HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 1370
By Freeman
A RESOLUTION to commend Dante Buttrey for exemplary service as a legislative intern.
WHEREAS, each legislative session, this body is pleased to recognize certain persons who have committed themselves, through their adroit service, to the betterment of the legislative process; and WHEREAS, Dante Buttrey is one such individual who has served with distinction in their role as a legislative intern for Representative Bob Freeman; Dante's work has resulted in
innumerable benefits for the legislators they assisted and the General Assembly as a whole;
and WHEREAS, a student at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), where they are highly regarded by their peers, Dante Buttrey has achieved academic success while majoring in
public writing and rhetoric and political science and participating in numerous extracurricular activities, including Project Lit, Scholars Academy, Honors College, and the MTSU chapter of
the American Democracy Project, which they serve as treasurer; and WHEREAS, the child of proud parents Stephanie Orr-Buttrey and Wesley F. Buttrey, Jr.,
Dante Buttrey was a finalist for the Nobel Peace Prize Challenge in 2022 and has been awarded several academic scholarships; and WHEREAS, eager to familiarize themself with the characteristics and complexities of
Tennessee State government and to further their studies, Dante Buttrey brought their many abilities and singular expertise to Capitol Hill for the 2024 session of the One Hundred Thirteenth General Assembly; and WHEREAS, throughout the 2024 legislative session, Dante Buttrey has surpassed all criteria that define a devoted and conscientious legislative intern; and WHEREAS, a tremendous asset to the office of Representative Freeman, Dante Buttrey has performed all assigned duties with extraordinary insight and rare decorum; now, therefore,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED
THIRTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE
CONCURRING, that we hereby commend Dante Buttrey for outstanding service as a legislative intern for Representative Bob Freeman and extend our best wishes for every future success.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to
the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear without House or Senate designation.
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