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