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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate State Representative | ||||||
4 | David S. Olsen on his distinguished service to the 81st | ||||||
5 | Legislative District and the people of Illinois; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen was a member of the Illinois House from | ||||||
7 | mid-2016 until January of 2019 and served the body with honor | ||||||
8 | and distinction; and
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9 | WHEREAS, The people of DuPage and Will Counties were very | ||||||
10 | well-served by the leadership and bipartisanship of Rep. Olsen | ||||||
11 | during his tenure; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen was born and raised in the 81st | ||||||
13 | District; he graduated from Downers Grove South High School in | ||||||
14 | 2007 and earned dual undergraduate degrees in finance and | ||||||
15 | management from the University of Illinois at | ||||||
16 | Urbana-Champaign, where he served as student body president and | ||||||
17 | was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, Prior to taking his seat in the General Assembly, | ||||||
19 | Rep. Olsen was employed as an ethics and compliance officer for | ||||||
20 | BP's commodity trading division in Chicago; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, In 2013, Rep. Olsen was elected to the Downers | ||||||
2 | Grove Village Council, where he served until 2016; he was | ||||||
3 | selected by his peers to serve as mayor pro tem from 2015 to | ||||||
4 | 2016; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, In 2016, Rep. Olsen was appointed to fill a | ||||||
6 | vacancy on the College of DuPage Board of Trustees, where he | ||||||
7 | also served as the board's vice chairman during a tumultuous | ||||||
8 | time for the college; and | ||||||
9 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen continues to serve on the board of | ||||||
10 | directors for the School District 58 Education Foundation and | ||||||
11 | is an active member of the Chamber630; and | ||||||
12 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen is a member of the Friendship United | ||||||
13 | Methodist Church of Bolingbrook, where he has served as | ||||||
14 | co-leader of the eighth grade confirmation class and is a | ||||||
15 | member of the choir; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen is widely respected by lawmakers from | ||||||
17 | both political parties because he always promoted honest | ||||||
18 | dialogue on all points of view regarding legislative issues | ||||||
19 | while remaining a fierce advocate of balanced budgets and | ||||||
20 | responsible spending; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen's first successful bill in the House of |
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1 | Representatives addressed the pressing need for property tax | ||||||
2 | relief and pension reform by increasing the number of hours an | ||||||
3 | elected official must work to become eligible for a pension | ||||||
4 | through the Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, During his tenure in the General Assembly, Rep. | ||||||
6 | Olsen served on several influential House Committees, | ||||||
7 | including the Community College Access & Affordability, | ||||||
8 | Elementary & Secondary Education: Curriculum and Policies, | ||||||
9 | Judiciary-Criminal, Public Utilities, Renewable Energy & | ||||||
10 | Sustainability, Appropriations- General Services, Elementary & | ||||||
11 | Secondary Education: Licensing and Administration, Financial | ||||||
12 | Institutions, Mass Transit, Aging and Government Consolidation & | ||||||
13 | Modernization Committees; and | ||||||
14 | WHEREAS, In 2016, Rep. Olsen was appointed to serve on the | ||||||
15 | Rare Diseases Commission, and in 2017, he was appointed to | ||||||
16 | serve on the House Sexual Discrimination & Harassment Task | ||||||
17 | Force; and | ||||||
18 | WHEREAS, In 2017, Rep. Olsen was chosen as one of 40 young | ||||||
19 | emerging leaders in Illinois to participate in the bipartisan, | ||||||
20 | bicameral Edgar Fellows leadership program; and | ||||||
21 | WHEREAS, In 2018, Representative Olsen was chosen as the | ||||||
22 | sole Illinois representative to the Millennial Action |
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1 | Project's 12-member bipartisan Democracy Reform Task Force, | ||||||
2 | where he worked with representatives and senators from across | ||||||
3 | the nation to advance legislation on fair maps, government | ||||||
4 | accountability, and access to voting; and | ||||||
5 | WHEREAS, During his time as the legislative voice for the | ||||||
6 | 81st District, Rep. Olsen championed dozens of bills that saved | ||||||
7 | taxpayers money, brought fairness, transparency, and | ||||||
8 | efficiency to state government, and improved public safety; he | ||||||
9 | ushered several bills into law as the chief sponsor, including | ||||||
10 | landmark consolidation legislation that simplifies the process | ||||||
11 | to consolidate the functions of mosquito abatement districts; | ||||||
12 | and
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13 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen always stood with taxpayers and opposed | ||||||
14 | all efforts to move Illinois away from its flat tax system and | ||||||
15 | toward a graduated income tax; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Rep. Olsen has been honored with a multitude of | ||||||
17 | awards and recognitions during his time in the General | ||||||
18 | Assembly, including the Young Professional of the Year Award | ||||||
19 | from Chamber630, the Environmental Stewardship Award from the | ||||||
20 | Illinois Environmental Council, the Friend of Agriculture | ||||||
21 | Award from the Illinois Farm Bureau, the Friend of | ||||||
22 | Manufacturing Award from the Illinois Technology & | ||||||
23 | Manufacturing Association, and the Legislator of the Year Award |
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1 | from the Illinois School Counselors Association; therefore, be | ||||||
2 | it
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3 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
4 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
5 | congratulate State Representative David S. Olsen on making a | ||||||
6 | positive difference in the lives of the people he represented | ||||||
7 | in DuPage and Will Counties and across Illinois, and we wish | ||||||
8 | him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
10 | presented to Rep. Olsen as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
11 | respect for our colleague and friend.
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