Senate
Resolution
117
-
Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
117
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Ken
Rozenboom
for
his
1
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Ken
Rozenboom
was
first
elected
in
3
November
2012
and
has
proudly
served
in
the
Senate
ever
4
since;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Senator
Rozenboom
has
worked
for
years
on
6
the
family
farm,
and
previously
worked
in
agricultural
7
supplies
sales
and
production
management,
allowing
8
him
to
bring
a
significant
depth
and
breadth
of
9
agricultural
knowledge
to
the
Senate;
and
10
WHEREAS,
Senator
Rozenboom
has
also
served
his
11
community
as
an
elder
in
his
church,
as
a
member
of
the
12
Mahaska
County
Board
of
Supervisors
and
as
a
member
13
of
numerous
other
community
boards,
councils,
and
14
commissions,
including
Farm
Bureau,
the
Eighth
Judicial
15
District
Department
of
Correctional
Services,
the
16
Ten-Fifteen
Transit
Board,
the
Central
Iowa
Juvenile
17
Detention
Center,
the
Area
15
Regional
Planning
18
Commission,
the
AHEAD
Regional
Housing
Trust
Fund,
the
19
Human
Services
Resource
Council,
and
the
Christian
20
Opportunity
Center;
and
21
WHEREAS,
during
his
time
in
the
Senate,
Senator
22
Rozenboom
has
worked
tirelessly
to
protect
Iowa
23
farmers,
cut
taxes,
improve
water
quality,
ensure
24
school
choice,
and
preserve
life
for
all
Iowans;
and
25
WHEREAS,
during
his
Senate
tenure,
Senator
Rozenboom
26
has
served
on
the
Appropriations,
Natural
Resources
27
and
Environment
(ranking
member,
chair),
Rules
and
28
-1-
LSB
6937SV
(6)
91
ss/jm
1/
2
S.R.
117
Administration,
Veterans
Affairs
(ranking
member,
1
vice
chair),
Agriculture
(vice
chair),
Education
2
(chair),
State
Government
(chair),
Transportation,
3
and
Ethics
(vice
chair)
committees;
the
Agricultural
4
and
Natural
Resources
Appropriations
Subcommittee
5
(ranking
member,
vice
chair,
chair);
the
All-terrain
6
and
Off-road
Utility
Vehicle
Study
Committee,
the
Local
7
Government
Mandates
Study
Committee,
and
the
Small
City
8
Clean
Water
Standards
Compliance
Study
Committee;
the
9
Statewide
Fire
and
Police
Retirement
System
Board
of
10
Trustees,
the
Watershed
Improvement
Review
Board,
the
11
Flood
Mitigation
Board,
and
the
Education
Commission
12
of
the
States;
the
School
Finance
Formula
Review
13
Committee,
the
State
Government
Efficiency
Review
14
Committee
(co-chair),
the
Studies
Committee
of
the
15
Legislative
Council,
and
the
Legislative
Council;
16
and
has
also
served
as
President
Pro
Tempore
of
the
17
Senate;
and
18
WHEREAS,
in
recognition
of
his
dedication
to
19
public
service,
Senator
Rozenboom
received
the
Herbert
20
Hoover
Uncommon
Public
Service
Award
from
the
Hoover
21
Presidential
Foundation
in
2019;
NOW
THEREFORE,
22
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
23
Senator
Ken
Rozenboom
for
his
years
of
service
in
the
24
Iowa
Senate
and
wishes
him
a
long
and
happy
retirement.
25
-2-
LSB
6937SV
(6)
91
ss/jm
2/
2