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4	4	2023 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIO N 131
5	5	February 26, 2024 - Introduced by Senators W ANGGAARD and L. JOHNSON,
6	6	cosponsored by Representatives HAYWOOD and DRAKE. Referred to Committee
7	7	on Senate Organization.
8	8	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
9	9	Relating to: honoring the service of former Wisconsin State Senator Lena C. Taylor.
10	10	Whereas, Lena C. Taylor, a distinguished public servant, was elected to the
11	11	Wisconsin Assembly in a special election in 2003 and the state senate in 2004, where
12	12	she served until 2024 before being appointed as a Wisconsin circuit court judge for
13	13	Milwaukee County; and
14	14	Whereas, Lena C. Taylor is a graduate of Rufus King High School and the
15	15	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where she became a member of the Alpha
16	16	Kappa Alpha sorority; and
17	17	Whereas, Senator Taylor earned her juris doctor from Southern Illinois
18	18	University School of Law in 1993; and
19	19	Whereas, Lena C. Taylor, after graduating from law school, worked as a public
20	20	defender representing low-income and underrepresented citizens in Milwaukee and
21	21	ultimately opened a general practice firm on the north side of Milwaukee, Taylor and
22	22	Associates Law Office, in 1996; and
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40	40	Whereas, in 2004, Lena C. Taylor succeeded Congresswoman Gwen Moore in
41	41	Wisconsin's 4th Senate District; and
42	42	Whereas, Senator Taylor served several terms on the Joint Committee on
43	43	Finance, including one term as cochair, becoming the first Black woman to hold the
44	44	position; and
45	45	Whereas, Senator Taylor also served as the chair of the Senate Committee on
46	46	Judiciary and Corrections in the 2007-08 legislative session, where she worked
47	47	tirelessly for state criminal justice reform; and
48	48	Whereas, Senator Taylor also served on other senate standing committees
49	49	during her time in the legislature, including Agriculture, Small Business, and
50	50	Tourism; Judiciary and Public Safety; Utilities and Housing; Insurance, Financial
51	51	Services, Government Oversight, and Courts; and Insurance, Licensing, and
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53	53	Whereas, Senator Taylor served on multiple joint legislative committees, such
54	54	as Joint Legislative Council, the Joint Review Committee on Criminal Penalties, the
55	55	Law Revision Committee, the Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions, and the
56	56	Special Committee on State-Tribal Relations; and
57	57	Whereas, Senator Taylor was also a part of several study committees, serving
58	58	as the vice-chair of the Study Committee on Child Placement and Support and the
59	59	Study Committee on the Investment and Use of School Trust Funds and as a member
60	60	of the Study Committee on Increasing Offender Employment Opportunities; and
61	61	Whereas, Lena C. Taylor is known by her colleagues for working with both
62	62	Democrats and Republicans to pass important legislation to improve the lives of
63	63	members of her community and constituency; and
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91	91	Whereas, Senator Taylor has worked tirelessly to give a voice to the Black
92	92	community and is a member of many groups seeking to improve the lives of Black
93	93	Americans, such as the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women,
94	94	the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, and the National Association for the
95	95	Advancement of Colored People; now, therefore, be it
96	96	Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the
97	97	Wisconsin State Legislature extend their gratitude to Judge Lena C. Taylor for her
98	98	work promoting the values of inclusivity, social justice, and civil rights that she
99	99	championed throughout her remarkable career and wish her continued success in
100	100	her new role as Wisconsin circuit court judge.
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