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Awards and Recognition

Environment

  • Bluewater Network - Environmental Leadership Award
  • Breathe California - Clean Air Award for Leadership
  • California Park & Recreation Society Honor Roll
  • Californians Against Waste - Legislator of the Year
  • Santa Clara County League of Conservation Voters - Legislator of the Year
  • Vote the Coast - Coastal Steward Award; Coastal Champion Award

K-12 Education

  • Association of California School Administrators - Friend of Education
  • Association of Low Wealth Schools - Legislator of the Year
  • California Association of Student Councils - Legislator of the Year
  • California County Boards of Education - Outstanding Legislator of the Year
  • California County Superintendents Educational Services Association - Legislator of the Year
  • California League of Middle Schools - Legislator of the Year
  • California Network of Educational Charters - California Legislator of the Year
  • California School Boards Association - Outstanding Legislator of the Year
  • California State PTA - Honorary Service Award
  • Palo Alto Educators’ Association - Sally Siegel Friend of Education

Higher Education

  • Alumni Associations of the University of California - Legislator of the Year
  • California State University System - Legislator of the Year
  • Cañada College - Courage in Educational Leadership Award

Children & Youth

  • Child Development Policy Institute - Children’s Champion Award
  • Child Care Coordinating Council (4 C’s) of San Mateo County - The Mary Petsche Award for Visionary Leadership

Safety & Consumer Protection

  • CalPIRG - Consumer Champion Award
  • Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California - Crime Fighter Award

Business & Technology

  • AeA (American Electronics Association) - High-Tech Legislator of the Year
  • Design-Build Institute of America - Distinguished Leadership Award
  • RSA Conference - Award for Excellence in Public Policy
  • Scientific American - “Scientific American 50” Policy Leader in Privacy and Security

Community

  • ACLU of Santa Cruz County - True Patriot Award
  • California Library Association - Legislator of the Year
  • California National Organization for Women - Legislator of the Year
  • National Multiple Sclerosis Society - California Legislator of the Year
  • Junior Leagues of California - Legislator of the Year
  • Peninsula Interfaith Action - Community Hero
  • Planned Parenthood Advocates (Mar Monte) - Voices for Change Legislator Award
  • Redwood City Public Library - “Fueling the Fire of Hope” Award