Illinois SR 431: MEMORIAL-GOV. JAMES R. EDGAR

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SR0431LRB104 15490 ECR 28652 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened 

3to learn of the death of former Illinois Governor James R. 

4"Jim" Edgar, who passed away on September 14, 2025; and

5 WHEREAS, Gov. Edgar was born in Vinita, Oklahoma on July 

622, 1946; he was raised in Charleston, Illinois; he graduated 

7from Charleston High School and Eastern Illinois University, 

8where he served as student body president; and

9 WHEREAS, Gov. Edgar began his career in public service as 

10a legislative intern in the Illinois Senate; he was then 

11elected to the Illinois House of Representatives before 

12serving as Illinois Secretary of State for ten years; he was 

13elected Governor of Illinois in 1990, and he was reelected for 

14a second term four years later, where he carried 101 of 

15Illinois' 102 counties in a historic landslide victory; and

16 WHEREAS, Gov. Edgar, as the State's 38th governor, 

17prioritized fiscal responsibility, educational access, child 

18welfare reform, and environmental conservation; he restored 

19the State's financial stability during a national recession, 

20championed increased funding for underserved school districts, 

21and helped make higher education more affordable; alongside 

22his wife, Brenda, he led efforts to modernize the State's 

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1adoption system and support families; he was noted for his 

2honesty and thoughtful leadership and for bringing people 

3together across political lines, leading to his administration 

4being one of the most diverse in Illinois history; and

5 WHEREAS, Gov. Edgar, after leaving office in 1998, founded 

6the Edgar Fellows Program at the University of Illinois to 

7