2025 -- H 5213

========

LC001070

========

     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025

____________

H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT JAMES

DAVID VANCE ON THEIR ELECTION, AND RECOGNIZING THE 2024 ELECTION AS

AN HISTORIC ELECTION

     Introduced By: Representatives Chippendale, Paplauskas, Quattrocchi, Santucci,
Newberry, Place, Fascia, Roberts, Nardone, and Hopkins

     Date Introduced: January 28, 2025

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump, an entrepreneur and successful

businessman was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America, he and Vice

President James David Vance bring great hope to our nation. After enduring a global pandemic

and four of the most difficult years in modern American history, the American people look

forward to a renewal of the American spirit and prosperity; and

     WHEREAS, Donald J. Trump was born June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York City,

attended the New York Military Academy, Fordham University and Wharton School of the

University of Pennsylvania where he graduated with a degree in Economics in 1968. He joined

his family’s real estate company and grew it into a global enterprise, demonstrating his business

acumen and drive. Trump expanded his enterprises into various sectors over his lifetime and

amassed a multitude of civilian recognitions including the Tree of Life Award (1983) from the

Jewish National Fund for his support of Jewish and Israeli causes, the Ellis Island Medal of

Honor (1986) for contributions to the immigrant community and promoting cultural diversity, a

Presidential Appointment to the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition (1989) by

President George H.W. Bush to promote physical fitness, the Muhammad Ali Entrepreneur

Award (2007) for entrepreneurial spirit and success in business, and many more; and

     WHEREAS, President Trump will lead our nation with Vice President James David,

“JD” Vance. Vice President Vance was born August 2, 1984 in Middletown Ohio and grew up in

a working-class family struggling with instability, poverty, and family issues including his

mother’s long battle with addiction. Raised primarily by his grandmother, he enlisted in the

United States Marine Corp upon graduating from high school and served in Iraq. After his

honorable service to our nation, he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in

political science and philosophy. He later earned his Juris Doctor degree from Yale Law School

in 2013. After a successful career in venture capital in both California and Ohio, Vance ran for

US Senate and was elected to the US Senate in 2022; and

     WHEREAS, On November 5, 2024, when Donald J. Trump was elected President of the

United States, he became the first President since Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive

terms, having previously served as the 45th President from 2017 to 2021. He also became the

oldest American to be elected president in our nation’s history; and

     WHEREAS, President Trump’s election reflects a transformation among the American

electorate, uniting a uniquely diverse voter base and reshaping traditional political alignments by

focusing on the issues most important to the majority of the American electorate; now, therefore

be it

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

congratulates President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance on their election, and

recognizes the 2024 election as an historic election. This House furthermore wishes the President

and Vice President the best as they work to reverse the current economic and social uncertainties

facing our nation; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That this resolution serves to congratulate and acknowledge the unique and

unprecedented achievements of President Trump and JD Vance's election, marking a new chapter

in the history of the United States; and be it further

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

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Honorable Donald J. Trump, President of

the United States, and the Honorable JD Vance, Vice President of the United States.

========

LC001070

========

LC001070 - Page 2 of 2