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Illinois House Republican Caucus Blog: Glass Ceiling Initiative, Budget Hawk, Teacher = Lynn Martin
Illinois House Republican Caucus Blog: Glass Ceiling Initiative, Budget Hawk, Teacher = Lynn Martin
Only one member of the Illinois House of Representatives has gone on to serve as President of the United States. Others have been Members of Congress; including one Speaker of the U.S. House; a famed general, Governors of Illinois, leaders in business and industry, professors and, in the case of former State Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Rockford), U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Lynn Martin is the daughter of an accountant and a department store clerk. She grew up in Chicago and lost her first race for office: a campaign for 8th grade class President against her boyfriend, who beat her by a single vote. She later said she voted for her opponent because she thought it would be polite, and “learned my lesson: if you believe in yourself, vote for yourself.”
While teaching high school in Rockford, Martin became concerned that the local government was losing touch with the community. In 1972, she ran for and won a seat on the Winnebago County Board. She then made the jump to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976, where she was appointed to the Appropriations Committee.
It did not take long for Martin to earn the nickname, “the axe” because of her efforts to reduce spending. Her budget cutting mentality was unwavering. Martin believed government had been growing and spending out of control since the 1960s, and when she arrived in Congress in 1981, she said, “all bureaucracy doesn’t have to last forever.”
Martin swept into Congress in the Reagan landslide of 1980, winning more than 67 percent of the vote. Her fellow Illinoisan, Minority Leader Robert Michel, named her to the House Budget Committee as a freshman, where she remained a budget hawk, even opposing some aspects of President Reagan’s military budgets.
Martin quickly earned the respect of her colleagues, and in 1984 was elected Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, the first woman to be elected to the Republican leadership team in Congress.
While controlling spending was a priority for Rep. Martin, she was also concerned with working conditions for congressional staff. In 1987, she fought successfully to extend the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the more than 30,000 employees of the Congress, specifically female staff members whom Martin argued were underpaid.
In 1990, Rep. Martin was given the opportunity to continue her fight for better working conditions when she was appointed as Secretary of Labor by President George Bush. During her time at the Department of Labor, Secretary Martin gave a high priority to programs for workforce development. Looking ahead to the next century, she started the Job Training 2000 youth apprenticeship program. She sought to make employment and training services more accessible to Americans and encouraged the promotion of women and minorities to management positions in corporations and unions. She also pushed a “Glass Ceiling” initiative to help women in the workplace.
With the end of the Bush administration in 1993, Martin returned to teaching, working at Northwestern University. She continued her civic involvement, chairing a University of Illinois study, “The Future of the Health Care Labor Force in a Graying Society.”
Now retired from public service, Lynn Martin lives in Chicago.
Only one member of the Illinois House of Representatives has gone on to serve as President of the United States. Others have been Members of Congress; including one Speaker of the U.S. House; a famed general, Governors of Illinois, leaders in business and industry, professors and, in the case of former State Rep. Lynn Martin (R-Rockford), U.S. Secretary of Labor.
Lynn Martin is the daughter of an accountant and a department store clerk. She grew up in Chicago and lost her first race for office: a campaign for 8th grade class President against her boyfriend, who beat her by a single vote. She later said she voted for her opponent because she thought it would be polite, and “learned my lesson: if you believe in yourself, vote for yourself.”
While teaching high school in Rockford, Martin became concerned that the local government was losing touch with the community. In 1972, she ran for and won a seat on the Winnebago County Board. She then made the jump to the Illinois House of Representatives in 1976, where she was appointed to the Appropriations Committee.
It did not take long for Martin to earn the nickname, “the axe” because of her efforts to reduce spending. Her budget cutting mentality was unwavering. Martin believed government had been growing and spending out of control since the 1960s, and when she arrived in Congress in 1981, she said, “all bureaucracy doesn’t have to last forever.”
Martin swept into Congress in the Reagan landslide of 1980, winning more than 67 percent of the vote. Her fellow Illinoisan, Minority Leader Robert Michel, named her to the House Budget Committee as a freshman, where she remained a budget hawk, even opposing some aspects of President Reagan’s military budgets.
Martin quickly earned the respect of her colleagues, and in 1984 was elected Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference, the first woman to be elected to the Republican leadership team in Congress.
While controlling spending was a priority for Rep. Martin, she was also concerned with working conditions for congressional staff. In 1987, she fought successfully to extend the protections of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to the more than 30,000 employees of the Congress, specifically female staff members whom Martin argued were underpaid.
