[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1260]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          RECOGNIZING ILLINOIS STATE REPRESENTATIVE TIM BUTLER

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                           HON. DARIN LaHOOD

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 12, 2022

  Mr. LaHOOD. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize Illinois State 
Representative Tim Butler for his leadership and dedication to Central 
Illinois. Prior to his 4-terms as Illinois State Representative, Tim 
served as the District Chief of Staff for both Congressman Rodney Davis 
and former Congressman Ray LaHood. Representative Butler has long 
served as a distinguished voice on behalf of the people of Logan, 
Menard, Sangamon, and Tazewell countries and our entire state.
  Throughout his time in the Illinois General Assembly, Representative 
Butler has been a strong leader for agriculture, small business, and 
other vital priorities for Illinois. He has twice been named a Friend 
of Agriculture by Illinois Farm Bureau ACTlVATOR and twice been awarded 
the Guardian of Small Business Award from the National Federation of 
Independent Business (NFIB). In addition. Representative Butler served 
in a leadership roles as the Illinois House Assistant Republican Leader 
and as the Republican Spokesperson on the Transportation Committee.
  During my time in the State House and Congress, I have been proud to 
call Tim a colleague and a friend. Representative Butler stands as a 
model for the values and priorities which current- and future-public 
servants should strive to uphold in order to better our communities. I 
want to thank Tim for his many years of dedicated service to the state 
of Illinois and wish him and his wife, Wendy, much success in all their 
future endeavors.

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