Senate Resolution 155 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION 1 3 A Resolution to recognize the 30=year legislative 1 4 career of Senator Michael Connolly. 1 5 WHEREAS, Senator Michael Connolly, a young high 1 6 school teacher from Dubuque, was first elected to the 1 7 House of Representatives in 1978; and 1 8 WHEREAS, while a member of the House of 1 9 Representatives, he chaired the Committees on Economic 1 10 Development, Finance, and Transportation; and 1 11 WHEREAS, in his 18 years in the Senate, Senator 1 12 Connolly has been active in many legislative areas, 1 13 serving as assistant Democratic leader, and chairing 1 14 the Committees on Education, State Government, and the 1 15 Administrative Rules Review Committee, serving as 1 16 Vice=chairperson of the Committees on Government 1 17 Oversight and Transportation, and serving on the 1 18 Committees on Business and Labor Relations, Human 1 19 Resources, Ways and Means, Ethics, Rules and 1 20 Administration, and a number of appropriations 1 21 subcommittees; and 1 22 WHEREAS, in addition to his service in the Senate, 1 23 Senator Connolly has served on the IPERS Investment 1 24 Board and the Public Retirement Systems Committee, has 1 25 been both chair and board member of the Dubuque United 1 26 Way, and has served as a member of a variety of local 1 27 civil organizations; and 1 28 WHEREAS, throughout his long public career Senator 1 29 Connolly combined an affable and sincere personality 1 30 with a public zeal for excellence in education and 2 1 efficiency in government; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 2 3 recognizes Senator Michael Connolly for three decades 2 4 of legislative service and dedication to the public 2 5 good, and wishes him and his family well in the 2 6 decades to come; and 2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the 2 8 Senate is directed to prepare an official copy of this 2 9 Resolution for presentation to Senator Connolly. 2 10 LSB 6679SV 82 2 11 jr/rj/8.1