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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased that Scott Reimers, a longtime and | ||||||
4 | distinguished Director of the House Republican Research staff, | ||||||
5 | who currently serves as the Chief of Staff for the House | ||||||
6 | Republican Leader, was recently inducted into the Samuel K. | ||||||
7 | Gove Illinois Legislative Internship Hall of Fame; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative | ||||||
9 | Internship Hall of Fame honors former legislative interns whose | ||||||
10 | careers have exemplified distinguished public service; and
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11 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers began his career in government | ||||||
12 | through the Illinois Legislative Staff Internship Program in | ||||||
13 | 1994, working for the House Republican Staff as a substantive | ||||||
14 | and appropriation committee staff member, facilitating the | ||||||
15 | Human Services and Insurance committees, and analyzing agency | ||||||
16 | budgets; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 1999, Scott Reimers was promoted to the | ||||||
18 | Director of Research for the House Republican Staff as a result | ||||||
19 | of his extensive legislative knowledge and his unrivaled work | ||||||
20 | ethic; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers has served as a mentor to hundreds |
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1 | of legislative research staffers, not only training them on how | ||||||
2 | to excel professionally, but also molding them personally and | ||||||
3 | developing their skill sets and talents by challenging and | ||||||
4 | inspiring them; and
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5 | WHEREAS, As Chief of Staff since 2011, Scott Reimers | ||||||
6 | manages a staff that includes the legislative research, | ||||||
7 | communications, technology, policy, appropriations, | ||||||
8 | legislative assistant, and support functions of the House | ||||||
9 | Republican Staff; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers' service extends beyond State | ||||||
11 | government, as he is devoted to the practice of his Catholic | ||||||
12 | faith and the support of the institution that has educated his | ||||||
13 | children by serving on the Blessed Sacrament School Board; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in | ||||||
15 | Political Science from Northern Illinois University and a | ||||||
16 | Master of Public Administration degree from the University of | ||||||
17 | Illinois in Springfield; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers currently serves his alma mater of | ||||||
19 | Northern Illinois University as a member of the Alumni | ||||||
20 | Association's board of directors; and
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21 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers' love of Northern Illinois |
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1 | University extends beyond the classroom and board of directors | ||||||
2 | into the athletic arena; a loyal Husky fan, he had the ability | ||||||
3 | to attend the 2013 Orange Bowl with Governor Pat Quinn; and | ||||||
4 | WHEREAS, It is a testament to Scott Reimers commitment as a | ||||||
5 | public servant that, over the years, many of his colleagues and | ||||||
6 | members of the legislature have become his closest friends; and | ||||||
7 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers is a diehard Chicago White Sox fan | ||||||
8 | who was able to see his team win the World Series in 2005, | ||||||
9 | thanks to his friend and colleague, Illinois State | ||||||
10 | Representative JoAnn Osmond; and | ||||||
11 | WHEREAS, Scott Reimers is a loving husband and father whose | ||||||
12 | greatest joys in life are his wife, Lori, and his children, | ||||||
13 | Sophie and Andrew; therefore, be it
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14 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
15 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
16 | we congratulate and thank Scott Reimers for his years of | ||||||
17 | exceptional public service and for his induction into the | ||||||
18 | Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative Internship Hall of Fame; | ||||||
19 | and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to Scott Reimers as a symbol of our respect and |
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1 | esteem.
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