Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 1299
Sponsors: ACKLEY, ALLEY, AUSTIN, BABBIDGE, BAILEY, BATES, BATTLE, BEAR, BEEBE-CENTER, BERRY, BICKFORD, BLACK, BLUME, BRADSTREET, BROOKS, BRYANT, CAMPBELL, CARDONE, CEBRA, CHACE, CHAPMAN, COLLINGS, COOPER, COREY, CRAIG, DANA, DAUGHTRY, DENNO, DEVIN, DILLINGHAM, DOORE, DUCHESNE, DUNPHY, ESPLING, FARNSWORTH, FARRIN, FAY, FECTEAU, FOLEY, FREDETTE, FREY, FULLER, GATTINE, GERRISH, GIDEON, GILLWAY, GINZLER, GOLDEN, GRANT, GRIGNON, GROHMAN, GUERIN, HAGGAN, HAMANN, HANDY, HANINGTON, HANLEY, HARLOW, HARRINGTON, HARVELL, HAWKE, HEAD, HERBIG, HERRICK, HICKMAN, HIGGINS, HILLIARD, HOGAN, HUBBELL, HYMANSON, JOHANSEN, JORGENSEN, KINNEY, KORNFIELD, KUMIEGA, LAWRENCE, LOCKMAN, LONGSTAFF, LUCHINI, LYFORD, MADIGAN, MALABY, MAREAN, MARTIN

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ORDERS 
(4-1)  On motion of Representative RECKITT of South Portland, the following Joint 
Resolution:  (H.P. 1299) (Cosponsored by Representatives: ACKLEY of Monmouth, ALLEY of 
Beals, AUSTIN of Skowhegan, AUSTIN of Gray, BABBIDGE of Kennebunk, BAILEY of 
Saco, BATES of Westbrook, BATTLE of South Portland, BEAR of the Houlton Band of 
Maliseet Indians, BEEBE-CENTER of Rockland, BERRY of Bowdoinham, BICKFORD of 
Auburn, BLACK of Wilton, BLUME of York, BRADSTREET of Vassalboro, BROOKS of 
Lewiston, BRYANT of Windham, CAMPBELL of Orrington, CARDONE of Bangor, CASÁS 
of Rockport, CEBRA of Naples, CHACE of Durham, CHAPMAN of Brooksville, COLLINGS 
of Portland, COOPER of Yarmouth, COREY of Windham, CRAIG of Brewer, DANA of the 
Passamaquoddy Tribe, DAUGHTRY of Brunswick, DeCHANT of Bath, DENNO of 
Cumberland, DEVIN of Newcastle, DILLINGHAM of Oxford, DOORE of Augusta, 
DUCHESNE of Hudson, DUNPHY of Old Town, ESPLING of New Gloucester, 
FARNSWORTH of Portland, FARRIN of Norridgewock, FAY of Raymond, FECTEAU of 
Biddeford, FOLEY of Wells, FREDETTE of Newport, FREY of Bangor, FULLER of Lewiston, 
GATTINE of Westbrook, GERRISH of Lebanon, Speaker GIDEON of Freeport, GILLWAY of 
Searsport, GINZLER of Bridgton, GOLDEN of Lewiston, GRANT of Gardiner, GRIGNON of 
Athens, GROHMAN of Biddeford, GUERIN of Glenburn, HAGGAN of Hampden, HAMANN 
of South Portland, HANDY of Lewiston, HANINGTON of Lincoln, HANLEY of Pittston, 
HARLOW of Portland, HARRINGTON of Sanford, HARVELL of Farmington, HAWKE of 
Boothbay Harbor, HEAD of Bethel, HERBIG of Belfast, HERRICK of Paris, HICKMAN of 
Winthrop, HIGGINS of Dover-Foxcroft, HILLIARD of Belgrade, HOGAN of Old Orchard 
Beach, HUBBELL of Bar Harbor, HYMANSON of York, JOHANSEN of Monticello, 
JORGENSEN of Portland, KINNEY of Limington, KINNEY of Knox, KORNFIELD of Bangor, 
KUMIEGA of Deer Isle, LAWRENCE of Eliot, LOCKMAN of Amherst, LONGSTAFF of 
Waterville, LUCHINI of Ellsworth, LYFORD of Eddington, MADIGAN of Waterville, 
MADIGAN of Rumford, MALABY of Hancock, MAREAN of Hollis, MARTIN of Eagle Lake, 
MARTIN of Sinclair, MASON of Lisbon, MASTRACCIO of Sanford, McCREA of Fort 
Fairfield, McCREIGHT of Harpswell, McELWEE of Caribou, McLEAN of Gorham, 
MELARAGNO of Auburn, MONAGHAN of Cape Elizabeth, MOONEN of Portland, NADEAU 
of Winslow, O'CONNOR of Berwick, O'NEIL of Saco, ORDWAY of Standish, PARKER of 
South Berwick, PARRY of Arundel, PERKINS of Oakland, PERRY of Calais, PICCHIOTTI of 
Fairfield, PICKETT of Dixfield, PIERCE of Dresden, PIERCE of Falmouth, POULIOT of 
Augusta, PRESCOTT of Waterboro, REED of Carmel, RILEY of Jay, RYKERSON of Kittery, 
