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1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY MASCHER, FOEGE, MYERS, and BRAUNS
1 3 A House Resolution honoring Representative
1 4 Minnette Doderer.
1 5 WHEREAS, Representative Minnette Doderer is
1 6 retiring from legislative office after completing two
1 7 and one-half terms in office as a State Senator and 12
1 8 terms in office as a State Representative; and
1 9 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer will have completed
1 10 more than 34 years as a state legislator upon her
1 11 retirement, having served in 18 General Assemblies;
1 12 and
1 13 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer's distinguished
1 14 career as a state legislator has included service as
1 15 Senate President Pro Tempore during the Sixty-sixth
1 16 General Assembly, and as the Minority Whip during the
1 17 Sixty-second General Assembly; and
1 18 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer's service as an
1 19 elected leader in the Iowa General Assembly marked the
1 20 first occasion of a woman so serving, and set a
1 21 quality precedent for those women and men who
1 22 followed; and
1 23 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer's lengthy and
1 24 distinguished career has also included service as
1 25 Chairperson of the Public Health and State Government
1 26 Committees in the Senate; as Chairperson of the Ways
1 27 and Means, Small Business and Commerce, and Economic
1 28 Development and Trade Committees in the House; and as
1 29 Cochairperson of the General Assembly Women's Caucus;
1 30 and
2 1 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has served as an
2 2 outspoken advocate, educating, informing, debating,
2 3 challenging, and joining her colleagues in bringing to
2 4 the attention of the Iowa General Assembly complex and
2 5 controversial matters of civil and economic justice,
2 6 equality, privacy, and safety for all citizens of
2 7 Iowa; and
2 8 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has sponsored and
2 9 has been instrumental in the passage of legislation
2 10 pertinent to Iowa women and their equality, playing an
2 11 instrumental role in the areas of comparable worth,
2 12 wage equity, and women in government service, working
2 13 to restructure the criminal code to protect women
2 14 victims of sexual assault, representing the interests
2 15 of the victims of domestic assault, and sponsoring an
2 16 amendment to change masculine pronouns in the Code of
2 17 Iowa to gender-neutral words; and
2 18 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has also sponsored
2 19 and been instrumental in the enactment of legislation
2 20 establishing programs to protect the welfare of
2 21 children, including the mandatory immunization of
2 22 children, the mandatory reporting of child abuse,
2 23 juvenile justice reform, and the protection of unwed
2 24 mothers; and
2 25 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer's record of
2 26 leadership and service is not limited to the Iowa
2 27 General Assembly, but has encompassed membership and
2 28 leadership positions in Iowa associations and
2 29 organizations, national associations, and political
2 30 party organizations, and service as a faculty member
3 1 at educational institutions; and
3 2 WHEREAS, in the State of Iowa, Representative
3 3 Doderer has served as a founding member of the Iowa
3 4 Women's Political Caucus, and as a member of the
3 5 League of Women Voters of Iowa, the Iowa Civil
3 6 Liberties Union, the Iowa Health Facilities
3 7 Commission, the Organization of Business and
3 8 Professional Women, and the Iowa Educational
3 9 Broadcasting Network Advisory Committee; and as a
3 10 member of the Board of United Cerebral Palsy of Iowa,
3 11 the Iowa Center for Education in Politics, and the
3 12 Governor's Task Force on Early Childhood Development;
3 13 and
3 14 WHEREAS, in the national arena, Representative
3 15 Doderer has served as a Commissioner of the Education
3 16 Commission of the States, a Director of the National
3 17 Society of State Legislators, the Vice Chair of the
3 18 Budget and Taxation Committee of the National
3 19 Conference of State Legislatures, and as a member of
3 20 the National Organization of Women and the Women's
3 21 Equity Action League; and
3 22 WHEREAS, in her political party, Representative
3 23 Doderer has served as Vice Chair of the Johnson County
3 24 Democratic Party, as a member of the National
3 25 Democratic Policy Council, and as the Democratic
3 26 National Committeewoman from Iowa; and
3 27 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has served as a
3 28 Visiting Professor at Stephens College in Missouri, a
3 29 Visiting Professor at Iowa State University, and as a
3 30 member of the Board of Fellows of the University of
4 1 Iowa School of Religion; and
4 2 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has been recognized
4 3 with many honors and awards, including the following:
4 4 the Iowa Civil Liberties Award, 1978; induction into
4 5 the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame, 1979; Special Award,
4 6 Iowa City's Outstanding Woman; Outstanding Citizen's
4 7 Award, Women Journalism Students of the University of
4 8 Iowa; East High School Hall of Fame, East High School,
4 9 Waterloo; Iowa State Education Association Good
4 10 Citizenship Medal; Sons of the American Revolution,
4 11 Distinguished Legislative Service Award; Friend of
4 12 Education Award, Iowa City, 1986; Cristine Wilson
4 13 Medal for Equality and Justice, 1989; ERA Tribute,
4 14 1992; Gold Seal Award, Iowa Coalition Against Domestic
4 15 Violence, 1995; Iowa City Senior Center Woman of the
4 16 Year, 1995; Feminist of the Year Award, 1996; Friend
4 17 of Nursing Award, 1996; Citation from The American
4 18 Academy of Pediatrics for sponsorship of legislation
4 19 for postdelivery benefits and care of Iowa's infants,
4 20 1996; Business and Professional Women, Woman of
4 21 Achievement Award, 1997; and the Reproductive Rights
4 22 Award, 1998; and
4 23 WHEREAS, Representative Doderer has served
4 24 honorably and has unselfishly given of her time and
4 25 efforts to further the interests of the State of Iowa
4 26 and to provide beneficial programs for the citizens of
4 27 Iowa, and has been an influential and devoted
4 28 legislator in this state; NOW THEREFORE,
4 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
4 30 That the House pay tribute to Representative Minnette
5 1 Doderer for her devoted service to the Iowa General
5 2 Assembly and the citizens of this state and wish her
5 3 the very best in the years ahead; and
5 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
5 5 this Resolution be prepared and presented to
5 6 Representative Doderer.
5 7 LSB 6831YH 78
5 8 vl/as/5.1
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