SR 5 — Inducts Valerie Wiener into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1262)

S.R.Senate Resolution No.

55–Senators SENATECannizzaro, RESOLUTIONSettelmeyer; N O.

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BHarris, ROOKS,Kieckhefer, COhrenschall, ANCELAParks, ,Pickard, DRatti, ENI,Scheible, DSeevers ONDEROGansert, LOOP,Spearman, GWashington OICOECHEAand ,Woodhouse HAMMONDFILE ,NUMBER.......... HANSEN , HARDY , D.

HARRIS, KIECKHEFER , OHRENSCHALL , PARKS, PICKARD , RATTI, SCHEIBLE, SEEVERS G ANSERT, SPEARMAN , W ASHINGTON AND W OODHOUSE A PRIL25, 2019 ____________ Read and Adopted SUMMARY—Inducts Valerie Wiener into the Senate Hall of Fame.

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W HEREAS,HEREAS , The Senate of the Legislature of the State of Nevada has established a Senate Hall of Fame whose members are selected by leadership from those past Senators who have served with distinction and have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , Valerie Wiener was born in Las Vegas, Nevada, to Louis Wiener, Jr., a prominent attorney, and Tui Ava Knight;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , Valerie graduated from Las Vegas High School, earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and completed 3 years of study at the McGeorge School of Law;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , Valerie served as press secretary for United States Senator Harry Reid and in 1988, she established Wiener Communications Group, a consulting firm specializing in corporate and interpersonal communications, and later established PowerMark Publishing, sharing her communications expertise through books, programs and seminars;

andandmmunications expertise through books, W HEREAS,HEREAS , Valerie was elected to the Nevada Senate in 1996 and served for 16 years, making her the longest-serving female native Nevadan in the history of the Legislature and the first female - *SR5* – 2 – Legislator to serve in leadership positions in both the majority and minority parties;

and W HEREAS , Many of Valerie’s bills were aimed at addressing the safety and well-being of vulnerable persons, promoting the physical fitness and health of children and combatting childhood obesity and - 80th Session (2019) – 2 – she has also received several awards for her role in promoting healthy and active lifestyles for school children;

now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF NNEVADA EVADA , That, for her many years of devoted service to the people of the State of Nevada and her continuing service as a mentor to the young people of this State, Senator Valerie Wiener is hereby inducted into the Senate Hall of Fame of the Legislature of the State of Nevada;

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