In 1990, Rep. Martin was given the opportunity to continue her fight for better working conditions when she was appointed as Secretary of Labor by President George Bush. During her time at the Department of Labor, Secretary Martin gave a high priority to programs for workforce development. Looking ahead to the next century, she started the Job Training 2000 youth apprenticeship program. She sought to make employment and training services more accessible to Americans and encouraged the promotion of women and minorities to management positions in corporations and unions. She also pushed a “Glass Ceiling” initiative to help women in the workplace.
With the end of the Bush administration in 1993, Martin returned to teaching, working at Northwestern University. She continued her civic involvement, chairing a University of Illinois study, “The Future of the Health Care Labor Force in a Graying Society.”
Now retired from public service, Lynn Martin lives in Chicago.
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Remembering July 4th, 1997 in Lombard, Illinois USA | GHung's Blog
Remembering July 4th, 1997 in Lombard, Illinois USA | GHung's Blog
On July 4th, 1997, I had a Fourth of July Luncheon Celebration at our Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow with six (6) Special Guests–Chemical Engineer Philippe Alinat, his wife Christine, their two daughters, her Mother and her Sister visiting from Lyons, France. I invited French-speaking guests since I was Tutoring the Alinat's oldest daughter at their home in Woodridge, Illinois USA. My traditional American Fourth of July Luncheon was catered by Kentucky Fried Chicken Original Recipe, Corn on the Cob, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Macaroni and Cheese, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, and Soda Beverages, non-alcoholic in the afternoon. My Father, Mr. Roberto Hung Juris Doctor, was disabled and bedridden upstairs on the second floor on a Gastro-Intestinal tube and could not join our Fourth of July Luncheon. I prepared for him Mashed Potatoes and Small Pieces of Chicken, Corn Bread. My Father, a Lombard resident homeowner became disabled after he purchased the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow on September 2, 1996. Four months afterwards on December 22, 1996, my Father was severely injured at home by a blunt hit to the head resulting in Traumatic Brain Injury and an Aneurysm surgically treated by a neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Advocate Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois USA. My Special Guests understood my predicament with DuPage Home Care Physicians Dr. Thomas Cornwell M.D., Nancy Munch R.N. and Jennifer, a Certified Nurse's Assistant from Woodrige who lived at Seven Bridges in Illinois, USA. Philippe and Christine Alinat were members of the Alliance Française de Chicago and also members of the Union des Français à l'Étranger since Christine's family had lived in Morocco, Algeria, as well as in Lyons, France. All together there were eight (8) people present for my Fourth of July Luncheon in Lombard during 1997, including my Father, Mr. Roberto Hung who was a senior invalid at home upstairs in our Lombard home where it used to be at 502 South Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard near St. Pius X Catholic Church. Everyone, including Philippe Alinat and his family, enjoyed the afternoon Fourth of July in 1997 and took pictures of us in our Lombard home, District 5, York Township, DuPage County, Illinois 60148-3028 USA. As far as I can remember, the Alinats did not provide for me or my family in Lombard another invitation since they were in Woodridge, Illinois. I was not invited to any other event with Philippe, Christine, and her two daughters in Woodridge, Illinois USA. Although I remember Philippe and Christine Alinat in 1997, I have not seen them in fifteen (15) years. I speak French fluently and travelled to Paris and Strasbourg in France during 1995. ©2012 GHung's Blog WordPress. All Rights Reserved. Amitié Francophone
On July 4th, 1997, I had a Fourth of July Luncheon Celebration at our Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow with six (6) Special Guests–Chemical Engineer Philippe Alinat, his wife Christine, their two daughters, her Mother and her Sister visiting from Lyons, France. I invited French-speaking guests since I was Tutoring the Alinat's oldest daughter at their home in Woodridge, Illinois USA. My traditional American Fourth of July Luncheon was catered by Kentucky Fried Chicken Original Recipe, Corn on the Cob, Mashed Potatoes with Gravy, Macaroni and Cheese, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread, and Soda Beverages, non-alcoholic in the afternoon. My Father, Mr. Roberto Hung Juris Doctor, was disabled and bedridden upstairs on the second floor on a Gastro-Intestinal tube and could not join