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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Wes Lujan on the occasion
4of being promoted to the position of Vice President of Public
5Affairs for the Western Region of the Union Pacific Railroad;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, Wes Lujan earned his Bachelor of Arts in History
8with Honors from Chicago State University in 1997 and his
9Master of Public Administration from the University of Southern
10California in 1999; he completed the University of Chicago's
11Executive Development Program in 2011; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Wes Lujan has continuously served as a legislative
13advocate in multiple states since 1999; prior to his promotion,
14he served as the Assistant Vice President of Public Affairs for
15the Union Pacific Railroad in Illinois, Wisconsin, and
16Minnesota, where he has represented America's largest class one
17freight railroad before legislatures and communities in the
18upper Midwest; he previously served as Union Pacific's Director
19of Public Affairs in Northern California and Nevada and was the
20Director of Public Affairs in Illinois from 2010 to 2012; he
21also serves as the principal liaison for the Metra Commuter
22Railroad in Chicago; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Prior to his work for the Union Pacific, Wes Lujan
2served as a contract lobbyist at Advocation, Inc., where he
3represented numerous local governments, developers, Blue Chip
4corporations, and various transportation companies before the
5California State Legislature; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Wes Lujan has served as the Chairman of the
7Illinois Railroad Association and was a member of the Illinois
8State Chamber Board of Directors; he was a member of the
9Chicago Cook Workforce Investment Board, the Chicago
10Metropolitan Agency for Planning Policy Committee, the
11Illinois Freight Advisory Council, and the Minnesota Regional
12Railroads Association; he was also a member of the Abraham
13Lincoln National Heritage Coalition Board of Directors; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Wes Lujan quickly became a valued and well-liked
15member of the advocacy corps on the rail in Springfield and all
16across Illinois; his calm and respectful demeanor will be
17missed and hard to replace; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Wes Lujan was named an inaugural member of the "40
19Under 40" list of young professionals by the Sacramento
20Business Journal in 2010; and
 
21    WHEREAS, In his free time, Wes Lujan enjoys spending time
22with his wife, Jenn, his son, Caleb, his daughter, Molly, and

 

 

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1his 2 Great Danes; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
4congratulate Wes Lujan on the occasion of being promoted to the
5position of Vice President of Public Affairs for the Western
6Region of the Union Pacific Railroad and wish him continued
7success and happiness in the future; and be it further
 
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Wes Lujan as a symbol of our esteem and respect.