yoakam: thank you so much, really, this is a very humbling and with great gratitude that i have this tonight. and once again, our state party chair, andi maguire, let's give her a round of applause. it was a very difficult job, i was a county chair one-time. it is an honor to be recognized tonight, alongside state representative kate halloran state senator bev halloran -- kurt meyer, and morgan miller, and they are rising stars. their work, their work is for the people of iowa and it inspires us all. serving in the iowa legislature and as president of the senate, it has been an amazing privilege for me. i am so grateful to the people of dubuque for affording me this opportunity and to my senate colleagues for the honor of being able to be the presiding officer of the iowa senate. i know a number of my colleagues are here. with a please just stand up and be recognized from the house and the senate? [applause] sen. yoakam: thank you so much for your service, and thank you to all of you, because none of us could be in that state house or in the courthouse if it were not for all of you.