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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Representative Ed
4Sullivan of Mundelein on his distinguished service to his
5constituents and the people of the State of Illinois; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has been a member of the
7Illinois House since 2003 and has served this body with honor
8and distinction; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was born on April 6, 1969
10in Urbana, he graduated from Mundelein's Carmel Catholic High
11School in 1987; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan earned a Bachelor of Arts
13in History and Political Science from the University of
14Illinois in 1991; he then embarked upon a career in public
15service as a legislative aide to United States Congressman Phil
16Crane; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was elected Fremont
18Township Assessor in 1993; he is currently serving his sixth
19term; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan was first elected to the

 

 

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1Illinois House in 2002 and has been re-elected to six
2consecutive terms, proudly representing portions of his native
3Lake County as well as a small portion of Cook County; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served with
5distinction on the Executive, Financial Institutions, Revenue &
6 Finance, and Elementary & Secondary Education: Charter School
7Policy committees during the 99th General Assembly as well as
8being the Republican Spokesperson on the Public Utilities
9Committee, Rules Committee, and the Special Committee on Public
10Private Partnerships; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has served his caucus
12ably as an Assistant Republican Leader since 2014; and
 
13    WHEREAS, One of Representative Sullivan's landmark
14legislative achievements was the passage of the Illinois
15Anti-Gang initiative in 2009, establishing a unique pilot
16program to crack down on local gang activity through innovative
17use of the internet; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan played an instrumental
19role as the lead Republican negotiator and Chief Co-Sponsor of
20the Illinois concealed carry law in 2013, a historic
21achievement to strengthen and protect Second Amendment rights
22in the State; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan demonstrated tremendous
2courage in being one of only three Republican legislators in
3the House of Representatives to support and speak boldly on
4behalf of The Illinois Religious Freedom and Marriage Fairness
5Act of 2013, which finally brought marriage equality to the
6State of Illinois; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan will be long remembered
8and celebrated for his role as co-founder of the bipartisan
9"Sullivan Caucus", an annual gathering of Statehouse
10officials, staff, policy advocates and friends which he has
11hosted each year along with former State Senator Dave Sullivan
12(R-Park Ridge) and retiring State Senator John Sullivan
13(D-Rushville); and
 
14    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has received numerous
15honors and awards during his legislative career, including
16being named by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police as
17the Public Official of the Year; recipient of the Acorn Award
18from the Nature Conservancy; the Illinois Farm Bureau Activator
19Award for being a Friend of Agriculture; he was named "Lung
20Health Champion from the Illinois Respiratory Health
21Association; Illinois Bankers Association "Outstanding
22Legislator", as well as multiple recognitions by the National
23Federation of Independent Businesses/Illinois as a "Guardian

 

 

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1of Small Business", and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce as a
2"Champion of Free Enterprise"; he also received the Illinois
3Association of Park Districts Outstanding Legislator of the
4Year Award; and
 
5    WHEREAS, During his 14-year career as a member of the
6Illinois General Assembly, Representative Sullivan
7distinguished himself as a legislator respected on both sides
8of the aisle for his thoughtfulness, knowledge, commitment to
9his constituents and public service to the people of the State
10of Illinois; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is very proud of his wife,
12Trish, a family nurse practitioner; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan is the proud and loving
14father of daughter, Kaileigh, and son, Edwin (Finn); and
 
15    WHEREAS, Representative Sullivan has made innumerable
16contributions to the public good through his extensive civic
17and volunteer involvement with the GLMV and Lake Zurich
18Chambers of Commerce, the Liberty Prairie Foundation, Friends
19of Mundelein Parks, and the Knights of Columbus; therefore, be
20it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2congratulate Representative Sullivan on a job well done in the
3General Assembly and wish him the best in all his future
4endeavors; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Representative Sullivan and his family as an
7expression of our esteem and respect for our colleague and
8friend.