[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 2 (Thursday, January 9, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AFTER SINE DIE 
                              ADJOURNMENT

  Mr. THORNTON submitted the following resignation from the House of 
Representatives:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 14, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed herewith please find a copy of 
     my letter of resignation as a Member of Congress, effective 
     at noon on January 1, 1997 which I have tendered to the 
     appropriate Arkansas State Authority.
           Best personal regards,
     Ray Thornton.
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                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 19, 1996.
     Hon. Sharon Priest,
     Secretary of State, The Capitol, Little Rock, AR.
       Dear Madam Secretary: Pursuant to the results of the 
     general election of November 5, 1996, I will be taking office 
     as an Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court on 
     January 1, 1997. I therefore hereby submit my resignation as 
     Arkansas second district Representative in the United States 
     Congress to you effective at noon on January 1, 1997. Until 
     that time I will continue to carry out my duties as your 
     Congressman.
           Best personal regards,
     Ray Thornton.

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