| 1 | 1 | | Introduced Version |
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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 3 | 3 | | DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION |
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| 4 | 4 | | A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Governor |
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| 5 | 5 | | Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BRAY, YODER |
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| 7 | 7 | | , read first time and referred to Committee on |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2025 RR 3500/DI JR Introduced |
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| 9 | 9 | | First Regular Session 124th General Assembly (2025) |
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| 10 | 10 | | SENATE RESOLUTION ____ |
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| 11 | 11 | | MR. PRESIDENT: |
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| 12 | 12 | | I offer the following resolution and move its adoption: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1 A SENATE RESOLUTION honoring Lieutenant Governor |
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| 14 | 14 | | 2 Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement. |
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| 15 | 15 | | 3 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch has |
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| 16 | 16 | | 4 faithfully and honorably served as President of the Indiana |
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| 17 | 17 | | 5 Senate for eight years; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 6 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch graduated from |
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| 19 | 19 | | 7 Mater Dei High School in Evansville and received her |
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| 20 | 20 | | 8 bachelor's degree from Purdue University, majoring in |
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| 21 | 21 | | 9 Political Science; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 10 Whereas, Before serving as Lieutenant Governor, she |
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| 23 | 23 | | 11 served as Vanderburgh County Auditor from 1994 to 2002, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 12 Vanderburgh County Commissioner from 2002 to 2005, State |
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| 25 | 25 | | 13 Representative of District 78 from 2005 to 2013, and Auditor |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14 of State from 2013 to 2016 during her memorable career; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 15 Whereas, During her time as Lieutenant Governor, she |
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| 28 | 28 | | 16 passionately chaired the Intellectual and Developmental |
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| 29 | 29 | | 17 Disabilities Task Force, advocated for Hoosiers with |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 disabilities and reviewed the landscape of services provided in |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2 this space, and evaluated the effectiveness of state services; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch launched the |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4 Indiana Mental Health Roundtable to serve as a catalyst for |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5 change in improving the mental health status of all Hoosiers |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6 and to develop action steps to combat the mental illness crisis |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7 in Indiana; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch led the Indiana |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9 State Department of Agriculture, Office of Community and |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10 Rural Affairs, Indiana Destination Development Corporation, |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11 as well as the Indiana Housing and Community Development |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12 Authority; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch chaired the Indiana |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14 Main Street Council, INvets, and the Civic Education |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15 Commission; |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16 Whereas, During her tenure in public service, Lieutenant |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17 Governor Crouch received numerous awards, including the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18 Edgewater Health Leadership Award, and was named the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19 Indiana Association of County Commissioner's Friend of Local |
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| 50 | 50 | | 20 Government, the Trine University Woman of Distinction, the |
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| 51 | 51 | | 21 Indianapolis Business Journal Woman of Influence, and the |
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| 52 | 52 | | 22 Purdue University College of Liberal Arts Distinguished |
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| 53 | 53 | | 23 Alumna; |
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| 54 | 54 | | 24 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch is married to Larry |
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| 55 | 55 | | 25 Downs, and together they have a daughter, Courtney; and |
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| 56 | 56 | | 26 Whereas, Lieutenant Governor Crouch's steadfast |
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| 57 | 57 | | 27 leadership as President of the Indiana Senate, passion for |
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| 58 | 58 | | 28 public service, and unwavering dedication to the citizens of |
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| 59 | 59 | | 29 Indiana will be greatly missed by all within the Indiana Senate |
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| 60 | 60 | | 30 and throughout the Statehouse: Therefore, |
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| 62 | 62 | | 1 Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the |
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| 63 | 63 | | 2 State of Indiana: |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3 SECTION 1. That the Indiana Senate honors Lieutenant |
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| 65 | 65 | | 4 Governor Suzanne Crouch upon her retirement and thanks her |
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| 66 | 66 | | 5 for her many years of leadership and service to the Indiana |
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| 67 | 67 | | 6 Senate and the State of Indiana. |
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| 68 | 68 | | 7 SECTION 2. The Secretary of the Senate is hereby directed |
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| 69 | 69 | | 8 to transmit a copy of this Resolution to Lieutenant Governor |
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| 70 | 70 | | 9 Suzanne Crouch. |
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