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2007 - 2008 LEGISLATURE
February 27, 2008 - Introduced by Senators Coggs, Taylor, Carpenter, Lassa and
Roessler. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
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1Relating to: the life and public service of Representative Isaac N. Coggs.
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Whereas, Representative Isaac N. Coggs became the third African-American
3elected to the Wisconsin legislature with his election to the state assembly in 1952,
4serving until 1964 when he won election to the Milwaukee County Board of
5Supervisors; and
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Whereas, Representative Isaac N. Coggs, has the honor of being the first
7African-American in the state of Wisconsin to serve as chairman of a legislative
8committee, the 1959 Assembly Committee on Public Welfare; and
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Whereas, Representative Isaac N. Coggs was a leading voice on legislation to
10protect and enhance civil rights and was the legislative advocate for changes to
11housing discrimination laws inspiring the Open Housing Marches led by Father
12James Groppi and the Reverend Richard Kirkendoll; and
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Whereas, Representative Isaac N. Coggs helped to create a legacy of political
14greatness and social justice, a legacy carried on in Wisconsin by his daughter,
1Supervisor Elizabeth Coggs-Jones, and in the state legislature by his nephews,
2Representative Leon Young and Senator Spencer Coggs; and
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Whereas, the adoption of this senate resolution is supported not only by the
4senate, but also by members of the assembly, including specifically Representatives
5Young, Grigsby, Turner, Zepnick, Sheridan, and Toles; now, therefore, be it
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6Resolved by the senate, That the members of the Wisconsin senate honor the
7career and dedication of "Mr. Civil Rights," Representative Isaac N. Coggs, for
8establishing a tradition of legislative service that has set the standard for all future
9African-American legislators, a standard of service we celebrate today.
