Senate
Resolution
112
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
112
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Todd
Taylor
for
his
1
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Todd
Taylor
was
first
elected
to
3
the
House
of
Representatives
in
1994,
and
after
12
4
terms
in
the
House
of
Representatives
he
was
elected
5
to
the
Senate
in
2018;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senator
Taylor
has
long
resided
in
Cedar
7
Rapids
with
his
wife,
Kim,
and
children,
Sydney
and
8
Carson,
and
has
never
failed
to
call
home
at
8:00
p.m.
9
every
night
he
was
in
Des
Moines;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Senator
Taylor
has
continued
a
Cedar
11
Rapids
tradition
of
sending
capable,
dedicated,
12
and
experienced
representation
to
the
Statehouse,
13
and
through
his
decades
of
work
as
a
labor
leader,
14
including
receiving
the
Labor
Arbitration
Institute
15
Award
four
times
in
five
years,
has
brought
significant
16
expertise
on
labor
matters
to
the
Senate;
and
17
WHEREAS,
during
his
time
in
the
General
Assembly,
18
Senator
Taylor
has
been
a
champion
for
the
rights
of
19
workers
to
organize,
earn
a
good
living,
and
work
in
a
20
safe
environment,
as
well
as
championing
voting
rights,
21
securing
a
properly
funded
and
equitable
justice
22
system,
rebuilding
after
the
devastating
flood
of
23
2008
and
derecho
of
2020,
expanding
Iowa’s
workforce,
24
increasing
access
to
child
care,
safeguarding
the
25
social
safety
net,
promoting
railroad
safety,
and
26
passage
of
the
Smokefree
Air
Act;
and
27
WHEREAS,
during
his
Senate
tenure,
Senator
Taylor
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has
served
on
the
Agriculture,
Appropriations,
Ethics,
1
Labor
and
Business
Relations
(ranking
member),
Local
2
Government,
State
Government,
Transportation
(ranking
3
member),
Ways
and
Means,
and
Workforce
Committees;
the
4
Justice
Systems
Appropriations
Subcommittee
(ranking
5
member);
and
the
Fuel
Distribution
Percentage
Formula
6
Review
Committee,
the
Commercial
Air
Service
Retention
7
and
Expansion
Committee,
the
Brady-Giglio
List
Study
8
Committee,
the
Interstate
Compact
for
Adult
Offender
9
Supervision
State
Council,
the
Minor
Driver’s
License
10
Interim
Study
Committee,
the
Statewide
Interoperable
11
Communications
System
Board,
and
the
Legislative
12
Council;
and
13
WHEREAS,
Senator
Taylor
has
further
demonstrated
his
14
commitment
to
civic
engagement
through
his
involvement
15
with
the
Hawkeye
Area
Labor
Council,
the
Bowhay
16
Institute
for
Legislative
Leadership
Development
17
Selection
Board,
the
Linn
County
Democratic
Central
18
Committee,
Boy
Scouts
of
America,
and
the
Community
of
19
Christ
Church;
and
20
WHEREAS,
Senator
Taylor
is
grateful
to
the
citizens
21
of
his
district
for
placing
their
trust
in
him,
and
22
looks
forward
to
his
next
endeavors
and
spending
more
23
time
with
his
family;
NOW
THEREFORE,
24
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
25
Senator
Todd
Taylor
for
his
30
years
of
public
service
26
to
the
people
of
Iowa
and
wishes
him
all
the
best
in
27
the
years
to
come.
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