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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to honor the tenure of our esteemed
4colleague, State Representative and Assistant Majority Leader
5John Bradley, and thank him for his dedicated service to our
6State and Southern Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Representative Bradley was born and raised in
8Harrisburg, where he attended Harrisburg High School and earned
9an A.S., A.A. from Southeastern Illinois College; he received
10his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and
11his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois at
12Urbana-Champaign; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Bradley served his community as an
14attorney, and as a member of the Williamson County Airport
15Authority, the Southeastern Illinois College Alumni
16Association, REDCO, Marion Rotary International, the Royalton
17Lion's Club, the National Wild Turkey Federation, the National
18Rifle Association, and Ducks Unlimited; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Representative Bradley is a member of Christian
20Covenant Fellowship in Carterville; he and his wife, Michelle,
21have three children; over the years, his office staff has
22helped thousands of constituents access State services and

 

 

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1navigate past government red tape; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Representative Bradley has been a strong advocate
3for Southern Illinois; he worked to pass laws to combat
4methamphetamine use in the region, create the Franklin County
5Juvenile Meth Treatment Program, and protect the rights of
6landowners; he championed the cause of the elderly and
7struggling residents in leading the fight against large utility
8rate increases and worked to ensure utility consumers across
9the State received more than one billion dollars in rebates;
10and
 
11    WHEREAS, Economic development and jobs have been a major
12priority for Representative Bradley; he was a leading voice in
13the expansion of Route 13 in Williamson County, new highway
14construction along Interstate 57, the creation of the Franklin
15Regional Economic Development Corporation, efforts to benefit
16the coal and fracking industries, and changes to the State
17workers' compensation system and unemployment insurance
18program to help protect employers and middle-class workers; and
 
19    WHEREAS, As Chairman of the House Revenue and Finance
20Committee, Representative Bradley led the fight against a plan
21by former Governor Rod Blagojevich to impose a massive tax
22increase on businesses; his committee worked to stop hundreds
23of bills that would increase spending or would allow new taxes

 

 

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1to become law; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Representative Bradley is an example of
3dedication and tenacity to those who have served alongside him;
4therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7congratulate and thank State Representative John Bradley for
8his years of dedicated service; and be it further
 
9    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10presented to Representative Bradley as an expression of our
11respect and esteem, and with our best wishes for his future
12success.