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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has ably served the people of El Paso |
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| 6 | 7 | | as a member of the city council; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Ordaz became the youngest member |
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| 8 | 9 | | on the council at the age of 28, when she was elected to fulfill an |
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| 9 | 10 | | uncompleted term; she represents District 6, which includes Mission |
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| 10 | 11 | | Valley and east El Paso, where she grew up; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Ordaz was previously employed as a press |
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| 12 | 13 | | secretary in the office of former United States congressman |
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| 13 | 14 | | Silvestre Reyes and as communications director for former Texas |
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| 14 | 15 | | state senator Eliot Shapleigh; while attending The University of |
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| 15 | 16 | | Texas at El Paso, she served as a senator-at-large in the Student |
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| 16 | 17 | | Government Association and as president of University Democrats, |
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| 17 | 18 | | and she led efforts to increase voter participation among her |
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| 18 | 19 | | fellow students; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Ordaz works with the |
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| 20 | 21 | | Junior League of El Paso, through which she chaired a campaign |
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| 21 | 22 | | against bullying that reached more than 3,000 children in the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts; in recognition |
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| 23 | 24 | | of this accomplishment, she was chosen as the organization's Active |
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| 24 | 25 | | Member of the Year; through the years, she has also been honored as |
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| 25 | 26 | | the 2012 Young El Pasoan of the Year by the YWCA and as one of "30 |
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| 26 | 27 | | Under 30" El Pasoans making a positive impact by the City Magazine; |
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| 27 | 28 | | and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has demonstrated a notable commitment |
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| 29 | 30 | | to public service, and she is setting an example of civic engagement |
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| 30 | 31 | | to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby honor Claudia Ordaz for her service on the El |
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| 33 | 34 | | Paso City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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| 34 | 35 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for Ms. Ordaz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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