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OH HR199

Resolution

Status

Passed

8/25/2015

Primary Sponsor

Clifford Rosenberger

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Origin

House of Representatives

131st General Assembly (2015-2016)

AI Summary

  • Memorial resolution honoring Louis Stokes, the first African American from Ohio elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, who served from 1969 to 1999.
  • Recognizes Stokes' service as a World War II U.S. Army veteran, attorney, and chairman of the Select Committee on Assassinations during his congressional tenure.
  • Acknowledges his post-congressional career with law firm Squire, Sanders, and Dempsey, retirement as senior counsel in 2012, and induction into Karamu House Hall of Fame in 2007.
  • Notes the establishment of the Louis Stokes Museum by the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and multiple buildings named in his honor.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit an authenticated copy of the resolution to the Stokes family.

Legislative Description

In memory of Louis Stokes.

Last Action

Adopted

8/25/2015

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