Tennessee 2025-2026 Regular Session

Tennessee Senate Bill SJR0024 Compare Versions

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4	4	SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 24
5	5	By Massey
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12	12	A RESOLUTION to recognize and commend the Tennessee
13	13	Federation of Republican Women on the
14	14	occasion of the organization's seventieth
15	15	anniversary.
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17	17	WHEREAS, it is fitting that the members of this General Assembly specially recognize
18	18	those estimable individuals who work to improve the quality of life for their fellow citizens
19	19	through their involvement in the political process; and
20	20	WHEREAS, one such meritorious group is the Tennessee Federation of Republican
21	21	Women (TNFRW), a laudable organization that is celebrating its seventieth anniversary this
22	22	year, marking seven decades of devoted service to the Republican Party and the citizens of the
23	23	Volunteer State; and
24	24	WHEREAS, the TNFRW was chartered as a state organization of the National
25	25	Federation of Republican Women in 1955; the state-level clubs of the Federation have long laid
26	26	the groundwork for organizing and electing Republicans; and
27	27	WHEREAS, the TNFRW was initially led by Alice Elder, the first president of the
28	28	Tennessee Federation; prior to Tennessee becoming affiliated with the National Federation, she
29	29	had organized women's groups in her own district and across the State; and
30	30	WHEREAS, currently under the capable leadership of President Sharon Boreing of
31	31	Johnson City, the TNFRW learned on December 7, 2024, that the Tennessee Republican Party
32	32	State Executive Committee had affirmed TNFRW's president as a voting member of the
33	33	Administrative Committee and granted Club presidents across the State a vote on County
34	34	Executive Committees; and
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39	39	WHEREAS, these steps reflect the shared dedication of the TNFRW and the Tennessee
40	40	Republican Party State Executive Committee to strengthening the Republican Party's
41	41	infrastructure and advancing its mission in Tennessee; and
42	42	WHEREAS, the rich history of the TNFRW serves as a testament to the enduring
43	43	importance of collaboration between the Federation and Republican leadership; and
44	44	WHEREAS, to recognize the organization's seventieth anniversary, members of the
45	45	TNFRW are gathering for Ladies Day on the Hill on April 14, 2025; and
46	46	WHEREAS, an engaged, civic-minded group of women, the Tennessee Federation of
47	47	Republican Women is an organization that strives toward bettering the lives of the citizens of
48	48	this State and has successfully done so for seven decades; now, therefore,
49	49	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH
50	50	GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE HOUSE OF
51	51	REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING, that we recognize and commend the Tennessee
52	52	Federation of Republican Women on the occasion of the organization's seventieth anniversary,
53	53	extending our gratitude for the group's continued community involvement and our best wishes
54	54	for its continued success.
55	55	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared
56	56	for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
57	57	the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear
58	58	without House or Senate designation.