Senate
Resolution
118
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
118
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Liz
Mathis
for
her
years
1
of
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Liz
Mathis
was
born
and
raised
in
3
DeWitt,
and
graduated
from
the
University
of
Iowa
in
4
1980
with
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
communication,
theater
5
arts,
and
journalism;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis
was
first
elected
to
the
7
Iowa
Senate
in
2011
to
represent
District
18
and
was
8
reelected
in
2012
to
represent
District
34,
both
of
9
which
include
Marion,
Hiawatha,
Robins,
and
portions
10
of
rural
Linn
County;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis’s
professional
12
accomplishments
include
serving
in
multiple
roles
with
13
Four
Oaks,
a
child
welfare
agency,
and
as
a
news
anchor
14
telling
the
stories
of
Iowa
residents;
and
15
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis
is
active
in
the
eastern
16
Iowa
community,
serving
as
a
member
of
the
Wartburg
17
College
Board
of
Regents,
the
Marion
Cares
Advisory
18
Board,
the
Rotary
Club
of
Cedar
Rapids,
and
the
19
University
of
Iowa
President’s
Club,
among
other
20
groups;
and
21
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis’s
tenure
in
the
Iowa
Senate
22
included
membership
on
the
Agriculture,
Appropriations,
23
Commerce,
Human
Resources
(Chairperson),
and
Veterans
24
Affairs
(Vice
Chairperson)
standing
committees;
the
25
Agriculture
and
Natural
Resources
Appropriations
26
(Ranking
Member)
and
Administration
and
Regulation
27
Appropriations
(Chairperson)
subcommittees;
the
28
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Health
Policy
Oversight
Committee;
and
the
Career
and
1
Technical
Education
Implementation
and
Elder
Abuse
2
Prevention
and
Intervention
study
committees;
and
3
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis
used
her
role
on
the
4
Committee
on
Agriculture
to
help
Iowa
family
farmers
5
and
farming
communities;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis
has
worked
to
support
Iowa
7
families
while
they
have
struggled
with
health
care,
8
the
COVID-19
pandemic,
and
natural
disasters,
and
the
9
emotional
and
economic
challenges
that
have
come
with
10
those
obstacles;
and
11
WHEREAS,
Senator
Mathis’s
legislative
career
has
12
been
exemplified
by
her
support
for
efforts
to
promote
13
the
health
and
safety
of
Iowans,
particularly
those
in
14
vulnerable
populations;
NOW
THEREFORE,
15
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Iowa
Senate
16
honors
and
thanks
Senator
Liz
Mathis
for
her
years
of
17
public
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate
and
wishes
her
and
18
her
family
all
the
best
in
the
years
to
come.
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