Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HJ00163 Compare Versions

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8	8	General Assembly House Joint
9	9	Resolution No. 163
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17	17	Introduced by:
18	18	REP. ARESIMOWICZ, 30
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24	24	SEN. LOONEY, 11
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62	62	RESOLUTION EXPRESSIN G SYMPATHY ON THE DE ATH OF
63	63	REPRESENTATIVE EZEQU IEL SANTIAGO.
64	64	Resolved by this Assembly:
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66	66	WHEREAS, on Friday, March 15, 2019, the State of Connecticut and 1
67	67	the city of Bridgeport lost a distinguished and beloved State 2
68	68	Representative with the passing of Representative Ezequiel "Chequi" 3
69	69	Santiago, at the age of forty-five; and 4
70	70	WHEREAS, he represented the 130
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73	73	years and to the date of his passing; and 6
74	74	WHEREAS, he was born in Camden, New Jersey, on April 20, 1973, 7
75	75	and raised in the South End of Bridgeport, Connecticut; and 8 House Joint Resolution No.
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80	80	WHEREAS, he attended Gibbs College, where he earned a 9
81	81	certificate in Computer Technical Support; and 10
82	82	WHEREAS, he was a city statistics analyst for the city of Bridgeport; 11
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84	84	WHEREAS, he also had careers as a constituent representative for 13
85	85	the city of Bridgeport, a computer technical support representative for 14
86	86	On Line Marketing and an assistant teacher for Action for Bridgeport 15
87	87	Community Development; and 16
88	88	WHEREAS, he started his political career by volunteering on the 17
89	89	campaigns of his father, Americo Santiago, for State Representative 18
90	90	and Secretary of the State, and by assisting his stepfather, Mitch 19
91	91	Robles, with other local political campaigns; and 20
92	92	WHEREAS, he served on the Bridgeport City Council from 2005-21
93	93	2008; and 22
94	94	WHEREAS, during his tenure as a City Councilman, he addressed 23
95	95	public safety issues in Bridgeport and helped secure Community 24
96	96	Development Block Grant funding for the YMCA, the South End 25
97	97	Community Center and the Cardinal Sheehan Center; and 26
98	98	WHEREAS, he was first elected as a State Representative in 2008, 27
99	99	representing the South End of Bridgeport and downtown Bridgeport 28
100	100	in a legislative seat previously held by his father, Americo Santiago; 29
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102	102	WHEREAS, he served for five terms as a State Representative, and 31
103	103	served as vice chairperson of the Appropriations Committee, chairman 32
104	104	of the Banking Committee, vice chairman of the Labor and Public 33
105	105	Employees Committee, and member of the Commerce Committee, 34
106	106	Environment Committee, Planning and Development Committee and 35
107	107	Transportation Committee; and 36
108	108	WHEREAS, he also served as Deputy Majority Whip in the 37
109	109	Connecticut House of Representatives; and 38 House Joint Resolution No.
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114	114	WHEREAS, he was selected by his peers in the Bridgeport 39
115	115	delegation to lead the delegation in the 2019 legislative session; and 40
116	116	WHEREAS, as a member of the General Assembly, he worked 41
117	117	tirelessly to, among other things, win approval for a Bridgeport casino, 42
118	118	raise the minimum wage, extend the foreclosure mediation program, 43
119	119	protect worker's rights, improve police training, increase local police 44
120	120	force hiring, increase minority representation in the court system, close 45
121	121	the achievement gap and protect funding for local social service 46
122	122	agencies; and 47
123	123	WHEREAS, he is survived by his parents, Americo Santiago and 48
124	124	Evelyn Robles; his stepfather, Mitch Robles; his three daughters, 49
125	125	Lenymar Matos, ILenny Matos and Chelsie M. Santiago ; his 50
126	126	grandmothers, Lydia Antonia Mercado and Olga Molina; his brother, 51
127	127	Eddie Omar Santiago (Jodi Anastasia Santiago); his two sisters, 52
128	128	Michelle Robles (Jason Rivera) and April Robles; and his girlfriend, 53
129	129	Paula Romero; and 54
130	130	NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Connecticut 55
131	131	General Assembly expresses its sincere sympathy and heartfelt 56
132	132	condolences on the passing of one of its honorable members, Ezequiel 57
133	133	Santiago, whose death is a profound loss to the House of 58
134	134	Representatives, his family and friends, the residents of Bridgeport 59
135	135	and the entire State of Connecticut; and 60
136	136	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the clerks of the House of 61
137	137	Representatives and the Senate cause a copy of this resolution to be 62
138	138	sent to the family of Ezequiel Santiago, as an expression of the high 63
139	139	esteem and affection in which he is held. 64
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