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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  our friend and colleague, 
4State Representative Tom Demmer, on the occasion of his 
5retirement and thank him for his distinguished service to the 
6people of the State of Illinois; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer has been a member of the House of 
8Representatives since 2013, serving the people of the 90th 
9District with exceptional constituent service and a record of 
10legislative achievement on behalf of families in Lee, Ogle, 
11DeKalb, and LaSalle Counties; and
  
 
12    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was born and raised in Dixon, where 
13he resides today with his wife, Becca, and their children, 
14Katie and John; and
  
 
15    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer graduated from the University of 
16Dayton and interned in the Office of the Vice President of the 
17United States at the White House before returning home to 
18Dixon to start his career; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was elected to the Lee County Board 
20at the age of 22, where he served from 2009 to 2012; and
  
 
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was elected as state representative 
2of the 90th District of Illinois in 2012, taking office at the 
3inauguration of the 98th General Assembly in January 2013; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served on several healthcare and 
5budget committees, including the  Joint Committee on 
6Administrative Rules, acting as a strong voice for 
7transparency, ethics, and fiscal responsibility; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served as chairman of the House 
9Republican Conference from January 2017 to July 2018; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was appointed Deputy Republican 
11Leader by House GOP Leader Jim Durkin in July 2018 in 
12recognition of his expertise on state budget and healthcare; 
13and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served as the chief budget negotiator 
15for House Republicans and the GOP point person for all of the 
16State's fiscal issues, earning the respect of his peers as a 
17leader in calling for meaningful pension and structural 
18reforms to the State's budget; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer co-founded the Children's Health 
20Caucus to ensure children across Illinois have access to 
21healthcare services, and he was a founding member of the 
 
 
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1Future Caucus and Technology Caucus; and
  
  
2    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was the 2022 Republican nominee for 
3Illinois State Treasurer; and
  
 
4    WHEREAS, In the private sector, Rep. Demmer was the 
5director of Innovation & Strategy at KSB Hospital, a 
6not-for-profit community hospital with locations in Lee and 
7Ogle Counties; and
  
 
8    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was recognized throughout his tenure 
9in the General Assembly; he was given the title of  Legislative 
10Champion numerous times, including by the Treatment 
11Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), the Affordable 
12Assisted Living Coalition, and the Illinois State Alliance of 
13YMCAs; he was also been named Legislator of the Year by several 
14organizations, including the Illinois Psychological 
15Association, the Illinois Association of Park Districts, the 
16Community Behavioral Healthcare Association, and the Illinois 
17Asphalt Pavement Association; he received the Medicaid Partner 
18Award from the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans, 
19the Voice of Senior Care Award from the Illinois Health Care 
20Association, the Transformer Award from Transform Illinois, 
21the Friend of Infrastructure Award from the Transportation for 
22Illinois Coalition, the Champion of Innovation Award from 
23TechNet, the Champion Award from the Health Care Council of 
 
 
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1Illinois, the Legislative Leadership Award from Safe Passage, 
2the Champion of Free Enterprise Award from the Illinois 
3Chamber of Commerce, the ACTIVATOR Award from the Illinois 
4Farm Bureau, the Future Leaders Award from the Dixon Chamber 
5of Commerce, and the 4 Under 40 Award from the Dixon Chamber of 
6Commerce; he was also named a 2016 Henry W. Toll Fellow with 
7the Council of State Governments and a 2021 GOPAC Emerging 
8Leader; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer is a member of St. Anne Parish, the 
10Dixon Rotary Club, and the Knights of Columbus; he also serves 
11as a volunteer teacher with Junior Achievement; he proudly 
12served on the Board of Directors of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood 
13Home Preservation Foundation in Dixon; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer has been a valued colleague, mentor, 
15and friend to many during his 10 years of service in the 
16General Assembly and has served the people of the 90th 
17District with honor and distinction; therefore, be it
  
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
19HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
20we congratulate Representative Tom Demmer on his retirement 
21from the General Assembly and wish him all the best in his 
22future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
 
 
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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
2presented to Rep. Demmer as an expression of our esteem and 
3respect.