HR0132 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Honorable Lee A. Daniels was elected to serve sixteen terms, from January 1975 until January 2007, in the Illinois General Assembly as the State Representative of DuPage County; and

WHEREAS, The Honorable Lee A. Daniels was elected by his peers and colleagues in January 1983, to lead the House Republican caucus in the Illinois House of Representatives, thus making him the House Republican Leader; and

WHEREAS, Lee A. Daniels led his fellow Republicans for 20 years, from 1983 until 2003, which was a period in which both DuPage County and the entire State of Illinois experienced tremendous challenges but also great prosperity; and

WHEREAS, As the leader of the Republicans in the Illinois House of Representatives, Lee A. Daniels was a part of a long line of Illinois political leaders dating back to Abraham Lincoln, which occupied the same position on behalf of the Whig Party in 1838 and 1839; and

WHEREAS, Lee A. Daniels was honored in January 1995 when his colleagues elected him to the position of Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 89th General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, The 89th General Assembly leadership of Lee A. Daniels as Speaker of the House was marked with path-breaking achievements in Illinois history, including the reorganization of the Chicago Public Schools, passage of a charter school law, the reorganization of the systems of Illinois higher education, the extension of property tax cap opportunities to cover all 102 Illinois counties, expansion of the system of registration for sex offenders, public assistance reform, and a statewide program of help for persons with developmental disabilities that has received nationwide honor and recognition; and

WHEREAS, In recognition of his leadership as Speaker of the House, the Illinois State Capitol will from now on contain a permanent portrait memorial of the Honorable Lee A. Daniels, so that the people of Illinois can recognize and remember his life and public service; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Honorable Lee A. Daniels upon the occasion of the unveiling of his official portrait; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Lee A. Daniels as a permanent reminder of this ceremony.