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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Frances Leff of Houston has contributed to the |
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vitality of state and local politics as a fund-raiser for more than |
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20 years, and on February 1, 2007, the League of Women Voters |
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Education Fund is honoring her accomplishments at its sixth annual |
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Repast with a Pair of Political Pioneers; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Leff first made her mark on Texas politics in |
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1986, when she organized fund-raisers for the second election |
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campaign of Governor Bill Clements; she went on to work for United |
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States Senator Phil Gramm, helping to put together the 1988 Lone |
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Star Spangled Celebration, attended by then Vice President George |
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H. W. Bush and President Ronald Reagan; the following year, in |
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addition to organizing several events for Governor Clements, she |
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became fund-raising coordinator for Harris County Precinct 3 |
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Commissioner Ned Holmes; and |
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WHEREAS, Since then, Mrs. Leff has shared her time and |
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talents with countless political campaigns; her impressive resume |
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includes work in behalf of Harris County Judge Robert Eckels, |
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Precinct 2 Commissioner Sylvia Garcia, Precinct 4 Commissioner |
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Jerry Eversole, District Clerk Charles Bacarisse, Senator Rodney |
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Ellis, Senator Steve Ogden, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, |
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Attorney General Greg Abbott, United States Senator Kay Bailey |
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Hutchison, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell, and |
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Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst; moreover, she regularly |
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organizes functions for Governor Rick Perry; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Galveston, this public-spirited woman |
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attended The University of Texas in 1947 before meeting and |
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marrying Charles Leff, with whom she has shared nearly six decades; |
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she was a dedicated homemaker for many years while her two children |
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were young; and |
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WHEREAS, Frances Leff is highly respected for the enthusiasm, |
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commitment, and steadfast energy she brings to bear on her myriad |
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endeavors, and it is most fitting to recognize her at this time; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Frances Leff for her long-standing and |
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exceptional record of civic engagement and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Leff as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |