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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 118

BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

A Resolution honoring Senator Sandra H. Greiner for her years of service in the General Assembly.

   WHEREAS, Sandra “Sandy” Greiner was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1992 and over the following two decades has served in both the Senate and the House of Representatives; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Greiner is a lifelong farmer and an advocate for agriculture, having served as the president of American Agri-Women, a founding board member and executive committee member of the Daughters of American Agriculture, an executive committee member of the Agriculture Council of America, Animal Industry Task Force, and a member of the Farm Bureau, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, the Iowa Corn Growers Association, and the Iowa Soybean Association; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Greiner has been widely recognized for her advocacy for agriculture, including by receiving the Governor’s Outstanding Volunteer Award, being named a “Friend of Biotechnology” by the Iowa Biotechnology Association, being named Legislator of the Year by the Iowa Agribusiness Association, being named State Legislator of the Year by the Biotechnology Industry Organization for her efforts on behalf of agricultural biotechnology, being named National Legislator of the Year by Crop Life America, and being named Honorary Master Pork Producer by the Iowa Pork Producers Association; and
   WHEREAS, during her Senate tenure, Senator Greiner has served on a wide variety of committees, including the Agriculture, Business and Labor Relations (Vice Chair), Economic Growth (Ranking Member), Ethics (Ranking Member), Government Oversight, Natural Resources and Environment (Ranking Member), Small Business, Economic Development and Tourism, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means standing committees, and the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors Senator Sandra H. Greiner for her years of public service, both in the General Assembly and in the community, and wishes her the best in the years to come.