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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 319
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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honor Chellie Pingree, who is stepping down as the president |
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and the chief executive officer for Common Cause; and |
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WHEREAS, She served in these positions from March of 2003 |
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until February of 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Chellie Pingree ran a farm and a wool-knitting |
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business in New Haven, Maine, an island that boasts 350 residents; |
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she became interested in rural economic development issues and |
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helped form an economic development corporation that supported |
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small business creation and peer-lending in Maine; she soon |
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segued into public service as a member of the school board; and |
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WHEREAS, She served in the Maine Senate for eight years, |
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and she served as the majority leader during her last four years |
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in office; she won legislative battles on issues such as health |
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care, economic development, and the environment, and she was a |
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Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in 2002; and |
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WHEREAS, Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy |
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organization that Chellie Pingree recognized as an organization |
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whose mission neatly dovetailed with her own ideals about the |
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governmental process; she believes in the democratic political |
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process and that elected leaders must be held accountable to the |
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public; and |
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WHEREAS, She has handled her responsibilities at Common |
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Cause with exceptional skill and dedication; under her leadership, |
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the organization has grown in membership, has expanded and |
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diversified its agenda, and has allocated resources to key reform |
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efforts in different states; and |
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WHEREAS, An exemplary and distinguished individual, |
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Chellie Pingree is beloved and respected by her colleagues and |
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the members of her staff, and her presence at Common Cause will |
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be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
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80th Legislature, hereby commend Chellie Pingree for her many |
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contributions to Common Cause and extend to her best wishes for |
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the years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Ellis |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 26, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |