SR1055 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, State Senator Christine J. Johnson has represented the citizens of Winnebago, Boone, Ogle, DeKalb, and LaSalle County with distinction in the Senate for 2 years; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson's priorities have always been those of the people she represents - promoting fiscal responsibility, the protecting personal liberties, and improving educational opportunities for all Illinois students; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson became a lawmaker to make the State of Illinois a better place for current and future citizens to live, work, raise a family, and start and grow a business; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson most recently served as Republican Spokesman of the Senate Higher Education Committee, as member of the Senate Education Committee, as member of the Senate Licensed Activities Committee, and as member of the Senate Public Health Committee; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson worked on several legislative measures, including service on the P-20 Council on Education and the Legislative Medicaid Advisory Committee to create Medicaid reform; and

WHEREAS, A number of local and state organizations have recognized Senator Johnson for her legislative work, including the Illinois Public Transportation Association as Legislator of the Year, the Illinois Association of Regional Offices of Education-Area 2 for outstanding service, and the Illinois Farm Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson has been involved in many civic and charitable organizations, including the Illinois County Treasurers' Association, the DeKalb County Crime Stoppers Board, the Rotary Club, the Indian Creek Education Foundation Board, the Kishwaukee Health Foundation Board, the Kishwaukee United Way Board, the American Red Cross and Meals on Wheels program; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson has been recognized for her efforts in her community, including being named a Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International and receiving the Northern Illinois University College Republican's Conservative Leader award, the Illinois County Treasurer Association's Treasurer of the Year award, and the Zone IV County Treasurer of the Year award; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson served as the DeKalb County Treasurer from 1994 to February 2011; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson was born on March 14, 1960; she graduated from Shabbona High School; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson earned a bachelor of arts degree from Northern Illinois University in Journalism and Public Relations; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson is the only graduate of Northern Illinois University to represent the main campus in the Illinois Senate; and

WHEREAS, Senator Johnson and her husband, James, have been married since 1983, and have one child; and

WHEREAS, In her 2 years as a senator, Senator Johnson has represented her constituents with diligence and grace; and

WHEREAS, Lawmakers and staff alike appreciate Senator Johnson for her zeal and passion for the people in her district and the State; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Senator Johnson on her retirement from the Illinois General Assembly after 2 years of honorable and dedicated service; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Senator Johnson with our friendship, our gratitude for her hard work, and our best wishes for her future endeavors.