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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to honor our colleague, State |
| 4 | | Representative Jenn Ladisch-Douglass, on her esteemed service |
| 5 | | as a member of the Illinois General Assembly and thank her for |
| 6 | | her dedication to the State and her community; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass was born outside of |
| 8 | | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; she attended the University of |
| 9 | | Pittsburgh, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with |
| 10 | | honors for her double major in anthropology and classical |
| 11 | | civilization with a minor in political science before earning |
| 12 | | her Juris Doctor; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass moved to Elmhurst with her |
| 14 | | husband in 2004, where she practiced law before founding her |
| 15 | | own firm, Douglass P.C. in 2011; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass practiced law for more than |
| 17 | | 20 years before announcing in 2022 that she would run to |
| 18 | | represent the people of the 45th District in the Illinois |
| 19 | | General Assembly; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass first entered state |
| 21 | | government as a citizen advocate, drawing on her own |
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| 1 | | experience as someone living with type 1 diabetes to advocate |
| 2 | | for legislation controlling the cost of insulin; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, While serving in the House, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass |
| 4 | | passed the very legislation that she championed as a citizen |
| 5 | | advocate, creating a new law capping the cost of a 30-day |
| 6 | | supply of insulin at $35; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Rep. Ladisch-Douglass has served with distinction |
| 8 | | as a member of the Small Business, Tech Innovation Committee, |
| 9 | | the Energy & Environment Committee, the Insurance Committee, |
| 10 | | the Public Utilities Committee, the Judiciary-Civil Committee, |
| 11 | | the Family Law & Probate Subcommittee, the Appropriations, |
| 12 | | Health & Human Services Committee, and the Appropriations, |
| 13 | | Public Safety Committee and as Sub Co-Chairperson of the |
| 14 | | Violence Reduction & Prevention Subcommittee; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 16 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we congratulate Representative Jenn Ladisch-Douglass on her |
| 18 | | accomplishments, thank her for her service, and wish her all |
| 19 | | the best in her future endeavors; and be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to Rep. Ladisch-Douglass as an expression of our |
| 22 | | respect and esteem. |