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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of this Body that Mr.
3 David Axelrod is approaching the ripe, we will not say old, age
4 of 50 years; we did not want it to pass without making some
5 official comment; and
 
6     WHEREAS, David Axelrod is a nationally recognized
7 political media consultant having produced winning media and
8 messages for over 150 campaigns at the local, state, and
9 national levels; and
 
10     WHEREAS, As a highly respected former journalist for the
11 Chicago Tribune, Mr. Axelrod served as the City Hall bureau
12 chief and was the youngest political writer and columnist in
13 the paper's history; and
 
14     WHEREAS, David Axelrod most recently developed the winning
15 media campaign in both the primary and general elections for
16 Illinois' U.S. Senator Barak Obama, as well as an intense
17 re-election campaign for Philadelphia Mayor John Street; he was
18 a media strategist for the John Edwards for President campaign
19 and is currently working as a media consultant to the
20 Democratic National Committee; and
 
21     WHEREAS, As a specialist in urban politics, Mr. Axelrod has
22 produced victories for mayoral candidates in major urban cities
23 besides Philadelphia, including Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland,
24 Houston, Salt Lake City, and Washington D.C.; and
 
25     WHEREAS, He is currently an Adjunct Professor of
26 Communication Studies at Northwestern University and has
27 lectured on political media at Harvard University, the
28 University of Chicago, and the University of Pennsylvania; he
29 is a much sought after national political commentator in print
30 and television and radio; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, David and his lovely wife, Susan, are the proud
2 parents of three beautiful children; he is a generous, caring,
3 and loyal friend and colleague to many; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
6 we hereby recognize and congratulate David Axelrod on his
7 fiftieth birthday; and be it further
 
8     RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be
9 presented to David Axelrod in recognition of his many
10 contributions to improving the quality of political dialogue in
11 America and for being just a really great guy, father, and
12 husband.