the honor and
recognition they truly deserve | 22 | | in Illinois and across the country; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson served as the voice of the caucus | 2 | | in his position as floor leader during the 100th
General | 3 | | Assembly and proudly led meaningful debates in the House of | 4 | | Representatives; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson was recognized by various | 6 | | organizations with awards for his work in the
House of | 7 | | Representatives, such as the Purple Tie Award for | 8 | | Bi-Partisanship in 2018 by the Metro West
Council of | 9 | | Government, the Illinois Association of School Social Workers | 10 | | Legislator of the Year, the Illinois Pork
Producers Legislator | 11 | | of the Year, the American Institute of Architects-Illinois | 12 | | Legislator of the Year, and
the Illinois Association of Park | 13 | | Districts Legislator of the Year; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson is dedicated to serving as the | 15 | | voice of his community; he led meaningful
discussions with his | 16 | | constituent advocacy group, the 65th District Dialogue; he | 17 | | routinely visited local
schools through the Principal for the | 18 | | Day Program; his annual summer reading program has been wildly
| 19 | | popular among local students every year, and he happily | 20 | | welcomed countless Pages
for the Day and school groups in | 21 | | Springfield; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Andersson has shown a great commitment to | 23 | | improving Illinois, through his advocacy for
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| 1 | | government reform and his compassion in serving his | 2 | | constituents throughout his time in
the House of | 3 | | Representatives; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 5 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 | | congratulate State Rep. Steven Andersson on his retirement and | 7 | | recognize his years of service to the State of Illinois, and we | 8 | | wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it | 9 | | further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Rep. Andersson as a symbol of our respect and | 12 | | esteem.
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