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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late State
Senator Jean Breaux.
Pryor, Bartlett, Burton, Harris, Hatcher,
Jackson C, Pack, Porter, Shackleford, Smith V,
Summers, Abbott, Aylesworth, Andrade, Baird,
Bartels, Bauer M, Boy, Campbell, Carbaugh,
Cash, Clere, Commons, Dant Chesser, DeLaney,
DeVon, Dvorak, Engleman, Errington, Garcia
Wilburn, Genda, GiaQuinta, Gore, Hamilton,
Heaton, Heine, Johnson B, Karickhoff, King,
Klinker, Lauer, Lehman, Lucas, Manning,
McGuire, McNamara, Miller D, Miller K, Moed,
Moseley, Olthoff, Pfaff, Pierce K, Pierce M,
Pressel, Smaltz, Soliday, Teshka, Yocum,
Zimmerman
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring the late State
2 Senator Jean Breaux.
3 Whereas, State Senator Jean Breaux was born on September
4 11, 1958, in Eckman, West Virginia, to parents Billie and
5 Dominique Breaux;
6 Whereas, Senator Breaux and her parents relocated to
7 Indianapolis, Indiana, in the early 1960s, and she received her
8 early education in Indianapolis Public Schools, Orchard
9 Country Day School, and Ladywood High School;
10 Whereas, Senator Breaux continued her studies at Boston
11 University, Washington University, and Indiana Wesleyan
12 University. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University
13 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and also
14 earned professional certificates from the Economic
15 Development Institute and the International Economic
16 Development Council;
17 Whereas, In 2006, Senator Breaux was elected to replace her
18 mother, Billie, in the Indiana State Senate. She served the
19 people of Senate District 34 for 18 years until her death, as the
20 Breaux family legacy of public service spanned more than three
21 decades;
22 Whereas, While in the Indiana Senate, Senator Breaux served
23 as Assistant Democratic Leader for the Senate Democratic
24 Caucus from 2012 to 2020, and she was a fierce advocate for
25 children and working men and women. She was a constant
26 voice calling for an end to the disparities in health care and
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1 championed causes for women's rights, lowering maternal and
2 infant mortality rates, ending gun violence, advancing fair
3 housing, and lowering utility cost;
4 Whereas, Senator Breaux was a member of the Indiana
5 Recycling Market Development Board and the Medicaid
6 Advisory Commission. She was appointed to serve on the
7 Health and Human Services Committee of the National
8 Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan organization that
9 serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, and its
10 commonwealths and territories;
11 Whereas, Senator Breaux was a faithful member of the
12 POWER Caucus, the National Black Caucus of State
13 Legislators, and the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus,
14 organizations she fully supported during her entire tenure as a
15 legislator;
16 Whereas, Senator Breaux also was a member of the
17 Indianapolis Urban League, the NAACP, and a past board
18 member for the National Kidney Foundation, a cause she
19 championed since being diagnosed with kidney-related health
20 issues as a young woman;
21 Whereas, In 2009, Senator Breaux was selected to attend the
22 Program for Emerging Political Leaders hosted by the State
23 Legislative Leaders Foundation and the Darden School of
24 Business at the University of Virginia. In 2011, Senator Breaux
25 was appointed to the Board of Commissioners for the Indiana
26 Women's Commission, and in 2013, she was an advisor on the
27 Indiana State Fair Advisory Committee. She was also
28 appointed to serve on the Commission on Improving the Status
29 of Children in Indiana;
30 Whereas, During her tenure, Senator Breaux received several
31 honors and awards for her work on behalf of the people of
32 District 34, including the Association of Retired Members of the
33 General Assembly 2023-2024 Civility Award, The National
34 Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL) 2023, Elected
35 Woman of Excellence Award, and Gamma Phi Delta Sorority's
36 National Honorary Member of Distinction;
37 Whereas, Senator Breaux successfully passed legislation
38 allowing Medicaid coverage for doula services, expanding
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1 mental health treatment for inmates, identifying children in
2 need of services to meet their needs, erecting a monument for
3 suffragists at the Indiana Statehouse, and creating the Maternal
4 Mortality Review Committee;
5 Whereas, Senator Breaux passed away on March 20, 2024, at
6 the age of 65; and
7 Whereas, Senator Breaux is remembered by her colleagues as
8 a strong advocate for women's rights and health, children's
9 needs, and the whole of Indiana Senate District 34: Therefore,
10 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
11 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
12 the Senate concurring:
13 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors
14 State Senator Jean Breaux and her lifelong advocacy for
15 Hoosiers.
16 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
17 Representatives shall transmit a copy of this resolution to State
18 Representative Cherrish Pryor for distribution.
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