Bill Text: IL HR1052 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Representative Sam Yingling on his achievements. Thanks him for his years of dedication to serving the people of his district and the State of Illinois. Wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - Resolution Adopted [HR1052 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-HR1052-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives wish to honor the 10-year tenure of our
esteemed colleague, Representative Sam Yingling, and thank him
for his dedicated service to his community and our State; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling was born and raised in Lake County,
and he attended Carmel Catholic High School in Mundelein; he
graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, where he studied
Public Policy & Administration and Metropolitan Land Use
(Urban Planning) and Political Science; and
WHEREAS, From a young age, Rep. Yingling learned the value
of hard work by helping his grandparents and parents with the
family-owned restaurant, which fostered his entrepreneurial
spirit and led him to become a small business owner and a
realtor; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling has been dedicated to the Lake
County community by serving as a board member of the immigrant
resource center Mano a Mano, the former president of the Round
Lake Chamber of Commerce, and a member of the Round Lake Beach
Cultural and Civic Center Foundation; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling has been a passionate public

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servant; he started his career in government as the supervisor
of the Avon Township, a position he held from 2009 to 2013,
during which he cut taxes for residents while protecting
important services; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling was elected to the Illinois House
of Representatives in 2013, becoming the first openly LGBTQ+
member elected outside the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Using his experience as a former township
supervisor, Rep. Yingling served as the chairman of the
Counties and Townships Committee and the Government
Consolidation & Modernization Committee; he worked to reform
local government to make it more transparent and
taxpayer-friendly by consolidating redundant units of
government and barring politicians from receiving multiple
taxpayer-funded paychecks for the same job; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling has been a leading voice in the
efforts to reform Illinois' property tax system and bring
financial relief to his constituents; he was the chairman of
the Property Tax Relief Task Force and fought to make
taxpayer-friendly reforms to the Lake County Assessor's
Office; and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling has been a leader in the fight for

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marriage equality and an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community; he
played a pivotal role in helping pass legislation legalizing
gay marriage in Illinois; he also introduced and sponsored a
number of bills to crack down on abusive conversion therapy;
and
WHEREAS, Rep. Yingling has worked tirelessly to bring
much-needed resources into his district; he regularly held
resource fairs, Know Your Rights seminars, student financial
aid workshops, and other events to help provide support to his
constituents; and
WHEREAS, All who served alongside Rep. Yingling will miss
his friendship and his commitment to serving his constituents
and bettering the State for all of its citizens; therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Representative Sam Yingling on his
achievements, thank him for his years of dedication to serving
the people of his district and the State of Illinois, and wish
him the best in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Rep. Yingling as an expression of our esteem and

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respect.