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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Nicole Sunstrum is concluding her service as |
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legislative director in the office of State Senator Larry Taylor, |
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drawing to a close an exceptional tenure with the Texas |
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Legislature that has spanned more than 13 years; and |
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WHEREAS, One of Senator Taylor's longest-serving staff |
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members, Ms. Sunstrum has worked for the legislator since he was |
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a member of the Texas House of Representatives, and her |
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responsibilities during that period included serving as |
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committee clerk for the House Committee on Elections during the |
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82nd Legislature in 2011; she then transferred to the senate in |
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2013, when Senator Taylor was sworn in for his first term in the |
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upper chamber; in the years since, she has held a number of |
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leadership roles, including policy analyst, committee clerk, |
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senior policy advisor, and most recently, legislative director; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sunstrum is stepping down from her position |
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in Senator Taylor's office to focus on her role as executive |
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director for the Gulf Coast Protection District; appointed to the |
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helm of the organization by Governor Greg Abbott in June 2021, |
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she is helping carry forward the district's mission of leveraging |
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funding for flood control and surge protection measures for the |
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state's coastal communities; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin |
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with a bachelor's degree in government, Ms. Sunstrum also holds a |
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master's degree in public administration from Texas State |
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University; she previously served as vice president of the Texas |
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Water Foundation Young Professionals Board and as a commissioner |
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with the Austin Urban Renewal Board, and she gives generously of |
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her time and expertise to the Texas Exes Mentorship Program; she |
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is the proud mother of Elodie Scot Poole; and |
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WHEREAS, Nicole Sunstrum has performed her duties as a |
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legislative staff member with tremendous skill, professionalism, |
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and dedication, and she is indeed deserving of special |
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recognition for her fine work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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3rd Called Session, hereby commend Nicole Sunstrum for her |
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service in the office of State Senator Larry Taylor and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for success in her new role; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Sunstrum as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |