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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. ___
1 2 BY GRONSTAL, BLACK, BOLKCOM, CONNOLLY, DEARDEN,
1 3 DELUHERY, DVORSKY, FINK, FLYNN, FRAISE, HAMMOND,
1 4 HANSEN, HARPER, HORN, JUDGE, KIBBIE, McCOY,
1 5 SHEARER, SOUKUP, and SZYMONIAK
1 6 (COMPANION TO LSB 6627HH BY SCHRADER)
1 7 A Resolution honoring Rob Tully, Chairman of the Iowa
1 8 Democratic Party, and the Iowa Democratic Party for
1 9 outstanding achievements in bringing about nation-
1 10 wide recognition for the year 2000 presidential
1 11 precinct caucuses.
1 12 WHEREAS, every two years the major political
1 13 parties in the State of Iowa hold precinct caucuses to
1 14 select delegates from each major political party to
1 15 attend the county conventions; and
1 16 WHEREAS, since 1976, the precinct caucuses held in
1 17 presidential election years by the two major political
1 18 parties have been used for determining support for
1 19 presidential candidates and have served as our
1 20 nation's first important test of the presidential
1 21 candidates; and
1 22 WHEREAS, the Iowa voters are civic-minded citizens
1 23 who take their caucus responsibilities seriously; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the presidential precinct caucuses held in
1 25 the year 2000 benefited Iowa's economy by bringing
1 26 thousands of volunteers to the state for several
1 27 months, by serving as a base for national media and
1 28 for nationally telecast news and interview shows, and
1 29 by showcasing Iowa to citizens throughout the world;
1 30 and
2 1 WHEREAS, Rob Tully, Chairman of the Iowa Democratic
2 2 Party, ably served as a spokesperson for the Iowa
2 3 Democratic Party during the caucuses and effectively
2 4 coordinated the caucus activities for the Iowa
2 5 Democratic Party; and
2 6 WHEREAS, Rob Tully coordinated the efforts of
2 7 thousands of Democratic Party activists as the Iowa
2 8 Democratic Party successfully hosted 2,134 precinct
2 9 caucuses; NOW THEREFORE,
2 10 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
2 11 extends its heartiest congratulations to Rob Tully,
2 12 Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, and to the Iowa
2 13 Democratic Party, for their outstanding achievements
2 14 in bringing about nationwide recognition for the year
2 15 2000 presidential precinct caucuses; and
2 16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of
2 17 this Resolution be prepared and presented to Chairman
2 18 Tully.
2 19 LSB 6627SS 78
2 20 db/cf/24
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