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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katya Ehresman distinguished herself in her |
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responsibilities as executive director of the House Democratic |
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Caucus during the interim of the 88th Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving under the session's caucus chair, State |
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Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, Ms. Ehresman earned the |
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respect and admiration of her colleagues for her activism and for |
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her steadfast commitment to voter participation, public education, |
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and various other democratic initiatives; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ehresman brought to her role a wealth of |
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experience in politics; she has been involved in a number of |
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campaigns at the local, state, and national levels, and she worked |
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in the office of State Representative Eddie Rodriguez as |
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communications director for two years; in 2021, she became the |
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voting rights program manager for Common Cause Texas; today, she is |
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employed at Blue Roots Strategies, Inc.; in addition, she has |
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written for the San Antonio Express-News and the Houston Chronicle; |
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she holds a bachelor's degree in government from The University of |
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Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, The House Democratic Caucus benefited immensely |
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from Katya Ehresman's leadership, and she may indeed reflect with |
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pride on all that she has accomplished; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Katya Ehresman for her work with the |
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House Democratic Caucus during the 88th Legislature and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the 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. Ehresman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |