Full Text of SR1603 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Dale Righter has represented the citizens | 3 | | of the 55th Senate District, including parts of Clay, Clark, | 4 | | Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Jasper, | 5 | | Lawrence, Richland, Wabash, Wayne, and White counties, with | 6 | | distinction for 18 years; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has had an extraordinary and | 8 | | remarkable career, leaving a lasting legacy in the General | 9 | | Assembly; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has served with honor in the | 11 | | Illinois Senate since 2003; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Before joining the ranks of Senate Republican | 13 | | lawmakers, Senator Righter first demonstrated his dedication | 14 | | to public service by serving in the Illinois House of | 15 | | Representatives beginning in 1997; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Prior to being elected to the General Assembly, | 17 | | Senator Righter started his career as an associate attorney at | 18 | | Reed, Armstrong, Coffey, Goldbert & Mudge P.C. from 1991 to | 19 | | 1992; he then served as a felony narcotics prosecutor with the | 20 | | State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Office; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter ended his career in the Senate | 2 | | serving the Senate Republican Caucus as the Caucus Chair, | 3 | | having previously served as Deputy Leader; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter served as the Minority Spokesman | 5 | | for the Senate Appropriations I Committee starting in 2016 and | 6 | | was the Minority Spokesman for the Senate Executive Committee; | 7 | | and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter also served on a number of Senate | 9 | | Committees, such as Appropriations II, Executive Appointments, | 10 | | Human Services, and Insurance; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been a member of the Medicaid | 12 | | Work Group and also a member of the Department of Child and | 13 | | Family Services Work Group; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has developed a reputation for | 15 | | being a powerful and eloquent speaker, serving as the Caucus | 16 | | Floor Leader and acting as the Chief Spokesperson on | 17 | | legislative issues; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter was never afraid to tackle the | 19 | | hard issues; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, During his time in the Illinois General Assembly, |
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| 1 | | Senator Righter has worked tirelessly for the taxpayers and | 2 | | businesses of Illinois; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been a vocal advocate for | 4 | | fiscal responsibility and has dedicated his time in public | 5 | | service to fighting for responsible spending policies; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter was a key player on behalf of the | 7 | | Senate Republican Caucus in past budget negotiations, serving | 8 | | as a lead budgeteer; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been recognized over the years | 10 | | as a champion of free enterprise for his contributions and | 11 | | dedication to encouraging economic opportunities and | 12 | | development in Illinois; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter sponsored legislation that sought | 14 | | to reduce criminal recidivism; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter sought to curb violence and | 16 | | promote public safety in Illinois communities by honorably | 17 | | serving on the Legislative Public Safety Group; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter stood up for taxpayers of Illinois | 19 | | by seeking protections for the middle class; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter supported bipartisan education | 2 | | funding reform legislation, pushing for more education funding | 3 | | to be directed toward schools in the 55th Senate District and | 4 | | increasing opportunities for students downstate; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been an outspoken pro-life | 6 | | advocate, opposing legislation to expand taxpayer funded | 7 | | abortions; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter sponsored legislation expanding | 9 | | newborn medical screenings for families in Illinois; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has earned the admiration of his | 11 | | colleagues for his willingness to work with lawmakers on both | 12 | | sides of the aisle and engage in thoughtful debate and | 13 | | discussion on controversial legislation and issues; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter graduated from Eastern Illinois | 15 | | University with a bachelor's degree in Accounting and earned | 16 | | his law degree from the St. Louis University School of Law in | 17 | | 1991; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been actively involved in his | 19 | | church community, including mission trips to Cuba; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has coached cross country and |
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| 1 | | track on a volunteer basis for the past decade; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter is a proud and dedicated | 3 | | Cheesehead, unapologetically declaring himself a diehard Green | 4 | | Bay Packers fan; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter is also known for his good sense | 6 | | of humor and his frequent snack attacks from his office | 7 | | balcony; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter is the proud father of two sons, | 9 | | Jonathan, who is a graduate of the United States Military | 10 | | Academy, an Army Ranger, and a Lieutenant in the United States | 11 | | Army, and Benjamin, who is shortly reporting to Officer | 12 | | Candidate School for the United States Navy before heading to | 13 | | flight training; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter is also a proud new grandfather to | 15 | | his beautiful granddaughter, Margaret Marie; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter is the proud dog-dad of his rescue | 17 | | canine, Bart; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, With his retirement from the Senate, Senator | 19 | | Righter leaves to begin a new chapter as the Chief of Staff for | 20 | | the Senate Republican Caucus; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has time-and-time again earned | 2 | | the respect of colleagues and staff; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Senator Righter has been an unwavering example of | 4 | | what it means to be a good leader, loyal friend, and dedicated | 5 | | public servant; therefore, be it
| 6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL | 7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we thank Senator Dale | 8 | | Righter for his many years of dedicated service to the people | 9 | | of Illinois and honor him with this resolution; and be it | 10 | | further
| 11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 12 | | presented to Senator Righter with our best wishes for his | 13 | | future endeavors.
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