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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has ably served the people of El Paso |
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as a member of the city council; and |
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WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Ordaz became the youngest member |
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on the council at the age of 28, when she was elected to fulfill an |
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uncompleted term; she represents District 6, which includes Mission |
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Valley and east El Paso, where she grew up; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ordaz was previously employed as a press |
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secretary in the office of former United States congressman |
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Silvestre Reyes and as communications director for former Texas |
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state senator Eliot Shapleigh; while attending The University of |
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Texas at El Paso, she served as a senator-at-large in the Student |
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Government Association and as president of University Democrats, |
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and she led efforts to increase voter participation among her |
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fellow students; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Ordaz works with the |
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Junior League of El Paso, through which she chaired a campaign |
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against bullying that reached more than 3,000 children in the |
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Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts; in recognition |
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of this accomplishment, she was chosen as the organization's Active |
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Member of the Year; through the years, she has also been honored as |
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the 2012 Young El Pasoan of the Year by the YWCA and as one of "30 |
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Under 30" El Pasoans making a positive impact by the City Magazine; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has demonstrated a notable commitment |
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to public service, and she is setting an example of civic engagement |
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to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Claudia Ordaz for her service on the El |
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Paso City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ordaz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |