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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to recognize Brandon W. Phelps on his time | ||||||
| 4 | as an Illinois State Representative; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps represented the 118th District as a | ||||||
| 6 | fulltime state legislator from January of 2003
through August | ||||||
| 7 | of 2017; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps was born in Eldorado to Larry and | ||||||
| 9 | Cathy Phelps; he has one daughter, Hunter, and two siblings, | ||||||
| 10 | Brock and Britt; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, After high school, Rep. Phelps attended | ||||||
| 12 | Southeastern Illinois
College and then transferred to Eastern | ||||||
| 13 | Illinois University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | ||||||
| 14 | Political Science; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Before becoming a member of the Illinois House of
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| 16 | Representatives, Rep. Phelps was a 15-year organizer for the
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| 17 | Midwest Region of Laborers' International Union of North | ||||||
| 18 | America; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps was a former president of the National | ||||||
| 20 | Assembly of
Sportsmen's Caucus; he was a member of the National | ||||||
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| 1 | Caucus
of State Legislators, co-chairman of the Illinois | ||||||
| 2 | Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, the NRA, the NAACP,
Ducks | ||||||
| 3 | Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey
Federation, the AFL-CIO, | ||||||
| 4 | and Star General
Baptist Church in Eldorado; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps is most remembered for the 2006 Let | ||||||
| 6 | Them Rest
in Peace Act and as chief house sponsor for
the 2013 | ||||||
| 7 | concealed carry law, allowing law-abiding citizens to protect
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| 8 | themselves, their families, and their property; therefore, be | ||||||
| 9 | it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | recognize Brandon W. Phelps on his time as an Illinois State | ||||||
| 13 | Representative, and we wish him the best in all his future | ||||||
| 14 | endeavors; and be it further
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| 15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 16 | presented to Rep. Phelps as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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