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Senate
Resolution
114
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
114
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Julian
Garrett
for
his
1
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Julian
Garrett
was
first
elected
3
to
the
House
of
Representatives
in
November
2011
where
4
he
served
until
winning
a
special
election
in
November
5
2013
for
the
Senate
where
he
has
served
ever
since;
and
6
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
earned
a
bachelor
of
arts
7
degree
from
Central
College
in
Pella,
Iowa,
and
a
Juris
8
Doctor
from
the
University
of
Iowa
College
of
Law;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
is
a
retired
attorney
and
10
farmer
living
in
Warren
County
with
his
wife,
Nancy,
11
and
has
three
children;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
thoroughly
enjoyed
his
13
time
as
a
volunteer
coach
for
Little
League
and
14
soccer,
serving
on
the
Indianola
Little
League
Board
of
15
Directors,
and
coaching
middle
school
mock
trial
teams,
16
taking
two
of
those
teams
to
the
state
tournament;
and
17
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
takes
great
pride
in
being
18
a
long-time
Farm
Bureau
member
and
raising
his
purebred
19
Charolais
cattle
on
the
farm;
and
20
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
has
been
an
active
member
21
of
the
Warren
County
Republican
Central
Committee
for
22
over
40
years,
and
twice
served
as
Ronald
Reagan’s
23
campaign
chairman
in
Iowa’s
former
fifth
congressional
24
district;
and
25
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
previously
served
for
12
26
years
as
Iowa’s
assistant
attorney
general
in
charge
27
of
consumer
protection;
and
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WHEREAS,
during
his
time
in
the
Senate,
Senator
1
Garrett
served
on
the
Justice
Systems
Appropriations
2
Subcommittee
(chair
and
ranking
member);
the
3
Appropriations,
Education,
Local
Government
(chair),
4
Government
Oversight
(ranking
member),
International
5
Relations,
Judiciary
(vice
chair),
Transportation,
6
and
Health
and
Human
Services
committees;
the
Elder
7
Abuse
Prevention
and
Intervention
Study
Committee,
the
8
Civil
and
Criminal
Forfeiture
Study
Committee,
the
9
Prescription
Pain
Medications
Study
Committee,
and
the
10
Violence
in
Iowa
Study
Committee;
and
the
Investment
11
Board
of
the
Iowa
Public
Employee’s
Retirement
System,
12
the
Iowa
Commission
on
Interstate
Cooperation,
and
the
13
Commission
on
Tobacco
Use
Prevention
and
Control;
and
14
WHEREAS,
during
his
tenure,
Senator
Garrett
has
15
championed
efforts
to
overhaul
the
nomination
process
16
for
judges
and
supported
historic
tax
cuts
for
Iowans,
17
welfare
reform,
and
the
protection
of
fetal
life;
and
18
WHEREAS,
Senator
Garrett
is
grateful
to
his
19
constituents
for
their
faith
in
him
over
the
last
20
several
years
and
allowing
him
to
be
their
voice
in
the
21
Iowa
Senate
since
2013;
NOW
THEREFORE,
22
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
23
Senator
Julian
Garrett
for
his
15
years
of
service
in
24
the
Iowa
General
Assembly
and
wishes
him
all
the
best
25
in
the
years
to
come.
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