Bill Text: IL HR1062 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates State Representative Tom Demmer on his retirement from the General Assembly and wishes him all the best in his future endeavors.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR1062 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR1062-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate our friend and colleague, | ||||||
4 | State Representative Tom Demmer, on the occasion of his | ||||||
5 | retirement and thank him for his distinguished service to the | ||||||
6 | people of the State of Illinois; and
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7 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer has been a member of the House of | ||||||
8 | Representatives since 2013, serving the people of the 90th | ||||||
9 | District with exceptional constituent service and a record of | ||||||
10 | legislative achievement on behalf of families in Lee, Ogle, | ||||||
11 | DeKalb, and LaSalle Counties; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was born and raised in Dixon, where | ||||||
13 | he resides today with his wife, Becca, and their children, | ||||||
14 | Katie and John; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer graduated from the University of | ||||||
16 | Dayton and interned in the Office of the Vice President of the | ||||||
17 | United States at the White House before returning home to | ||||||
18 | Dixon to start his career; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was elected to the Lee County Board | ||||||
20 | at the age of 22, where he served from 2009 to 2012; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was elected as state representative | ||||||
2 | of the 90th District of Illinois in 2012, taking office at the | ||||||
3 | inauguration of the 98th General Assembly in January 2013; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served on several healthcare and | ||||||
5 | budget committees, including the Joint Committee on | ||||||
6 | Administrative Rules, acting as a strong voice for | ||||||
7 | transparency, ethics, and fiscal responsibility; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served as chairman of the House | ||||||
9 | Republican Conference from January 2017 to July 2018; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was appointed Deputy Republican | ||||||
11 | Leader by House GOP Leader Jim Durkin in July 2018 in | ||||||
12 | recognition of his expertise on state budget and healthcare; | ||||||
13 | and
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14 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer served as the chief budget negotiator | ||||||
15 | for House Republicans and the GOP point person for all of the | ||||||
16 | State's fiscal issues, earning the respect of his peers as a | ||||||
17 | leader in calling for meaningful pension and structural | ||||||
18 | reforms to the State's budget; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer co-founded the Children's Health | ||||||
20 | Caucus to ensure children across Illinois have access to | ||||||
21 | healthcare services, and he was a founding member of the |
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1 | Future Caucus and Technology Caucus; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was the 2022 Republican nominee for | ||||||
3 | Illinois State Treasurer; and
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4 | WHEREAS, In the private sector, Rep. Demmer was the | ||||||
5 | director of Innovation & Strategy at KSB Hospital, a | ||||||
6 | not-for-profit community hospital with locations in Lee and | ||||||
7 | Ogle Counties; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer was recognized throughout his tenure | ||||||
9 | in the General Assembly; he was given the title of Legislative | ||||||
10 | Champion numerous times, including by the Treatment | ||||||
11 | Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), the Affordable | ||||||
12 | Assisted Living Coalition, and the Illinois State Alliance of | ||||||
13 | YMCAs; he was also been named Legislator of the Year by several | ||||||
14 | organizations, including the Illinois Psychological | ||||||
15 | Association, the Illinois Association of Park Districts, the | ||||||
16 | Community Behavioral Healthcare Association, and the Illinois | ||||||
17 | Asphalt Pavement Association; he received the Medicaid Partner | ||||||
18 | Award from the Illinois Association of Medicaid Health Plans, | ||||||
19 | the Voice of Senior Care Award from the Illinois Health Care | ||||||
20 | Association, the Transformer Award from Transform Illinois, | ||||||
21 | the Friend of Infrastructure Award from the Transportation for | ||||||
22 | Illinois Coalition, the Champion of Innovation Award from | ||||||
23 | TechNet, the Champion Award from the Health Care Council of |
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1 | Illinois, the Legislative Leadership Award from Safe Passage, | ||||||
2 | the Champion of Free Enterprise Award from the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Chamber of Commerce, the ACTIVATOR Award from the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Farm Bureau, the Future Leaders Award from the Dixon Chamber | ||||||
5 | of Commerce, and the 4 Under 40 Award from the Dixon Chamber of | ||||||
6 | Commerce; he was also named a 2016 Henry W. Toll Fellow with | ||||||
7 | the Council of State Governments and a 2021 GOPAC Emerging | ||||||
8 | Leader; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer is a member of St. Anne Parish, the | ||||||
10 | Dixon Rotary Club, and the Knights of Columbus; he also serves | ||||||
11 | as a volunteer teacher with Junior Achievement; he proudly | ||||||
12 | served on the Board of Directors of the Ronald Reagan Boyhood | ||||||
13 | Home Preservation Foundation in Dixon; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Rep. Demmer has been a valued colleague, mentor, | ||||||
15 | and friend to many during his 10 years of service in the | ||||||
16 | General Assembly and has served the people of the 90th | ||||||
17 | District with honor and distinction; therefore, be it
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18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
19 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
20 | we congratulate Representative Tom Demmer on his retirement | ||||||
21 | from the General Assembly and wish him all the best in his | ||||||
22 | future endeavors; and be it further
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1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
2 | presented to Rep. Demmer as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
3 | respect.
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