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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY RESOLUTIO N 11
5	5	May 12, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives KURTZ, NOVAK, SPIROS, CONLEY,
6	6	MURPHY, SUBECK and OHNSTAD. Referred to Committee on Rules.
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8	8	Relating to: honoring the life and public service of Representative Joanne Duren.
9	9	Whereas, Joanne Duren was a vocal and independent-minded member of the
10	10	Wisconsin State Assembly who served her constituents in southwest Wisconsin from
11	11	the 1971 to 1981 legislative sessions; and
12	12	Whereas, Joanne Duren was born in Cazenovia, Richland County, Wisconsin,
13	13	on October 11, 1931, to Frank and Henrietta Duren; and
14	14	Whereas, after graduating from Madison Business College in 1950, Joanne
15	15	Duren worked in various secretarial positions before operating her own secretarial
16	16	business in the late 1960s; and
17	17	Whereas, working as a secretary in the Wisconsin Legislature, Joanne Duren
18	18	observed state government firsthand and was inspired to run for office; and
19	19	Whereas, Joanne Duren won her bid to represent Iowa and Richland Counties
20	20	in November 1970, becoming the first woman to represent both counties; and
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36	36	Whereas, Joanne Duren advocated for farmers, supporting a proposed
37	37	constitutional amendment to assess agricultural lands differently for the purposes
38	38	of imposing property taxes; and
39	39	Whereas, Joanne Duren also successfully pushed for legislation establishing a
40	40	state veterinary school and designating the dairy cow as the state's domestic animal;
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42	42	Whereas, her other efforts included reforming capital gains taxes, limiting
43	43	smoking in public places, requiring smoke detectors in new residences, and making
44	44	mobile homes safer; and
45	45	Whereas, Joanne Duren served in Democratic caucus leadership and chaired
46	46	various committees, including Tourism and Economic Development and
47	47	State-Federal Relations; and
48	48	Whereas, Joanne Duren was fiercely independent, committed to the
49	49	Democratic Party but willing to break with Democrats on controversial issues; and
50	50	Whereas, throughout her career, Joanne Duren kept her constituents informed
51	51	of the activities of the legislature on her Sunday morning Assembly Reports radio
52	52	broadcast; and
53	53	Whereas, after losing her bid for reelection in November 1982, Joanne Duren
54	54	served as the Chief Clerk of the Wisconsin State Assembly during the 1983 and 1985
55	55	legislative sessions; and
56	56	Whereas, following her career as a public servant in Wisconsin, Joanne Duren
57	57	moved to Tucson, Arizona, where she enriched her community with volunteer work
58	58	at her church and other charitable organizations; and
59	59	Whereas, Joanne Duren passed away on November 26, 2022, at the age of 91;
60	60	now, therefore, be it
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88	88	Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the Wisconsin Assembly
89	89	mourn the passing of Representative Joanne Duren and celebrate her
90	90	accomplishments as a legislator.
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