Full Text of HJR0048 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 48 | 2 | | WHEREAS, It is highly fitting that the Illinois General | 3 | | Assembly recognize the accomplishments and contributions made | 4 | | by exceptional officials and citizens of the State of | 5 | | Illinois; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In honor of the lasting legacy former Illinois | 7 | | Secretary of State Jesse White made on the citizenry of the | 8 | | State, the General Assembly wishes to recognize him with | 9 | | naming a public building in his honor; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Jesse White was first elected Secretary of State | 11 | | in 1998, becoming the first Black man and 37th individual to | 12 | | hold this position in Illinois; during his 24-year tenure, he | 13 | | maintained widespread popularity while working to improve | 14 | | traffic safety, reducing teen driving deaths by 50%, | 15 | | fortifying commercial truck driver standards, strengthening | 16 | | DUI laws, and improving customer service through streamlined | 17 | | operations and the use of innovative technology; he completed | 18 | | his sixth term in January 2023, making him the longest-serving | 19 | | Secretary of State in Illinois history; and | 20 | | WHEREAS, Prior to serving as Secretary of State, Jesse | 21 | | White served as the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, first being | 22 | | elected in 1992 and then reelected in 1996; he previously |
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| 1 | | represented the 8th District in the Illinois House of | 2 | | Representatives from 1975 to 1977 and 1979 to 1993; while in | 3 | | office, he served on the Committees on Aging, Elementary & | 4 | | Secondary Education, and Public Utilities, chaired the | 5 | | Committee on Children and Human Services, and worked to fight | 6 | | crime, improve education, and protect senior citizens; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Jesse White has made vital contributions of | 8 | | service and merit to the State and its citizens, and he is | 9 | | highly deserving of the honor to have his achievements noted | 10 | | and remembered by current and future generations; therefore, | 11 | | be it | 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 13 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 14 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the State of | 15 | | Illinois Building at 115 S. LaSalle Street in Chicago as the | 16 | | "Jesse White State of Illinois Building"; and be it further | 17 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Jesse White and the Director of Central | 19 | | Management Services. |
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