Senate
Resolution
114
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
114
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Jerry
Behn
for
his
years
1
of
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Jerry
Behn
was
born
in
Ames,
Iowa,
3
was
raised
in
Boone
County,
graduated
from
United
4
Community
Schools,
has
farmed
for
almost
50
years,
and
5
together
with
his
wife
Dennise
has
raised
their
family
6
of
four
children
and
seven
grandchildren;
and
7
WHEREAS,
Senator
Behn
is
a
long-standing
member
of
8
the
Iowa
Association
of
Business
and
Industry,
the
Iowa
9
Farm
Bureau,
the
Iowa
Soybean
Association,
the
National
10
Federation
of
Independent
Business,
and
the
National
11
Rifle
Association;
and
12
WHEREAS,
after
having
served
as
a
Boone
County
13
supervisor;
Senator
Behn
was
first
elected
to
the
14
Senate
in
1996;
and
15
WHEREAS,
upon
election
in
1996
Senator
Behn
16
represented
Senate
District
40,
and
beginning
in
2003
17
Senator
Behn
has
represented
Senate
District
24,
which
18
now
includes
all
or
parts
of
Boone,
Greene,
Hamilton,
19
Story,
and
Webster
counties;
and
20
WHEREAS,
during
his
legislative
tenure
of
24
years,
21
the
voters
of
his
Senate
districts
have
elected
Senator
22
Behn
to
six
consecutive
terms;
and
23
WHEREAS,
during
his
legislative
tenure,
Senator
24
Behn
has
served
in
a
leadership
capacity
on
a
number
25
of
committees,
including
the
Committee
on
Agriculture
26
(Chairperson),
the
Committee
on
Commerce
(Ranking
27
Member
and
Chairperson);
the
Committee
on
Environment
28
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and
Energy
Independence
(Ranking
Member),
the
Committee
1
on
Ethics
(Ranking
Member,
Vice
Chairperson,
and
2
Chairperson),
the
Committee
on
Local
Government
3
(Chairperson),
the
Committee
on
Small
Business
and
4
Economic
Development
(Vice
Chairperson),
and
the
5
Committee
on
Ways
and
Means
(Vice
Chairperson);
and
6
WHEREAS,
during
his
Senate
tenure,
Senator
Behn
7
has
held
a
number
of
leadership
positions,
including
8
as
a
member
of
the
Legislative
Council,
including
the
9
Administration
Committee
and
the
Service
Committee;
and
10
the
Committee
on
Rules
and
Administration;
and
11
WHEREAS,
in
2005
Senator
Behn
was
elected
by
the
12
Republican
caucus
as
Assistant
Republican
Leader,
13
in
2011
he
was
elected
by
the
Republican
caucus
as
14
Minority
(Republican)
Leader,
and
in
2017
and
2019
he
15
was
elected
by
the
Senate
as
President
Pro
Tempore;
and
16
WHEREAS,
during
his
legislative
service,
Senator
17
Behn
has
earned
wide
respect
for
his
integrity
and
18
courtesy
which
extends
to
constituents,
colleagues,
19
staff,
lobbyists,
and
the
press;
and
20
WHEREAS,
throughout
his
legislative
service,
21
Senator
Behn
has
been
actively
involved
in
matters
22
of
government
revenue
and
expenditures,
tax
policy,
23
and
state
budget
practices,
economic
growth
and
job
24
creation,
and
the
fundamental
place
of
agriculture
in
25
this
state;
NOW
THEREFORE,
26
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
27
honors
Senator
Jerry
Behn
for
his
years
of
legislative
28
service,
and
wishes
him
and
his
wife
Dennise
many
years
29
of
happiness
with
their
family.
30
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