Full Text of HR1360 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, State Senator James F. Clayborne Jr. will retire | 3 | | after 23
years of outstanding and meritorious service to the | 4 | | State of Illinois and the 57th Senate District; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne was appointed in 1995 to fill the | 6 | | term of Senator Kenneth Hall and was elected to the position in | 7 | | 1996; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne graduated from Tennessee State | 9 | | University in 1985 and earned his
juris doctorate from the | 10 | | University of Miami School of Law in 1988; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne is a former State's Attorney in St. | 12 | | Clair County and was one of 50 attorneys
selected nationwide to | 13 | | participate in the National Law Institute sponsored by the | 14 | | Federal Bureau of
Investigation; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne was a founding partner of | 16 | | Clayborne, Sabo and Wagner LLP and was a partner with Hinshaw
| 17 | | and Culberson for 23 years; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, As a result of his diligent and tireless work and | 19 | | demonstrated ability, Sen. Clayborne
serves as Senate Majority | 20 | | Leader, Chairman of the Assignments Committee, and as a member |
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Energy and Public Utilities and Executive and | 2 | | Insurance Committees; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne worked to diversify the business | 4 | | climate of Illinois and passed legislation requiring day and
| 5 | | temporary labor agencies to collect racial, ethnic, and gender | 6 | | information; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Evidence of Sen. Clayborne's success as a | 8 | | legislator is evidenced in the opening of the Stan Musial | 9 | | Veterans
Memorial Bridge, a project that employed more than | 10 | | 3,000 minority workers and included contracts with
117 | 11 | | minority-owned businesses from economically disadvantaged | 12 | | areas; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne is an active participant in | 14 | | numerous civic and community
activities, including college | 15 | | tours for students; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne has been recognized for his service | 17 | | with numerous awards, including Legislator of the Year from the
| 18 | | St. Louis Regional Chamber and Growth Association for the past | 19 | | four years and the Friends of Education
Award from the Illinois | 20 | | Association of Regional School Superintendents; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sen. Clayborne has earned the respect and |
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| 1 | | admiration of his fellow legislators
and will be missed by all; | 2 | | therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 4 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 | | extend to State Senator James F. Clayborne Jr. our sincere | 6 | | appreciation for his dedicated service to the
State of | 7 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That we congratulate him on his well-earned | 9 | | retirement and extend best
wishes to him and his family for | 10 | | continued success and happiness in the years to come; and be it | 11 | | further | 12 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 13 | | presented to Sen. Clayborne as a symbol of our respect and | 14 | | esteem.
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