our Fourth of July Luncheon. I prepared for him Mashed Potatoes and Small Pieces of Chicken, Corn Bread. My Father, a Lombard resident homeowner became disabled after he purchased the Lombard Historic Brick Bungalow on September 2, 1996. Four months afterwards on December 22, 1996, my Father was severely injured at home by a blunt hit to the head resulting in Traumatic Brain Injury and an Aneurysm surgically treated by a neurosurgery at Good Samaritan Advocate Hospital in Downers Grove, Illinois USA. My Special Guests understood my predicament with DuPage Home Care Physicians Dr. Thomas Cornwell M.D., Nancy Munch R.N. and Jennifer, a Certified Nurse's Assistant from Woodrige who lived at Seven Bridges in Illinois, USA. Philippe and Christine Alinat were members of the Alliance Française de Chicago and also members of the Union des Français à l'Étranger since Christine's family had lived in Morocco, Algeria, as well as in Lyons, France. All together there were eight (8) people present for my Fourth of July Luncheon in Lombard during 1997, including my Father, Mr. Roberto Hung who was a senior invalid at home upstairs in our Lombard home where it used to be at 502 South Westmore-Meyers Road and Washington Boulevard near St. Pius X Catholic Church. Everyone, including Philippe Alinat and his family, enjoyed the afternoon Fourth of July in 1997 and took pictures of us in our Lombard home, District 5, York Township, DuPage County, Illinois 60148-3028 USA. As far as I can remember, the Alinats did not provide for me or my family in Lombard another invitation since they were in Woodridge, Illinois. I was not invited to any other event with Philippe, Christine, and her two daughters in Woodridge, Illinois USA. Although I remember Philippe and Christine Alinat in 1997, I have not seen them in fifteen (15) years. I speak French fluently and travelled to Paris and Strasbourg in France during 1995. ©2012 GHung's Blog WordPress. All Rights Reserved. Amitié Francophone
For A Happy Fourth of July on Independence Day
HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY
Upcoming Local Events
The following events are subject to change.
Please contact your local village for further information before you head out.
July 4 - Downers Grove
The Independence Day parade begins at 12:45 pm, stepping off at DG North High School at Main and Grant and heading south to Warren. Fireworks are presented by the Village of Downers Grove and Village of Woodridge. The fireworks show will be at Zigfield Troy Golf Course, 75th Street and Lemont Road, Woodridge, from 9:30 - 10:00 pm.
July 2-4 - Glen Ellyn
The 2013 theme is Glen Ellyn, Home of the Champions! The festivities began on Saturday, June 29th with spills and chills at the annual Lake Ellyn Cardboard Regatta and great food at the Picnic in the Park. On Thursday, July 4th 2013, enjoy a full day of activities, including the Freedom Four ® Four-Mile Run, Glen Ellyn's 4th of July Parade, Carnival in the Park and Glen Ellyn's Fireworks.
July 3-6 - Lisle
The Annual Eyes to the Sky festival at Lisle Community Park runs July 3-6, 2013, while the carnival runs July 3-7, 2013. Lots of music, food, crafts, games, hot air balloons and four nights of fireworks! The 4th of July Parade Committee will present the Fourth of July Parade on July 4th, 2013. The parade will begin promptly at 11:00 am with “staging” at Lisle Jr. High at 10:45 am. The Parade will proceed east on Jonquil then North down Main Street, then turn West down School Street, South down Center Street, ending at Village Hall, followed by an old fashioned ice cream social sponsored by the Lisle Heritage Society.
July 2-6 - Lombard
The Taste of Lombard, sponsored by the Lombard Jaycees, will be open July 2nd-6th. On July 2-3 & 5 it will be open from 5 pm-11 pm and July 4 & 6 from Noon-11 pm. Fireworks on the 4th of July around 9:30 pm! Admission is $3 for anyone 10 years of age and older and FREE for anyone 9 years of age and younger. The Taste of Lombard is located at Madison Meadow Park, 600 E. Madison Street in Lombard.
July 4 - Oak Brook Terrace
Thursday, July 4 - picnic at Terrace View Park (tickets required); Bingo 6-7 pm (residents only-ID required). City of Oak Brook Terrace and Flood Brothers Concert at 8 pm followed by fireworks display at 9:30 pm.
July 2-4 - Wheaton
The Wheaton Municipal Band Summer Concert Series will be on Tuesday, July 2 at 8 pm at Memorial Park, located at Wheaton and Karlskoga Avenues. The Wheaton Park District invites the community to Wheaton's annual Independence Day celebrations, featuring a fireworks display on Wednesday, July 3, and a parade on Thursday, July 4 at 10:00 am.
July 10 - Lombard Summer Blood Drives
9:30-1:00 at Yorktown Center - 1:30 - 7:30 PM at Lombard Village Hall - If you have eligibility questions call Heartland Blood Centers at 1-800-7-TO-GIVE.
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