H.R. No. 2227
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has ably served the people of El Paso
as a member of the city council; and
WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Ordaz became the youngest member
on the council at the age of 28, when she was elected to fulfill an
uncompleted term; she represents District 6, which includes Mission
Valley and east El Paso, where she grew up; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Ordaz was previously employed as a press
secretary in the office of former United States congressman
Silvestre Reyes and as communications director for former Texas
state senator Eliot Shapleigh; while attending The University of
Texas at El Paso, she served as a senator-at-large in the Student
Government Association and as president of University Democrats,
and she led efforts to increase voter participation among her
fellow students; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Ordaz works with the
Junior League of El Paso, through which she chaired a campaign
against bullying that reached more than 3,000 children in the
Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts; in recognition
of this accomplishment, she was chosen as the organization's Active
Member of the Year; through the years, she has also been honored as
the 2012 Young El Pasoan of the Year by the YWCA and as one of "30
Under 30" El Pasoans making a positive impact by the City Magazine;
and
WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has demonstrated a notable commitment
to public service, and she is setting an example of civic engagement
to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Claudia Ordaz for her service on the El
Paso City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Ordaz as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
González
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2227 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House