84R23665 BPG-D
	By: González	H.R. No. 2227

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has ably served the people of El Paso
	as a member of the city council; and
	WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Ordaz became the youngest member
	on the council at the age of 28, when she was elected to fulfill an
	uncompleted term; she represents District 6, which includes Mission
	Valley and east El Paso, where she grew up; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Ordaz was previously employed as a press
	secretary in the office of former United States congressman
	Silvestre Reyes and as communications director for former Texas
	state senator Eliot Shapleigh; while attending The University of
	Texas at El Paso, she served as a senator-at-large in the Student
	Government Association and as president of University Democrats,
	and she led efforts to increase voter participation among her
	fellow students; and
	WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Ordaz works with the
	Junior League of El Paso, through which she chaired a campaign
	against bullying that reached more than 3,000 children in the
	Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts; in recognition
	of this accomplishment, she was chosen as the organization's Active
	Member of the Year; through the years, she has also been honored as
	the 2012 Young El Pasoan of the Year by the YWCA and as one of "30
	Under 30" El Pasoans making a positive impact by the City Magazine;
	and
	WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has demonstrated a notable commitment
	to public service, and she is setting an example of civic engagement
	to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Claudia Ordaz for her service on the El
	Paso City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Ordaz as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.