SR 5 — Inducts David R. Parks into the Senate Hall of Fame. (BDR R-1165)

S.R.Senate Resolution No.

55–Senators SENATECannizzaro, RESOLUTIONSettelmeyer; N O.

5–SENATORSBrooks, CBuck, ANNIZZARODenis, ,Donate, SETTELMEYERDondero ;Loop, Goicoechea, Hammond, Hansen, Hardy, D.

ROOKSHarris, ,Kieckhefer, BUCK,Lange, DENI,Neal, DONATEOhrenschall, ,Pickard, ONDERORatti, LOOP,Scheible, GSeevers OICOECHEAGansert ,and HAMMONDSpearman ,FILE HANSENNUMBER.......... , HARDY , D.

HARRIS, K IECKHEFER, L ANGE , NEAL , OHRENSCHALL , PICKARD, R ATTI, SCHEIBLE, S EEVERS GANSERT AND SPEARMAN MAY 24, 2021 ____________ Read and Adopted SUMMARY—Inducts David R.

Parks into the Senate Hall of Fame.

(BDR R-1165) ~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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 who have made exemplary contributions to the State of Nevada;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , David R.

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , After graduating from college, David enlisted in the United States Air Force and found himself headed west to Nellis Air Force Base in southern Nevada where he served until 1971;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , David earned an MBA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and began his 26-year tour of duty in local government, developing expertise in finance and planning and working for the City of Las Vegas, the Clark County Manager’s Office and the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , David was elected to the Assembly in 1996 and served continuously until he was elected to the Senate in 2008;

and W HEREAS,HEREAS , David was appointed as chair of numerous committees and to leadership positions in both houses and served in - *SR5* – 2 – 16 special sessions and on more than 50 interim legislative committees and studies;

and W HEREAS , As a longtime advocate for the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable populations, Senator Parks successfully enacted measures concerning bullying in schools, HIV and AIDS, the decriminalization of hypodermic needles, discrimination based - 81st Session (2021) – 2 – on sexual orientation and the authorization of domestic partnerships in Nevada;

now, therefore, be it R ESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE STATES TATE OF N EVADA , That David R.

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