(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Dafa, was made public first in Changchun, Jilin Province, China on May 13, 1992 by its founder Mr. Li Hongzhi. The practice has spread to over 100 countries since then.

May 13 was declared as “World Falun Dafa Day” in 2000. On the occasion of the 20th Falun Dafa Day and also the 68th birthday of Mr. Li, Falun Dafa practitioners around the world have held celebratory events and expressed their gratitude to Mr. Li.

Elected officials in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Florida and New Jersey issue proclamations, citations, or congratulatory letters to mark World Falun Dafa Day.

New York: 44 Members of State Assembly Co-sign Citation

Citation initiator Steven Englebright, Member of Assembly from the 4th district

Forty-three Members of the Assembly co-signed the citation.From left to right , starting in the first row: Jeffrion Aubry , Michael Blake, Karl Brabenec, Vivian E. Cook, Clifford W. Crouch, Carmen N. De La Rosa, Anthony D'Urso, Patricia A. Fahy, Charles D. Fall, Michael J. Fitzpatrick, Aileen M. Gunther, Steve M. Hawley, Andrew D. Hevesi, Pamela J. Hunter, Mark C. Johns, Latoya Joyner, Peter A. Lawrence, Joseph R. Lentol, Barbara Lifton, Brian Manktelow, John T. McDonald III, David G.McDonough, John K. Mikulin, Brian D. Miller, Angelo J. Morinello, Daniel J. O'Donnell, Felix W. Ortiz, Steven Otis, Amy R. Paulin, Stacey Pheffer Amato, Victor M. Pichardo, José Rivera, Angelo Santabarbara, Jo Anne Simon, Aravella Simotas, Doug M. Smith, Daniel G. Stec, Joe De Stefano, Fred W. Thiele, Jr.，Clyde Vanel, Mary Beth Walsh, Tremaine Wright, and Kenneth P. Zebrowski.

Citation from the New York State Assembly to commemorate the 20th anniversary of World Falun Dafa Day celebration to be observed May 16-18, 2019.

Pennsylvania: Elected Officials Proclamations, Letters and Citations

From left to right of the first row: Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, Governor John C. Carney of Delaware, Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall-Long of Delaware, Senator Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania, Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware, and Senator Thomas Carper of Delaware.

From left to right of the middle row: House Representative Donald Norcross of New Jersey, House Representative Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, House Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware, Mayor James Kenney of Philadelphia, Speaker Darrell L. Clarke of Philadelphia City Council, and City Council member Mark Squilla of Philadelphia.

From left to right of the bottom row: City Council member Derek Green of Philadelphia, State Senator Lawrence Farnese and Arthur Haywood of Pennsylvania, State House Representative Mary Isaacson, Maria Donatucci, Brian Sims and Daylin Leach of Pennsylvania.

Letter from Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania

Proclamation from Governor John C. Carney of Delaware

Special recognition from Senator Patrick Toomey of Pennsylvania

Letter from Senator Christopher Coons of Delaware

ports_06.jpgLetter from Senator Thomas Carper of Delaware

Letter from House Representative Donald Norcross of New Jersey

Letter from House Representative Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania

Letter from House Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware

Proclamation from Mayor James Kenney of Philadelphia

Citation from Speaker Darrell L. Clarke and City Council member Mark Squilla and Derek Green of Philadelphia

Proclamation from State Senator Lawrence Farnese of Pennsylvania

Letter from State Senator Arthur Haywood of Pennsylvania

Citation from State House Representative Mary Isaacson of Pennsylvania

Acknowledgement from State House Representative Maria Donatucci of Pennsylvania

Citation from State House Representative Brian Sims of Pennsylvania

Letter from State Senator Daylin Leach of Pennsylvania

Pompano Beach, Florida: Mayor Issues Proclamation of Falun Dafa Day

Mayor Rex Hardin of Pompano Beach, Florida

Proclamation from Mayor Rex Hardin of Pompano Beach, Florida commending and celebrating May 13 World Falun Dafa Day.

Minnesota: Two Cities Issue Proclaimations

Proclamation from City of Saint Paul proclaiming May 13, 2019 to be Falun Dafa Day in the city

Proclamation from City of Rochester proclaiming May 13, 2019 to be Falun Dafa Day in the city

New Jersey: Elected Officials Issue Proclaimations and Letters

From left to right of the first row: House Representative Donald Norcross and Bonnie Watson Coleman, County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. of Essex, and Mayor Ras Barak of Newwalk.From left to right in the middle row: Mayor Alfred Anthony of Livingston, Mayor Robert Jackson of Montclair, Mayor Michael Gonnelli of Secaucus, Mayor Tony Vauss of Irvington.From left to right in the bottom row: Mayor Colleen Mahr of Fanwood, Mayor Dahlia Vertreese of Hillside, Mayor Reed Gusciora of Trenton,, and Mayor Brian P. Stack of Union.

Letter from House Representative Donald Norcross

Proclamation from Mayor Alfred Anthony of Livingston

Proclamation from Mayor Robert Jackson of Montclair

Relevant articles in Chinese: Pennsylvania; Pompano Beach, Florida; Minnesota; and New Jersey.