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Awards and Recognition
Environment
- Bluewater Network - Environmental Leadership Award
- Breathe California - Clean Air Award for Leadership
- Environment California - Environmental Champion
- 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
- Green California - Environmental Champion
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 Reading Association - Policymaker of the Year
- California School Boards Association - Outstanding Legislator of the Year
- California State PTA - Honorary Service Award
- Early Intervention for School Success (EISS) - Education Advocate of the Year 2012
- Palo Alto Educators’ Association - Sally Siegel Friend of Education
- Springboard Schools (currently Pivot Learning Partners) - Education Leader of the Year
- Preschool California - Early Learning Lifetime Achievement Award
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
- California Children’s Health Initiatives - Champion for Children Award
- Child Care Coordinating Council (4 C’s) of San Mateo County - The Mary Petsche Award for Visionary Leadership
- Child Development Policy Institute - Children’s Champion Award
- Friends for Youth - Making a Difference Award
Safety & Consumer Protection
- CalPIRG - Consumer Champion Award
- Fight Crime: Invest in Kids California - Crime Fighter Award
- Elder Financial Protection Network - Donald N. Phelps Visionary Award
- “Are You Dense?” Champion of Exposing the Secret
Business & Technology
- AeA (American Electronics Association) - High-Tech Legislator of the Year
- Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies (CEERT) - Clean Power Champion
- Design-Build Institute of America - Distinguished Leadership Award
- Power Association of Northern California - Person of the Year
- RSA Conference - Award for Excellence in Public Policy
- Scientific American - “Scientific American 50” Policy Leader in Privacy and Security
- SolarTech - Solar Hero Award
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
- CreaTV San Jose - Community Media Champion
- 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
- San Andreas Regional Center - Legislator of the Year