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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Robert A. Uhe, a gifted attorney whose
3 contribution to the Illinois House of Representatives will be
4 greatly missed by the members of this body, has made the
5 decision to resign his position as Chief Legal Counsel to the
6 Speaker and Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of
7 Representatives; and
 
8     WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe is a 1990 graduate of the University of
9 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a 1993 graduate of the Loyola
10 University of Chicago School of Law; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe joined the legal staff of the Office of
12 the Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1998,
13 and was quickly promoted to Chief Legal Counsel for Speaker
14 Michael J. Madigan; and
 
15     WHEREAS, As Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of
16 Representatives, he ruled on countless parliamentary procedure
17 inquiries and drafted the rules of parliamentary procedure for
18 five General Assemblies; and
 
19     WHEREAS, As the ethics officer for the House Democratic
20 Caucus, he developed ethics rules that have guided and assisted
21 members and employees; and
 
22     WHEREAS, He has mentored dozens of lawyers serving on the
23 Technical Review staff and earned their respect and affection
24 as a brilliant and dedicated lawyer; and
 
25     WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe has substantially contributed to the
26 development of legislation on such important issues as
27 redistricting, ethics reform, electric utility regulation,
28 telecommunications regulation, and medical malpractice
29 insurance reform; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, His commitment to the House of Representatives has
2 helped shape legislative policies that will have a lasting
3 beneficial effect on the citizens of Illinois; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe is respected by both sides of the aisle in
5 the Statehouse and is considered a leading authority on legal
6 questions dealing with the legislative process; and
 
7     WHEREAS, His wise counsel and advise was a great influence
8 on members of the General Assembly and staff; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Mr. Uhe, his wife, Gretchen, and their children,
10 Ingrid, Liesel, and Roger, look forward to spending more time
11 together as Mr. Uhe embarks on a career in the private sector;
12 therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15 we commend Mr. Robert A. Uhe, Chief Legal Counsel to the Office
16 of the Speaker and Parliamentarian of the Illinois House of
17 Representatives, for his years of dedication and service to the
18 Illinois House of Representatives; that his advice and guidance
19 will be missed; that we wish him success and happiness in every
20 future endeavor; and be it further
 
21     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
22 Mr. Robert A. Uhe.