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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2024

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING AND THANKING REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA MORGAN FOR HER

DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, Chippendale, Roberts, Quattrocchi, Place,
Nardone, Fenton-Fung, Rea, Hull, and J. Lombardi

     Date Introduced: June 13, 2024

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Patricia Morgan was first elected to the Rhode Island House

of Representatives on November 2nd of 2010, representing the citizens of Coventry, Warwick,

and West Warwick in District 26, a position she held through 2018. On November 3rd of 2020,

she returned to the House, and continued to diligently serve her constituency in District 26; and

     WHEREAS, Representative Morgan attended Mississippi State University, earned her

Bachelor of Arts degree from Kent State University, her Master's degree in Education from

Rhode Island College, and an advanced degree from Providence College; and

     WHEREAS, In November of 2016, Representative Morgan was chosen by the

Republican Caucus to serve as the House Minority Leader and most currently has been a member

of the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, the House Committee on Health

and Human Services, the House Committee on Labor, and the House Committee on Municipal

Government and Housing; and

     WHEREAS, During the 2024 House session, Representative Morgan has sponsored

legislation to establish a revolving fund to assist first-time home buyers and veterans to purchase

a home, a bill that eliminates the gross earning tax for every corporation whose principal business

is manufacturing, selling, distributing and/or transmitting current of electricity and natural gas to

be used for light, heat, or motive power, and legislation that provides tax credits to an entity that

relocates any part of the United States supply chain to Rhode Island, and bills on surplus state tax

revenue, the small business assistance program, parents' bill of rights related to the health,

education and welfare of their minor children, legislation prohibiting the release of customers'

personal information compiled by the Department of Motor Vehicles, and a Resolution requesting

recommendations to restore the Point Judith Breakwater area, to name but a few; and

     WHEREAS, In addition to long hours at the State House, Representative Morgan is

employed as a Financial Advisor, and is the mother of three sons, Bernie, Stephen, and Brian.

She has also served as a member of the West Warwick Zoning Board and the Comprehensive

Plan Committee, and was the founder of Riverwalk/Royal Mills Restoration Project; and

     WHEREAS, The Honorable Patricia Morgan has brought wisdom, financial acumen, and

a tremendous work ethic to the House of Representatives during her years in office, and her

dedicated service to the people of Coventry, Warwick, West Warwick, and our State, has helped

to make Rhode Island a better place to live and flourish; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

honors and thanks Representative Patricia L. Morgan for twelve years of dedicated service. We

wish her the very best health, happiness and much success in all her future endeavors; and be it

further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to the Honorable Patricia L. Morgan.

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