SR 116 (LSB 6408SV (2) 88)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 116

BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

A Resolution honoring Senator Randy Feenstra for his years of service in the Iowa General Assembly.

   WHEREAS, Senator Randy Feenstra, born and raised in Hull, Iowa, while being a devoted husband to Lynette, and father to Taylor, Erika, Dawson, and Savannah, has also been involved in public service at the local level as a city administrator, county treasurer, and emergency medical technician, and at the state level as a state Senator for much of his adult life; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra, who received his Bachelor’s Degree from Dordt College and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Iowa State University, was first elected to the Senate in 2008, and has served the citizens of Northwest Iowa for three terms while also being a professor of business administration at Dordt University; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra has served on a wide array of legislative committees, including serving as Chairperson of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Co-chairperson of the Tax Expenditure Committee, and on the Fiscal Committee of the General Assembly; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra currently serves on the Commerce, Rules and Administration, State Government, and Ways and Means committees, and on the Capital Projects Committee of the Legislative Council and the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement Governing Board; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra has also served the people of Iowa on numerous boards and commissions in his community, including college, hospital, civic, and church boards; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra has long championed the voice of Iowa’s taxpayers and advocated to strengthen accountability to those taxpayers, as evidenced by his efforts working for passage of income tax, sales tax, and property tax reforms; passage of government spending limitations and oversight; and passage of legislation that empowers the taxpayers and businesses of Iowa; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra has been recognized with the Iowa League of Cities Legislative Service Award in 2012, the Iowa State Community Leadership Award, and was included in the Sioux City Journal’s List of top leaders in Western Iowa; and
   WHEREAS, over the past 12 years Senator Feenstra has faced many difficult issues with a compassionate heart and critical eye that will greatly be missed; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Feenstra will be remembered for his tireless efforts on behalf of his constituents in Sioux, Lyon, O’Brien, Plymouth, and Cherokee counties; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors Senator Randy Feenstra for his years of public service in the Iowa General Assembly and wishes him all the best in the years to come.