SR 117 (LSB 6258SV (5) 89)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 117

BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

A Resolution honoring Senator Robert Hogg for his service in the Iowa Senate.

   WHEREAS, Senator Robert Hogg was first elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2002, and after two terms he was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2006, representing the Cedar Rapids area; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Hogg, a fourth-generation Iowan, has long resided in Cedar Rapids with his wife, Kathryn, and children, Robert, Dorothy, and Isabel, and has continued a Cedar Rapids tradition of sending capable, dedicated, and experienced representation to the Statehouse; and
   WHEREAS, through his employment as an attorney, Senator Hogg brought an extensive legal background to the Senate; and
   WHEREAS, during his time in the Senate, Senator Hogg has championed Cedar Rapids’ historic flood recovery, as well as statewide flood recovery and mitigation efforts including the creation of the Iowa Flood Center; solar power and other renewable energy initiatives; protecting Iowa’s environment and preserving Iowa’s natural resources; Iowa’s preschool program, STEM education, and other education initiatives; the Smokefree Air Act, the child safety seat law, expansion of civil rights protections, and other public health, safety, and equity matters; and expanded worker training programs; and has literally written the book on combating climate change; and
   WHEREAS, during his Senate tenure, Senator Hogg has served as Minority Leader of the Senate and served on the Appropriations, Education, Environment and Energy Independence (Vice Chairperson), Ethics, Government Oversight (Chairperson), Judiciary (Chairperson), Local Government (Ranking Member), Natural Resources and Environment (Ranking Member), Rebuild Iowa (Chairperson), Rules and Administration (Ranking Member), and Ways and Means standing committees; the Economic Development and Justice System (Vice Chairperson) appropriations subcommittees; the Administrative Rules Review Committee; the State Government Efficiency Review Committee; the Administration, Service, and Studies Committees of the Legislative Council; and the Business Disaster Case Management Task Force, Climate Change Advisory Council, Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning Advisory Council, Criminal Justice Information System Advisory Committee, Flood Mitigation Board, Governmental Public Health Advisory Council, Midwestern Higher Education Compact, Public Safety Advisory Board, Rebuild Iowa Coordinating Council, Task Force on the Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children, and Watershed Improvement Review Board; and served on numerous interim study committees; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Hogg has further demonstrated his commitment to civic engagement through his involvement with Christ Episcopal Church, the Indian Creek Nature Center, and the Linn County Bar Association, and his recent participation in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Iowa Senate honors Senator Robert Hogg for his 20 years of public service to the people of Iowa and wishes him all the best in the years to come.