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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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