Senate
Resolution
122
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
122
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Wally
E.
Horn
for
1
over
four
decades
of
service
in
the
Iowa
General
2
Assembly.
3
WHEREAS,
Wally
E.
Horn
was
first
elected
to
the
4
House
of
Representatives
in
1972,
and
after
five
terms
5
he
was
elected
to
the
Senate
in
1982;
and
6
WHEREAS,
after
serving
in
the
United
States
Army
7
and
working
for
over
30
years
as
a
teacher,
coach,
8
and
facilitator
in
Cedar
Rapids
schools,
Senator
9
Horn
has
been
a
champion
for
educational
and
veterans
10
issues;
and
11
WHEREAS,
over
four
decades,
Senator
Horn,
with
the
12
capable
assistance
of
his
wife,
Phyllis
Peterson,
13
served
as
Majority
Leader
of
the
Senate;
as
chair
14
of
the
Legislative
Council
and
of
the
Rules
and
15
Administration,
Ethics,
Veterans
Affairs,
Labor
and
16
Business
Relations,
and
Administrative
Rules
Review
17
committees
and
on
a
wide
array
of
other
committees,
18
currently
serving
on
the
Ethics
(ranking
member),
State
19
Government,
Transportation,
Veterans
Affairs
(ranking
20
member),
and
Administrative
Rules
Review
committees;
21
and
as
keeper
of
the
candy
desk;
and
22
WHEREAS,
Senator
Horn
has
demonstrated
a
dedication
23
to
civic
engagement
through
membership
and
service
24
in
numerous
organizations
including
the
National
25
Conference
of
State
Legislatures
Executive
Committee,
26
Council
of
State
Governments,
Midwest
Legislators
27
Executive
Committee,
Executive
Board
of
the
Democratic
28
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Legislative
Campaign
Committee,
Veterans
of
Foreign
1
Wars,
American
Legion,
and
numerous
other
community
2
groups
in
Cedar
Rapids,
and
as
president
of
the
Cedar
3
Rapids
Teachers
Association;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Senator
Horn
received
the
Hoover
Uncommon
5
Public
Service
Award
in
2015,
which
is
awarded
to
6
legislators
who
exemplify
President
Herbert
Hoover’s
7
humanitarian
efforts
and
have
gone
above
and
beyond
8
the
call
of
duty
to
demonstrate
uncommon
service
and
9
commitment
to
the
people
of
Iowa;
and
10
WHEREAS,
with
46
years
of
service,
Senator
Horn
is
11
the
longest
serving
legislator
in
Iowa
history,
earning
12
the
title
of
Dean
of
the
Senate;
NOW
THEREFORE,
13
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
14
Senator
Wally
E.
Horn
for
his
four
decades
of
service
15
to
the
people
of
Iowa
and
wishes
him
all
the
best
in
16
the
years
to
come.
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