Full Text of HR1178 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Secretary of State Jesse | 4 | | White on becoming the longest serving Secretary of State in | 5 | | Illinois history on May 30, 2014; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Secretary White served in the General Assembly for | 7 | | 16 years, as Cook County Recorder of Deeds for 6 years, and was | 8 | | first elected Secretary of State in 1998 - the first | 9 | | African-American to serve in that position; he won landslide | 10 | | re-election in 2002, 2006, and 2010; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Secretary White has strengthened the Secretary of | 12 | | State Inspector General's Office, reformed the State's | 13 | | Commercial Driver's License Program, cracked down on fraud and | 14 | | abuse in the Parking Program for Persons with Disabilities, | 15 | | fought for tougher DUI laws, enforced investor protection laws, | 16 | | streamlined operations to improve customer service, and | 17 | | continued to upgrade and expand the range of services available | 18 | | online; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Secretary White has introduced groundbreaking | 20 | | programs and legislative initiatives that have made Illinois a | 21 | | national leader in traffic safety and directly led to saved | 22 | | lives on the roads; the Secretary of State's Organ/Tissue Donor |
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| 1 | | Program has received national acclaim and continues to serve as | 2 | | a model for other states; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Secretary White has always had a commitment to | 4 | | improving young lives; he founded the internationally renowned | 5 | | Jesse White Tumbling Team in 1959 and continues to work with | 6 | | the team to help at-risk youth stay drug-free and in school; as | 7 | | State librarian, he brought his innovative Project Next | 8 | | Generation program to public libraries across the State; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Secretary White was born in Alton and earned his | 10 | | Bachelor of Science degree in 1957 from Alabama State College; | 11 | | he served in the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division | 12 | | and as a member of the Illinois National Guard and Army | 13 | | Reserve; he played professional baseball with the Chicago Cubs | 14 | | organization and spent 33 years as a teacher and administrator | 15 | | with Chicago public schools; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as Secretary of State, Jesse | 17 | | White has made Illinois's roads safer, raised the ethical | 18 | | standards in his office, and used modern technology to make his | 19 | | office consumer friendly; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we congratulate Secretary of State Jesse White on becoming the |
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| 1 | | longest serving Secretary of State in Illinois history and wish | 2 | | him many more years of success; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Secretary White as an expression of our esteem and | 5 | | respect.
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