HR 457 — Commending Michael Louis Chapman.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23107295DHOUSE IRESOLUTION HOUSOfferedNO. February 23, 2023 N Commending Michael Louis Chapman.

––––––––––457 TE Patrons––LaRock,Commending Avoli, Ballard, Bloxom, Campbell, E.H., Campbell, J.L., Cordoza, Coyner, DelanRy, Durant, Fariss, Fowler, Freitas, Greenhalgh, Head, Hodges, Kilgore, Knight, March, McGuire, O McNamara, Morefield, Robinson, Scott, P.A., Tata, Taylor, Wachsmann, Wampler, Ware, Webert, Wiley, Williams and Wyatt D WHEREAS, Michael Louis Chapman,Chapman. an esteemed law-enforcement officer and sheriff of Loudoun U County, will be presented the 2023 Ferris E.

LucasN SheriffR ofAgreed to by the YearHouse awardof atDelegates, theFebruary Annual24, Conference2023 WHEREAS, Michael Louis Chapman, an esteemed law-enforcement officer and sheriff of theLoudoun NationalO Sheriffs'County, Associationwill inbe Grandpresented Rapids,the Michigan;2023 Ferris E.

andLucas C WHEREAS, citing his approach to leadership, stewardship, and innovation, the National SherifEs' Association has recognized Michael "Mike" Louis Chapman with the National Sheriff of the Year award forat his efforts to elevate the OfficeAnnual ConferenceL of Sheriff on the local,National state,Sheriffs' andAssociation national level and for his extWHEREAS, Mike Chapman was elected sheriff of Loudoun County in NovemberGrand 2011Rapids, andMichigan; has since been reelected in 2015 and 2019;

and L Association has recognized Michael "Mike" Louis Chapman with the National Sheriff of the Year award E for his efforts to elevate the Office of Sheriff on the local, state, and national level and for his extraordinary involvement in the community;

and D been reelected in 2015 and 2019;

and WHEREAS, during his tenure as sheriff, Mike Chapman has implemented several initiatives that have had a positive and transformative impact on the community, including his STEP-Up initiative to promote service, technology, efficiency, and professionalism agency-wide;

and STEP-Up initiative to WHEREAS, Mike Chapman has provided invaluable leadership to several law-enforcement boards H and organizations, including serving as the vice president of Homeland Security for the Major County 4 Sheriffs of America and as chair of the Washington Baltimore High Intensity Trafficking Area Ex5cutiveExecutiv7 Board and on the National Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors and the Criminal Justice Services Board of the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services;

and and the Criminal Justice Services R WHEREAS, with the support of his peers, Mike Chapman was selected to serve as the Region VI director of the Virginia Sheriffs' Association Board of Directors, and he is currently serving on the orgWHEREAS, Mike Chapman has been a tireless advocate for preserving sheriffs' offices across the country, helping to ensure that citizens maintain their right to elect their chief law-enforcement officer;

now, therefore, be it RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Michael Louis Chapman, sheriff of Loudoun County, hereby be commended for receiving the 2023 Ferris E.

Lucas Sheriff of the Year award from the 32 National Sheriffs' Association;

and, be it 34RESOLVED forFURTHER, presentationThat tothe MichaelClerk Louis Chapman as an expression of the House of Delegates'Delegates admirationprepare fora 35copy of this resolution his achievements in service to the Commonwealth.Commonwealth.expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for