Awards honor top state and local leaders from around the country.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Governing today announced the 10 public officials being honored as the year's most outstanding leaders in state and local government.
“Each of these public servants has laid out a bold vision for improving the lives of their constituents — and then worked tirelessly to make that vision a reality,” said Governing Executive Editor Zach Patton. “We’re talking about the kind of goals that push society in a new direction, whether that’s confronting sexual harassment in state capitols in the era of #MeToo, finding a way to make community college free for all students, putting an end to solitary confinement for prisoners, or eliminating every single traffic fatality on city streets.”
Every year since 1994, the Public Officials of the Year program has recognized leaders from state, city and county government who exemplify the ideals of public service.
Governing’s 2018 Public Officials of the Year include:
- Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam
- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti
- Colorado State Rep. Faith Winter, Illinois State Sen. Toi Hutchinson and Indiana State Rep. Karen Engleman
- Former West Virginia Health Commissioner Rahul Gupta
- Colorado Corrections Director Rick Raemisch
- Orlando Sustainability Director Chris Castro
- Former Denver Elections Director Amber McReynolds
- New York City Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg
Full profiles of each honoree are at governing.com/POY
Public Officials of the Year are selected from nominations submitted by readers, experts in the public and private sectors and the Governing editorial team. Award winners are profiled in the December issue of the magazine and on governing.com. They will be honored at a dinner at the historic Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., on November 28.
About Governing: Since 1987, Governing has provided independent, nonpartisan coverage of state and local government. Governing is a division of e.Republic, a national publishing, event and research company focused on smart media for public sector innovation.
For more information:
Julia Burrows
Director, Governing Institute
916.316.0416
jburrows@governing.com