Full Text of HR0333 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Bill Houlihan on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as state director for U.S. Senator | 5 | | Richard Durbin; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan was born and raised in Chicago; he | 7 | | attended elementary and high schools in the south suburbs of | 8 | | Chicago; he earned his Bachelor of Science in Political | 9 | | Science from Eastern Illinois University in 1981, where he | 10 | | served as student body president; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan began his lengthy political career | 12 | | at the tender age of 9 while passing out literature during his | 13 | | father's successful campaign for Illinois State Representative | 14 | | in 1964; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan initially worked as an organizer | 16 | | for the Illinois Education Association in Springfield from | 17 | | 1981 to 1983; he then pursued his interest in political | 18 | | science and government; he served as an administrative | 19 | | assistant and the director of the Legislative Services Staff | 20 | | for Illinois Senate President Phil Rock from 1983 to 1993; he | 21 | | then took the position of director of the Springfield office | 22 | | of U.S. Senator Carol Moseley-Braun from 1993 to 1996; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan joined the staff of U.S. Senator | 2 | | Richard Durbin following the senator's successful campaign in | 3 | | 1996; he has served as both the downstate director and state | 4 | | director; he brought to the roles his expertise in local, | 5 | | state, and federal government while overseeing the operations | 6 | | of the senator's four district offices; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan is known for his commitment to the | 8 | | Democratic Party and has served the party in a number of | 9 | | capacities; he was elected as chairman of the Sangamon County | 10 | | Democratic Party for three 2-year terms starting in 1988, and | 11 | | he was elected again to this position in 2021; he also served | 12 | | as commissioner of the Springfield Public Building, trustee of | 13 | | the Springfield Sanitary District Trustee, and commissioner of | 14 | | the Springfield Housing Authority; he was elected as | 15 | | committeeman of the 18th District State Central Committee for | 16 | | the Democratic Party of Illinois in March 2014, and he still | 17 | | holds this position; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan is an avid sports fan and enjoys | 19 | | traveling; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Bill Houlihan resides in Springfield with his | 21 | | wife, Cindy Winans Houlihan; they are the parents of four | 22 | | children, Mariah, Grant, John, and Neil, and the grandparents |
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| 1 | | of six grandchildren; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Bill Houlihan on the occasion of his | 5 | | retirement, and we recognize his commitment to the State of | 6 | | Illinois; and be it further
| 7 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 8 | | presented to Bill Houlihan as an expression of our esteem and | 9 | | respect.
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