Nevada AR 5: Adds former Assemblyman John E. (Jack) Jeffrey to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. (BDR R-1161)

Bill Text

A.R. 5 
 
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SSEMBLY RESOLUTION NO. 5–ASSEMBLYMEN FRIERSON, 
BENITEZ-THOMPSON AND PAUL ANDERSON 
 
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AY 8, 2017 
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Read and Adopted 
 
SUMMARY—Adds former Assemblyman John E. (Jack) Jeffrey to 
the Assembly Wall of Distinction.  (BDR R-1161) 
 
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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted. 
 
 
ASSEMBLY  RESOLUTION—Adding  former  Assemblyman  John  
E. (Jack) Jeffrey to the Assembly Wall of Distinction. 
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HEREAS,  The  Assembly  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  1 
Nevada   has   established   a   Wall   of   Distinction   for   those   past   2 
members of the Assembly, selected by leadership, who served with 3 
great distinction and who made exemplary contributions to the State 4 
of Nevada; and 5 
 WHEREAS,  John E. (Jack) Jeffrey was born in Sioux City, Iowa, 6 
in  1938,  and  then  moved  to  Henderson,  Nevada,  with  his  family  in  7 
1941; and 8 
 WHEREAS,  Assemblyman  Jeffrey  worked  as  an  electrician  for  9 
many  years  and  served  as  Secretary  for  the  Southern  Nevada  10 
Building  and  Construction  Trades  Council,  experiences  that  gave  11 
him  a  deep  understanding  of  the  concerns  and  interests  of  the  12 
working men and women in this State; and  13 
 WHEREAS,   Jack  Jeffrey  became  involved  in  politics  at  an  early  14 
age, before he was even old enough to vote, and went on to serve as 15 
a member of the Henderson City Council and as Mayor pro tem; and 16 
 WHEREAS,  In  1974,  Jack  Jeffrey  was  elected  to  the  Nevada  17 
Assembly where he represented the Henderson area for the next 16 18 
years; and 19 
 WHEREAS,   During  his  tenure  in  the  Legislature,  Assemblyman  20 
Jeffrey  filled  many  leadership  roles,  serving  as  Assembly  Majority  21 
Floor Leader during the 1983, 1987 and 1989 Regular Sessions and 22 
the 1984 and 1989 Special Sessions, as Majority Whip in 1977 and 23 
as Assistant Minority Floor Leader in 1985; and 24 

 
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 WHEREAS,   Jack  Jeffrey  served  on  the  Assembly  Committee  on  1 
Commerce  for  12  years  and  served  as  Chair  of  that  Committee  in  2 
1979,  1983,  1987  and  1989,  Chair  of  the  Assembly  Committee  on  3 
Economic  Development  and  Natural  Resources  in  1981,  and  Chair  4 
of the Legislative Commission in 1989 and 1990, as well as serving 5 
as a member of many other standing and interim committees; and 6 
 WHEREAS,   Assemblyman  Jeffrey  successfully  sponsored  many  7 
significant  pieces  of  legislation  on  subjects  including  fire  safety,  8 
workers’ compensation, preference for Nevada contractors on public 9 
works  projects,  occupational  diseases,  workplace  health  and  safety  10 
and local government; and 11 
 WHEREAS,  After  his  service  in  the  Legislature,  Jack  Jeffrey  12 
returned  to  the  Legislature  as  a  lobbyist  for  an  additional  20  years,  13 
working  tirelessly  to  protect  the  rights  of  the  working  men  and  14 
women in Nevada; and 15 
 WHEREAS,   Jack  Jeffrey  will  long  be  remembered  as  an  astute  16 
and  powerful  political  leader,  a  vigorous  advocate  of  the  rights  of  17 
the  common  citizen  and  a  soft-spoken,  kind  and  compassionate  18 
colleague and friend; now, therefore, be it 19 
 RESOLVED BY THE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF NEVADA,  That,  20 
for his 16 years of dedicated service to the Assembly, John E. (Jack) 21 
Jeffrey is hereby added to the Assembly Wall of Distinction; and be 22 
it further 23 
 RESOLVED,   That  the  Chief  Clerk  of  the  Assembly  prepare  and  24 
transmit   a   copy   of   this   resolution   to   the   family   of   former   25 
Assemblyman John E. (Jack) Jeffrey. 26 
 
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