| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2919 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, John C. Padalino of El Paso has been appointed as a |
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| 6 | 6 | | special assistant in the Rural Utilities Service of the United |
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| 7 | 7 | | States Department of Agriculture; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jerry and Priscilla Padalino, John |
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| 9 | 9 | | Padalino was born on August 30, 1973, in Tucson, Arizona; because |
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| 10 | 10 | | his father was a U.S. customs agent, he and his family lived in a |
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| 11 | 11 | | number of border communities over the course of his youth; Mr. |
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| 12 | 12 | | Padalino went on to earn a bachelor's degree in government from The |
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| 13 | 13 | | University of Texas at Austin in 1995, and he worked as a |
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| 14 | 14 | | water/wastewater treatment plant operator and volunteered as an |
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| 15 | 15 | | adult literacy and GED course instructor before resuming his |
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| 16 | 16 | | studies at Rutgers School of Law in Camden, New Jersey; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, An outstanding student, Mr. Padalino became the lead |
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| 18 | 18 | | state constitutional law editor for the law review and was |
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| 19 | 19 | | published in the Rutgers Law Journal, in addition to being named a |
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| 20 | 20 | | Marshall-Brennan Fellow; he graduated with honors in 2003 and |
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| 21 | 21 | | joined the firm of Kemp Smith as an associate; during his tenure |
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| 22 | 22 | | with the firm, he has practiced environmental, administrative, |
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| 23 | 23 | | public, and appellate law, as well as commercial litigation; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, In 2007, Mr. Padalino began volunteering with the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Obama for America campaign; he helped establish the El Paso |
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| 26 | 26 | | Grassroots for Obama organization, and in August 2008 he took leave |
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| 27 | 27 | | from Kemp Smith to work as a field organizer for the Obama campaign |
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| 28 | 28 | | through the November election; he has continued volunteering as a |
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| 29 | 29 | | lead organizer for Congressional District 16; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In addition to his political involvement, Mr. |
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| 31 | 31 | | Padalino has served as chair of the Law Focused Education Committee |
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| 32 | 32 | | of the State Bar of Texas, as a member of the Texas Association of |
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| 33 | 33 | | Water Board Directors, as a board member for AVANCE El Paso, and as |
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| 34 | 34 | | president of the Unitarian Universalist Community of El Paso; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, John Padalino has distinguished himself through his |
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| 36 | 36 | | legal career and his civic engagement, and it is a pleasure to honor |
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| 37 | 37 | | him on his latest achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 39 | 39 | | Legislature hereby congratulate John C. Padalino on his appointment |
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| 40 | 40 | | as a special assistant in the Rural Utilities Service of the U.S. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Department of Agriculture and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 42 | 42 | | continued success as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his |
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| 43 | 43 | | life; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. Padalino as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 46 | 46 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chavez |
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| 48 | 48 | | Moody |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2919 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 52 | 52 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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