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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate former State
4 Representative Randy Frese on his distinguished service to
5 Illinois' 99th District and to the people of Illinois; and
6 WHEREAS, Rep. Frese proudly represented the 99th District
7 from January 2015 through January 2025; and
8 WHEREAS, Rep. Frese's reputation for integrity,
9 professionalism, and service was the foundation of his
10 success; he has demonstrated these values in his roles as a
11 husband, father, small businessman, and elected official; and
12 WHEREAS, Rep. Frese was raised on his family's farm in
13 rural Illinois; he earned his Bachelor of Sciences in Applied
14 Sciences/Agriculture at Western Illinois University, and he
15 learned about business while traveling West Central Illinois;
16 throughout his years as a small business owner, he has
17 employed hundreds of individuals in the region; and
18 WHEREAS, As an elected leader at the local and state
19 level, Rep. Frese has established a strong record of efficient
20 and effective public service focused on the needs of his
21 constituents; his small business experience has reinforced
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1 many of the skills and ideas he brought to the General
2 Assembly, including the importance of maintaining a balanced
3 budget and of working with others to bring business to West
4 Central Illinois; and
5 WHEREAS, Among many outstanding achievements in the
6 Illinois House, Rep. Frese has spearheaded legislation and
7 worked with a bi-partisan group of elected officials and
8 community groups to save the Illinois Veterans Home in Quincy,
9 resulting in the State of Illinois providing $230 million to
10 fund a complete overhaul of the water system to prevent
11 Legionella and to fund major building and campus renovations;
12 and
13 WHEREAS, During the most recent General Assembly, Rep.
14 Frese worked on behalf of another crucial district project by
15 championing legislation to allocate funding for the demolition
16 and remediation of buildings at the former Jacksonville
17 Development Center; and
18 WHEREAS, Rep. Frese has also fought to protect at-risk
19 children in Illinois as a member of the Sustaining and
20 Protecting At-Risk Kids House Republican Working Group by
21 co-sponsoring legislation to investigate and correct ongoing
22 problems at the Illinois Department of Children and Family
23 Services (DCFS); and
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1 WHEREAS, Rep. Frese officially retired from the Illinois
2 House of Representatives on January 2, 2025; therefore, be it
3 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
4 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate former Representative Randy Frese on making a
6 positive difference in the lives of the people he represented
7 and for those across Illinois, and we wish him all the best in
8 his future endeavors; and be it further
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