Rep. Garballey Receives Public Service Award

Earlier this year Representative Garballey received the 2011 Public Service Award by the Young Elected Officials Network in Washington D.C. At a conference in June attended by over 300 young elected officials from across the United States of America Representative Garballey was chosen by the network to receive the award for his leadership in the area of public service.

The mission of the Young Elected Officials (YEO) Network is to unite and support progressive elected leaders who share a passion for building communities that reflect values of freedom, fairness and opportunity.

The YEO Network supports elected leaders ages 35 and under, as they define issues, develop solutions, and respond to the needs of their communities. By exchanging ideas, developing leadership skills and connecting with policy development organizations, YEO Network members will be empowered to transform their political vision into progressive action.

Through these means, the YEO Network will connect the progressive agenda at community levels across the country, ultimately producing an enduring pipeline of well prepared national and world-class leaders.

“Each year we are honored to recognize the young elected officials who have gone above and beyond their roles in elected office to make positive change in their communities. We were thrilled to present the YEO Public Service Award to Rep. Sean Garballey. Rep. Garballey’s humanitarian efforts and campaigns to help the most vulnerable in his community and state have shown him to be a true public servant. We hope his example serves as a blueprint for other young leaders across our country.”  -Tallahassee, Florida City Commissioner Andrew Gillum

– Information from State Rep. Sean Garballey (D-Arlington, Medford)