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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women |
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of Plano have played an active role in their community and beyond |
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for 50 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized in the home of Gladys Harrington in |
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1971, this group of concerned citizens had 16 original members, |
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united by a vision of small government and individual liberty and |
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responsibility; the club was named for the late Conner |
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Harrington, who served as mayor of Plano and as a member of the |
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State Republican Executive Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, The Conner Harrington Republican Women began |
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holding night meetings to allow working mothers to attend, and |
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they conducted all business in an open format to ensure that |
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everyone could participate; the club has received awards from the |
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National and Texas Federations of Republican Women, and its |
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members have gone on to win elected office and serve at the |
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highest levels in the state federation and in the Republican |
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Party of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of current president Janet |
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Stovall, members of the Conner Harrington Republican Women are |
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making a lasting difference through their grassroots political |
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activism, and they may take justifiable pride in their rich |
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history of civic engagement and their reputation for vitality, |
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congeniality, and camaraderie; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 87th Texas Legislature, |
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1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of |
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the founding of the Conner Harrington Republican Women and extend |
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to its members sincere best wishes for the future; 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 the group as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |