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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After three years of exemplary service, Jonathan |
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Neerman of Dallas is stepping down as chair of the Dallas County |
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Republican Party on May 2, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Republican voters first elected Mr. Neerman as chair |
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of the party in 2008 and returned him to that post in 2010; |
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dedicated to conservative principles, he has championed lower |
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taxes, limited government, strong national security, and improved |
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schools; under his guidance, the party has expanded its dedicated |
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network of volunteers and recruited top candidates to run in local |
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elections; Mr. Neerman has also succeeded in strengthening the |
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party's financial base and in upgrading its technological |
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infrastructure; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Texan, Jonathan Neerman was raised in |
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Dallas and Mesquite, where he graduated first in his class from |
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North Mesquite High School in 1992; he went on to earn a bachelor's |
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degree in political science from Texas A&M University in 1996 and a |
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law degree with honors from The George Washington University Law |
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School; while studying law, he held the post of articles editor for |
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The George Washington International Law Review; and |
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WHEREAS, Following law school, Mr. Neerman served as an |
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intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency; during |
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his tenure with the CIA, he assisted with the investigation of war |
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crimes in Kosovo and Bosnia as part of the Balkans Task Force and |
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served with the Counterterrorism Center, providing senior policy |
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makers with daily briefings regarding terrorism threats; and |
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WHEREAS, An accomplished attorney, Mr. Neerman focuses on |
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securities and real estate litigation as an associate in the firm of |
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Hunton & Williams; he is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the |
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Dallas Bar Association, and the Dallas Association of Young |
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Lawyers; in 2007, Texas Monthly named him to its list of Texas |
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Rising Stars, a roll of the best young lawyers in the state; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Neerman and his wife, Tricia, are the proud |
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parents of two children, Esther and Jonathan; they are valued |
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members of Temple Emanu-El, and they attend Shiloh Terrace Baptist |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Jonathan Neerman has provided outstanding |
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leadership to the Dallas County Republican Party, and he is indeed |
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worthy of recognition for his hard work and exemplary public |
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spirit; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jonathan Neerman for his service to the |
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Dallas County Republican Party and extend to him sincere best |
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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 Mr. Neerman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Carter |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1668 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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