Awards & Recognitions

2022 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • Legislator of the Year, KidSafe SF (2022)
  • Legislative Champion Award, United Way Bay Area (2022)
  • Reproductive Freedom State Senate Champion, A+ Score, NARAL Pro-Choice California (2022)
  • Children's Hero Award, California Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (2022)
  • Four Freedoms Award, Sacramento Stonewall Dems (2022)
  • Legislative Champion, National Stewardship Action Council (NSAC) (2022)

 

2021 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • 100% Score, California School Employees Association (CSEA) (2021)
  • Civil Liberties Champion, ACLU California Action (2021)
  • 100% Score, California Food and Farming Network (2021)
  • Reproductive Health Care Champion, 100% Score, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California (PPAC) (2021)
  • Outstanding Individual Achievement Award: Supporting Bay Area Veterans, One Vet One Voice (2021)
  • Reproductive Freedom State Senate Champion, A+ Score, NARAL Pro-Choice California (2021)
  • Policy/Legislative Leadership Award Winner, California Mental Health Advocacy for Children and Youth (CMHACY) (2021)
  • Behavioral Health Champion, California Council of Community Behavioral Health Agencies (CBHA) (2021)
  • Innovations in Recovery Award, California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP) (2021) 
  • Community Service Award, California Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) (2021)

 

2020 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • All Star, A+ Courage Score, Courage Campaign (2020)
  • Legislator of the Year, California Marriage and Family Therapists (2020)
  • Environmental Justice Champion, VISION (2020)
  • 100% Score, Planned Parenthood (2020)
  • Civil Liberties Champion and 100% Score, ACLU California Action (2020)
  • 100% Score, Equality California (2020)
  • Legislator of the Year, American Red Cross (2020)
  • 99% Score, California League of Conservation Voters (2020)
  • 100% Score, United Domestic Workers, ACFSME Local 3930 (2020) 
  • 100% Score, Health Acces (2020)
  • 100% Score, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) (2020)

 

2019 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • Appreciation for leadership on LGBT Aging Issues, LGBT Aging Celebration Event (March 2019)
  • 2019 Senate Leadership Award, Easterseals (March 2019)
  • Legislator of the Year, California Cannabis Industry Association (March 2019)
  • Solar Champion Award, Vote Solar Equinox (March 2019)
  • Supervisor Canepa's Northern San Mateo County Hero of the Year, Supervisor David Canepa (March 2019)
  • 110 Percent Labor Voting Record in 2018, California Labor Federation/State Building and Construction Trades Council (April 2019)
  • Mark Pearlman Outstanding Service Award, California Coalition for Youth (April 2019)
  • Legislator of the Year, California Norml and Americans for Safe Access (May 2019)
  • Vanguard Leadership Award, Equality California (May 2019)
  • Harvey's Hero Award, Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza (May 2019)
  • Hunger Fighter Award, California Hunger Action Coalition (May 2019)
  • Community Healthcare Hero, SF Community Clinic Consortium (June 2019)
  • Clean Money Champion 2017-2018, California Clean Money Campaign (2019)
  • Brownie Mary Democrat’s State Senator of the Year Award, Brownie Mary Democrats (November 2019)
  • Healthcare Justice Champion, SEIU-UHW (December 2019)

 

2018 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • Smart Risks Award, MissionBit (November 2018)
  • Housing Hero, Housing Action Coalition (October 2018)
  • TOP Award, Breakthrough Institute (September 2018)
  • Distinguished Long-term Care Advocate, San Francisco State University Gerontology Program (September 2018)
  • Legislator of the Year, California Solar & Storage Association (August 2018)
  • Advanced Energy Legislative Champion, Advanced Energy Economy (August 2018)
  • West Coast Liberty Award Honoree, Lambda Legal (June 2018)
  • Grand Marshal, Fresno Rainbow Pride (June 2018)
  • Legislator of the Year, Junior League of San Francisco (May 2018)
  • Impact Award, Justice in Aging (April 2018)
  • Anne B. Stanton Award, Larkin Street Youth Services (March 2018)
  • Legislator of the Year, California Sexual Assault Investigators Association (March 2018)
  • Hart Vision Award, 25th Annual Charter Schools Conference (March 2018)
  • Legislator of the Year, Stonewall Democratic Club (March 2018)

 

2017 Awards & Recognitions
 

  • Legislator of the Year, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice (December 2017)
  • Lawmaker of the Year, ADAP Advocacy Association (September 2017)
  • Green Hard Hat Award, USGBC (June 2017)
  • Appreciation Award, California Transit Association (May 2017)
  • Solar Champion Award, Vote Solar Equinox (March 2017)

 

Past Awards & Recognitions
 

  • Rising Star, TechNet (December 2016)
  • Founding Member, Castro Community on Patrol (July 2005)