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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 112

BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

A Resolution honoring Senator Todd Taylor for his service in the Iowa Senate.

   WHEREAS, Senator Todd Taylor was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1994, and after 12 terms in the House of Representatives he was elected to the Senate in 2018; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Taylor has long resided in Cedar Rapids with his wife, Kim, and children, Sydney and Carson, and has never failed to call home at 8:00 p.m. every night he was in Des Moines; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Taylor has continued a Cedar Rapids tradition of sending capable, dedicated, and experienced representation to the Statehouse, and through his decades of work as a labor leader, including receiving the Labor Arbitration Institute Award four times in five years, has brought significant expertise on labor matters to the Senate; and
   WHEREAS, during his time in the General Assembly, Senator Taylor has been a champion for the rights of workers to organize, earn a good living, and work in a safe environment, as well as championing voting rights, securing a properly funded and equitable justice system, rebuilding after the devastating flood of 2008 and derecho of 2020, expanding Iowa’s workforce, increasing access to child care, safeguarding the social safety net, promoting railroad safety, and passage of the Smokefree Air Act; and
   WHEREAS, during his Senate tenure, Senator Taylor has served on the Agriculture, Appropriations, Ethics, Labor and Business Relations (ranking member), Local Government, State Government, Transportation (ranking member), Ways and Means, and Workforce Committees; the Justice Systems Appropriations Subcommittee (ranking member); and the Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review Committee, the Commercial Air Service Retention and Expansion Committee, the Brady-Giglio List Study Committee, the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision State Council, the Minor Driver’s License Interim Study Committee, the Statewide Interoperable Communications System Board, and the Legislative Council; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Taylor has further demonstrated his commitment to civic engagement through his involvement with the Hawkeye Area Labor Council, the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development Selection Board, the Linn County Democratic Central Committee, Boy Scouts of America, and the Community of Christ Church; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Taylor is grateful to the citizens of his district for placing their trust in him, and looks forward to his next endeavors and spending more time with his family; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors Senator Todd Taylor for his 30 years of public service to the people of Iowa and wishes him all the best in the years to come.