Full Text of HR0666 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize Brandon W. Phelps on his time | 4 | | as an Illinois State Representative; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps represented the 118th District as a | 6 | | fulltime state legislator from January of 2003
through August | 7 | | of 2017; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps was born in Eldorado to Larry and | 9 | | Cathy Phelps; he has one daughter, Hunter, and two siblings, | 10 | | Brock and Britt; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After high school, Rep. Phelps attended | 12 | | Southeastern Illinois
College and then transferred to Eastern | 13 | | Illinois University, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts in | 14 | | Political Science; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Before becoming a member of the Illinois House of
| 16 | | Representatives, Rep. Phelps was a 15-year organizer for the
| 17 | | Midwest Region of Laborers' International Union of North | 18 | | America; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps was a former president of the National | 20 | | Assembly of
Sportsmen's Caucus; he was a member of the National |
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of State Legislators, co-chairman of the Illinois | 2 | | Legislative Sportsmen's Caucus, the NRA, the NAACP,
Ducks | 3 | | Unlimited, the National Wild Turkey
Federation, the AFL-CIO, | 4 | | and Star General
Baptist Church in Eldorado; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Phelps is most remembered for the 2006 Let | 6 | | Them Rest
in Peace Act and as chief house sponsor for
the 2013 | 7 | | concealed carry law, allowing law-abiding citizens to protect
| 8 | | themselves, their families, and their property; therefore, be | 9 | | it
| 10 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 11 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 | | recognize Brandon W. Phelps on his time as an Illinois State | 13 | | Representative, and we wish him the best in all his future | 14 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Rep. Phelps as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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