Senate
Resolution
117
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
117
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Robert
Hogg
for
his
1
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Robert
Hogg
was
first
elected
to
3
the
Iowa
House
of
Representatives
in
2002,
and
after
4
two
terms
he
was
elected
to
the
Iowa
Senate
in
2006,
5
representing
the
Cedar
Rapids
area;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senator
Hogg,
a
fourth-generation
Iowan,
7
has
long
resided
in
Cedar
Rapids
with
his
wife,
8
Kathryn,
and
children,
Robert,
Dorothy,
and
Isabel,
9
and
has
continued
a
Cedar
Rapids
tradition
of
sending
10
capable,
dedicated,
and
experienced
representation
to
11
the
Statehouse;
and
12
WHEREAS,
through
his
employment
as
an
attorney,
13
Senator
Hogg
brought
an
extensive
legal
background
to
14
the
Senate;
and
15
WHEREAS,
during
his
time
in
the
Senate,
Senator
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Hogg
has
championed
Cedar
Rapids’
historic
flood
17
recovery,
as
well
as
statewide
flood
recovery
and
18
mitigation
efforts
including
the
creation
of
the
19
Iowa
Flood
Center;
solar
power
and
other
renewable
20
energy
initiatives;
protecting
Iowa’s
environment
21
and
preserving
Iowa’s
natural
resources;
Iowa’s
22
preschool
program,
STEM
education,
and
other
education
23
initiatives;
the
Smokefree
Air
Act,
the
child
safety
24
seat
law,
expansion
of
civil
rights
protections,
and
25
other
public
health,
safety,
and
equity
matters;
and
26
expanded
worker
training
programs;
and
has
literally
27
written
the
book
on
combating
climate
change;
and
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WHEREAS,
during
his
Senate
tenure,
Senator
Hogg
1
has
served
as
Minority
Leader
of
the
Senate
and
2
served
on
the
Appropriations,
Education,
Environment
3
and
Energy
Independence
(Vice
Chairperson),
Ethics,
4
Government
Oversight
(Chairperson),
Judiciary
5
(Chairperson),
Local
Government
(Ranking
Member),
6
Natural
Resources
and
Environment
(Ranking
Member),
7
Rebuild
Iowa
(Chairperson),
Rules
and
Administration
8
(Ranking
Member),
and
Ways
and
Means
standing
9
committees;
the
Economic
Development
and
Justice
10
System
(Vice
Chairperson)
appropriations
subcommittees;
11
the
Administrative
Rules
Review
Committee;
the
12
State
Government
Efficiency
Review
Committee;
the
13
Administration,
Service,
and
Studies
Committees
of
the
14
Legislative
Council;
and
the
Business
Disaster
Case
15
Management
Task
Force,
Climate
Change
Advisory
Council,
16
Criminal
and
Juvenile
Justice
Planning
Advisory
17
Council,
Criminal
Justice
Information
System
Advisory
18
Committee,
Flood
Mitigation
Board,
Governmental
Public
19
Health
Advisory
Council,
Midwestern
Higher
Education
20
Compact,
Public
Safety
Advisory
Board,
Rebuild
Iowa
21
Coordinating
Council,
Task
Force
on
the
Prevention
of
22
Sexual
Abuse
of
Children,
and
Watershed
Improvement
23
Review
Board;
and
served
on
numerous
interim
study
24
committees;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Senator
Hogg
has
further
demonstrated
his
26
commitment
to
civic
engagement
through
his
involvement
27
with
Christ
Episcopal
Church,
the
Indian
Creek
Nature
28
Center,
and
the
Linn
County
Bar
Association,
and
his
29
recent
participation
in
the
United
Nations
Framework
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Convention
on
Climate
Change;
NOW
THEREFORE,
1
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Iowa
Senate
2
honors
Senator
Robert
Hogg
for
his
20
years
of
public
3
service
to
the
people
of
Iowa
and
wishes
him
all
the
4
best
in
the
years
to
come.
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