Full Text of SR1033 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Ron Sandack has represented the citizens of DuPage | 3 | | and Cook County with distinction in the Illinois Senate for | 4 | | over 2 years; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack's priorities have always been | 6 | | those of the people he represents - promoting fiscal | 7 | | responsibility, good education, business development and job | 8 | | creation; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack became a lawmaker to make the | 10 | | State of Illinois a better place to live, striving to make | 11 | | State government work best for the communities of suburban | 12 | | Chicago; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack has promoted a lean and ethical | 14 | | government during his tenure, immediately declining all State | 15 | | benefits associated with his legislative position upon taking | 16 | | office, opting not to offer legislative scholarships, and | 17 | | promoting legislation to eliminate redundancy in government; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack most recently served as | 20 | | Republican Spokesman of the Senate Licensed
Activities | 21 | | Committee; he has also been a member of the Senate Financial |
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| 1 | | Institutions Committee, the Senate Judiciary Committee, the | 2 | | Senate Labor Committee, the Senate Appropriations Committee; | 3 | | and the Subcommittees on Special Issues and Health Care | 4 | | Licensing; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, A number of local and state organizations have | 6 | | honored Senator Sandack for his efforts in the General | 7 | | Assembly, including the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and the | 8 | | Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack has been involved in many civic | 10 | | and charitable organizations; he was a former ex-officio board | 11 | | member of the Downers Grove Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry | 12 | | and the Downers Grove Economic Development Corporation; he was | 13 | | a founding donor of the Education Foundation of Downers Grove; | 14 | | he was a volunteer coach with Downers Grove Youth Baseball; he | 15 | | was also an active supporter and sponsor of numerous local | 16 | | charities and organizations, including Family Shelter | 17 | | Services, Helping Girls Navigate Adolescence (HGNA), and the | 18 | | Grove Foundation; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack served on the Downers Grove | 20 | | Village Council from 2003 to 2007; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack served as Mayor of Downers Grove | 22 | | from 2007 to 2011 before
coming to the Senate; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack has served as a partner of the | 2 | | Chicago law firm of Gaido & Fintzen since 2003; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack was born on February 15, 1964; he | 4 | | graduated from Rich South Campus High School in 1982 and earned | 5 | | his bachelor's degree in 1986 from the University of Illinois | 6 | | at Urbana-Champaign; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack earned his Juris Doctor from | 8 | | DePaul University College of Law in 1989; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Senator Sandack and his wife, Kevan, have been | 10 | | married since 1990; they have 2
children; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, In his 2 years as a State Senator, Ron Sandack has | 12 | | represented his constituents in Springfield with determination | 13 | | and class, earning the respect and admiration of his colleagues | 14 | | on both sides of the aisle; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Lawmakers and staff alike know and appreciate | 16 | | Senator Sandack for his articulate speech, good-natured | 17 | | personality, his dedication to his ideals and values, and his | 18 | | positive demeanor; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Ron Sandack will continue to serve the people of |
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| 1 | | Illinois as the State Representative of the 81st District; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, Lawmakers and staff look forward to working with | 3 | | Ron Sandack as a State Representative; therefore, be it
| 4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Ron | 6 | | Sandack on his retirement from the Illinois Senate after 2 | 7 | | years of honorable and dedicated service; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Ron Sandack with our friendship, our gratitude for | 10 | | his hard work, and our best wishes for his future endeavors.
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