Illinois SR 63: THANKS-SEN. DANIEL MCCONCHIE

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SR0063LRB104 11332 MST 21419 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to honor 

3our colleague, State Senator Daniel "Dan" McConchie, on his 

4esteemed service as a member of the Illinois General Assembly 

5and to thank him for his dedication to the State and his 

6community; and

7 WHEREAS, Senator McConchie grew up in rural Indiana as the 

8oldest of four boys, joined the Army National Guard on his 17th 

9birthday, and served for nine years in the infantry and 

10military police while simultaneously going to college in 

11Springfield, Missouri and then to graduate school outside of 

12Chicago; and

13 WHEREAS, Senator McConchie met his future wife, Milena, in 

14Prague, after the fall of the Iron Curtain, and together, they 

15raised two daughters; and

16 WHEREAS, Milena's childhood experiences growing up under 

17an authoritarian communist government that put politicians and 

18ideology over people inspired Senator McConchie to pursue a 

19life of public service; and

20 WHEREAS, Senator McConchie worked in the non-profit sector 

21as a public policy expert for 18 years before being asked to 

SR0063- 2 -LRB104 11332 MST 21419 r

1run for elected office and being elected as an Illinois State 

2Senator; and

3 WHEREAS, In 2007, Senator McConchie was in a hit-and-run 

4accident that left him with a spinal cord injury and no use of 

5his legs, resulting in him becoming the first paraplegic to 

6win a state-level office in Illinois when he ran for the 

7Illinois Senate in 2016; and

8 WHEREAS, As a freshman legislator in 2017, Senator 

9McConchie helped lead negotiations resulting in bipartisan 

10legislation to establish a more equitable elementary and 

11secondary education f