Mike Tryon Honored for His Service at CL Country Club

Close to 200 well-wishers turned out at the Crystal Lake Country Club on December 8 to congratulate State Representative Mike Tryon of Crystal Lake on his upcoming retirement.

Mike Tryon greets some of his many friends at the Crystal Lake Country Club.

Mike Tryon greets some of his many friends at the Crystal Lake Country Club.

Tryon’s community service began in 1989 when he was appointed to the McHenry County Board.  Subsequently, he was elected and re-elected through 2004, representing the people of Southeastern McHenry County

He served as Chairman of the McHenry County Board from 1998-2004.

In November of that year Tryon was elected to the IL House of Representatives. He is finishing his sixth two-year term.

Tryon will leave the IL House next month having passed 68 Public Acts as the Chief Sponsor, an additional 59 House Resolutions as the Chief Sponsor, and as a Chief Co-Sponsor or Co-Sponsor of hundreds of other Public Acts and Resolutions.

He has served the House Republican Caucus as the Republican Spokesperson for the Environment, Energy, Small Business Empowerment & Workforce, Environmental Health, Mass Transit and Juvenile Justice & System-Involved Youth Committees and as a leading Republican on the influential House Executive Committee. He also served as the ranking Republican on the prestigious non-partisan Commission on Government Forecasting & Accountability (COGFA) and as the Co-Chair of the bipartisan and bicameral Joint Commission on Administrative Rules (JCAR).

He was elevated to the position of Assistant House Republican Leader in 2013.

A few key achievements include:

  • During his first term Tryon successfully rewrote the Property Tax Extension Limitation Law (PTELL) in a way that closed loopholes and saved IL taxpayers millions
  • During his second term Tryon ushered in a new era of transparency in IL by authoring the legislation that created the Illinois Transparency Portal, a searchable database that allowsIllinoisans to track how their tax dollars are being spent on salaries and state contracts
  • That same year Tryon penned legislation that created one of the nation’s first veterans’ court systems to address the non-violent offenses of veterans suffering from PTSD and other service-related issues
  • In 2014 Tryon was the primary negotiator of far-reaching reforms that improved transparency, accountability and ethical behavior for those who serve on the Regional Transportation Authority and its service boards
  • Tryon brought more than $300 million in state transportation improvement money to the 64th and 66 th Districts of Illinois

Key awards include:

  • Indiana State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award (2005)
  • Crystal Lake Chamber of Commerce Carl E. Wehde Award for Community Service (2006)
  • Americans for Prosperity Sunshine Award for Government Transparency (2007)
  • IL Champion of Free Enterprise Award (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016)
  • Illinois Teen Institute’s Friend of ITI Award (2008)
  • Barbara King Environmental Stewardship Award (2013)
  • IL Poison Center Lifesaver of the Year Award (2013)
  • IL Friend of Agriculture Award (2014)
  • IL Environmental Council Environmental Leadership Award (2012, 2016)
  • Farmers Market Advocacy Award (2015)
  • Centegra Health Systems’ Community Leader Award (2016)
  • Legislator of the Year
  • Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of IL (2007)
  • Northern IL Alliance of Fire Protection Districts (2009)
  • Staffing Services Associates of IL (2011)
  • IL Public Transportation Association (2014)

Comments

Mike Tryon Honored for His Service at CL Country Club — 4 Comments

  1. I’m offended by the use of the word ‘Service’ in description of work in return for riches and and self interest advancement at the expense of those excluded from insider-favoritism.

    Those who volunteer without pay, without recognition, and without power to divert vast oceans of public taxpayer money toward beneficiaries of their personal choice might be described as ‘serving’…
    but then such people as that would quickly disagree, acknowledging that working for the benefit of other humans is simply the ante to be considered in the game.

  2. No mention of any legislation introduced or passed by Mike Tryon on fixing the pension funds or lack of State balanced budgets?

    I guess that lack of legislation from this dude sums up what was wrong with his time in office.

    Softball player in the Big League.

  3. Barf! Another RINO gets put out to pasture.

    Big deal.

    At least his whiney pick – Carolyn Schofield didn’t get his seat.

    Can’t stand a 50 something that still dresses like a 20 something and talks like a 5 yr old! (or Pebbles from the Flintstones)

    ‘Throw-up time’ and ‘Grow-up time!’

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