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*LRB10107140MST52178r* HR0114 LRB101 07140 MST 52178 r 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, Judy Baar Topinka was born to immigrant parents 3 Lillian Mary Shuss and William D. Baar on January 16, 1944 in 4 Riverside; after attending public school, she graduated from 5 Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism in 1966; 6 and 7 WHEREAS, Judy Baar Topinka worked as a reporter, education 8 editor, feature writer, feature editor, and photographer and 9 received honors from the Illinois Women's Press Association, 10 the Illinois Press Association, and the Illinois State Medical 11 Society for her work covering advances in the medical field; 12 and 13 WHEREAS, Judy Baar Topinka's time covering politics and 14 local issues as a journalist motivated her move into politics; 15 in 1980, she was elected to serve in the Illinois House of 16 Representatives, before being elected to the Senate in 1984, 17 where she served until 1995; and 18 WHEREAS, In 1994, Judy Baar Topinka achieved the 19 distinction of being the first woman elected to serve as State 20 Treasurer, becoming only the second woman in Illinois history 21 to hold a State constitutional executive office; she served 22 three terms; and HR0114 -2- LRB101 07140 MST 52178 r 1 WHEREAS, In 2006, Judy Baar Topinka ran for Governor of 2 Illinois, becoming only the second woman to win a major party's 3 nomination for governor in the State; and 4 WHEREAS, In 2010, Judy Baar Topinka was elected to serve as 5 the Illinois State Comptroller, making her the first woman to 6 serve in two State constitutional offices in Illinois; and 7 WHEREAS, Judy Baar Topinka was a trailblazer and dedicated 8 to community, honest governance, and human rights; therefore, 9 be it 10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 11 HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 12 we urge the owner of the Comptroller building in Springfield to 13 work with CMS to name the building in honor of Judy Baar 14 Topinka; and be it further 15 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 16 delivered to the owner of the Comptroller building in 17 Springfield, the Illinois Comptroller, and the Director of CMS..

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