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Senate
Resolution
121
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Introduced
SENATE
RESOLUTION
NO.
121
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
RULES
AND
ADMINISTRATION
A
Resolution
honoring
Senator
Izaah
Knox
for
his
1
service
in
the
Iowa
Senate.
2
WHEREAS,
Senator
Izaah
Knox
was
first
elected
to
the
3
Senate
in
November
2022,
and
has
proudly
served
the
4
people
of
Des
Moines
and
Senate
district
17;
and
5
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
is
a
native
Iowan
and
6
currently
resides
in
Des
Moines
with
his
wife
Jenna
and
7
three
children
Chance,
Porter,
and
Johnnie;
and
8
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
diligently
worked
to
bring
the
9
people
of
Iowa
together
by
working
across
the
aisle
10
on
legislation
and
coordinating
events
including
the
11
Senate
page
dinner;
and
12
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
has
worked
to
lift
up
the
13
people
of
Iowa
through
countless
trips
to
the
Capitol
14
dome;
and
15
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
graduated
from
Drake
16
University
with
a
bachelor’s
degree
in
journalism
and
a
17
master’s
degree
in
education,
is
currently
pursuing
a
18
Ph.D.
in
educational
leadership
and
policy
studies
from
19
Iowa
State
University,
and
graduated
from
the
Goldman
20
Sachs
10,000
Small
Businesses
program;
and
21
WHEREAS,
in
2024,
Senator
Knox
was
honored
as
a
22
Top
500
Iowa
Influential
Business
Leader
and
received
23
the
Des
Moines
Area
Community
College
Alumni
Impact
24
Award;
and
25
WHEREAS,
during
his
Senate
tenure,
Senator
Knox
has
26
served
on
the
Agriculture,
Appropriations,
Commerce
27
(ranking
member),
Judiciary,
Local
Government,
Natural
28
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121
Resources
and
Environment
(ranking
member),
and
1
Technology
committees;
the
Education
Appropriations
2
Subcommittee
and
Justice
System
Appropriations
3
Subcommittee
(ranking
member);
the
Capital
Projects
4
Committee;
Economic
Development
Authority
Board;
5
Iowa
Law
Enforcement
Academy
Council;
the
Legislative
6
Council;
and
the
Iowa
Legislative
Black
&
Brown
7
Caucus;
and
8
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
currently
serves
as
the
9
executive
director
of
Urban
Dreams,
a
Des
Moines
10
community
services
nonprofit,
with
a
mission
to
create
11
equal
opportunity
and
access
for
people
to
pursue
their
12
dreams;
and
13
WHEREAS,
Senator
Knox
has
further
demonstrated
his
14
commitment
to
civic
engagement
through
his
volunteer
15
and
leadership
roles
for
several
Des
Moines
area
16
organizations
and
institutions,
including
the
Children
17
and
Family
Urban
Movement,
Bankers
Trust
Community
18
Advisory
Board,
Drake
University
Community
Advisory,
19
American
Heart
Association,
Food
Bank
of
Iowa,
20
Community
Foundation
of
Greater
Des
Moines,
Pro
Iowa
21
Advisory
Council,
and
the
Board
of
Trustees
for
Simpson
22
College;
NOW
THEREFORE,
23
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
SENATE,
That
the
Senate
honors
24
Senator
Izaah
Knox
for
his
years
of
public
service
to
25
the
people
of
Iowa
and
wishes
him
all
the
best
in
the
26
years
to
come.
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