SAMPSON of Alfred, SANBORN of Portland, SANDERSON of Chelsea, SCHNECK of 
Bangor, SEAVEY of Kennebunkport, SHEATS of Auburn, SHERMAN of Hodgdon, 
SIMMONS of Waldoboro, SIROCKI of Scarborough, SKOLFIELD of Weld, SPEAR of South 
Thomaston, STANLEY of Medway, STEARNS of Guilford, STETKIS of Canaan, STEWART 
of Presque Isle, STROM of Pittsfield, SUTTON of Warren, SYLVESTER of Portland, TALBOT 
ROSS of Portland, TEPLER of Topsham, TERRY of Gorham, THERIAULT of China, 
TIMBERLAKE of Turner, TIPPING of Orono, TUCKER of Brunswick, TUELL of East 
Machias, TURNER of Burlington, VACHON of Scarborough, WADSWORTH of Hiram, 
WALLACE of Dexter, WARD of Dedham, WARREN of Hallowell, WHITE of Washburn,  
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WINSOR of Norway, WOOD of Greene, ZEIGLER of Montville, Senators: BELLOWS of 
Kennebec, BRAKEY of Androscoggin, BREEN of Cumberland, CARPENTER of Aroostook, 
CARSON of Cumberland, CHENETTE of York, CHIPMAN of Cumberland, COLLINS of 
York, CUSHING of Penobscot, CYRWAY of Kennebec, DAVIS of Piscataquis, 
DESCHAMBAULT of York, DIAMOND of Cumberland, DILL of Penobscot, DION of 
Cumberland, DOW of Lincoln, GRATWICK of Penobscot, HAMPER of Oxford, HILL of York, 
JACKSON of Aroostook, KATZ of Kennebec, KEIM of Oxford, LANGLEY of Hancock, 
LIBBY of Androscoggin, MAKER of Washington, MASON of Androscoggin, MILLETT of 
Cumberland, MIRAMANT of Knox, ROSEN of Hancock, SAVIELLO of Franklin, President 
THIBODEAU of Waldo, VITELLI of Sagadahoc, VOLK of Cumberland, WHITTEMORE of 
Somerset, WOODSOME of York) 
JOINT RESOLUTION HONORING IRISH HERITAGE 
WHEREAS, millions of Irish people emigrated from Ireland in the 1800s to escape brutal 
poverty and starvation due to the Irish potato famine, and most of those people came to America 
to start new lives and to embrace and contribute to a new land; and 
WHEREAS, tens of thousands of Irish immigrants arrived in New England and many 
came to Maine, and the Irish have been and remain an important part of Maine's culture, history 
and society; and 
WHEREAS, within a few years of their arrival in the United States and in Maine, these 
Irish immigrants became part of the American cultural landscape while preserving the best of 
their native culture, and they dedicated themselves to helping build this State and Nation; and 
WHEREAS, 4 signers of the Declaration of Independence were Irish-born and 9 signers 
were of Irish ancestry and 19 Presidents of the United States have proudly claimed Irish heritage, 
including George Washington, the father of our country; John Fitzgerald Kennedy; Ronald 
Reagan; and Barack H. Obama; and 
WHEREAS, the over 33,000,000 Americans of Irish ancestry, like their forebears, 
continue to enrich all aspects of life in the United States, in science, education, art, agriculture, 
business, industry, literature, music, athletics, entertainment and military and government 
service; now, therefore, be it 
RESOLVED: That We, the Members of the One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Legislature 
now assembled in the Second Regular Session, on behalf of the people we represent, take this 
opportunity to recognize the valuable contribution to our State and to our Nation of all Irish-
American citizens and we urge the citizens of the State to commend and celebrate the integrity 
and richness of the Irish culture. 
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