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Congressional Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2011 Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
• 2010 Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
• 2009 Representative John Lewis (D-GA)
• 2008 Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT)
• 2007 Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN)
• 2006 Representative Jim Leach (R-IA)
• 2005 Representative Christopher Shays (R-CT)
• 2004 Representative David Obey (D-WI)
• 2003 Senator Thad Cochran (R-MS)
• 2002 Representative Steve Horn (R-CA)
• 2001 Representative Norm Dicks (D-WA)
• 2000 Senator Robert Bennett (R-UT)
• 2000 Representative Nancy Johnson (R-CT)
• 1999 Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
• 1999 Representative Michael Castle (D-DE)
• 1998 Representative Louise M. Slaughter (D-NY)
• 1998 Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA)
• 1997 Senator James M. Jeffords (R-VT)
• 1997 Representative Rick Lazio (R-NY)

Governor Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2012 Governot Pat Quinn (D-IL)
• 2011 Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
• 2010 Governor Ted Kulongoski (D-OR)
• 2009 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)
• 2008 Governor Matt Blunt (R-MO)
• 2007 Governor Janet Napolitano (D-AZ)
• 2006 Governor Tom Vilsack (D-IA)
• 2005 Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
• 2004 Governor Edward G. Rendell (D-PA)
• 2003 Governor George Pataki (R-NY)
• 2002 Governor John Engler (R-MI)
• 2001 Governor John G. Rowland (R-CT)
• 2000 Governor Tom Ridge (R-PA)
• 1999 Governor Mel Carnahan (D-MO)
• 1998 Governor Arne H. Carlson (R-MN)
• 1997 Governor Robert Miller (D-NV)

Lieutenant Governor Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2011 Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell (R-AK)
• 2010 Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts (D-RI)
• 2009 Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst (R-TX)
• 2008 Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton (D-WI)
• 2007 Lieutenant Governor John Bohlinger (R-MT)
• 2006 Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu (D-LA)

State Legislator Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2011 Senator Roger Reitz (R-KS)
• 2010 Senator Stan Rosenberg (D-MA)
• 2009 Senator Richard Cohen (DFL-MN)
• 2008 Representative Peter L. Lewiss (D-RI)
• 2007 Senator Carolyn Allen (R-AZ)
• 2006 Representative Sheryl Allen (R-UT)

Local Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2012 Mayor Frank Ortis (D-Pembroke Pines, FL)
• 2012 Mayor Elizabeth Kautz (R-Burnsville, MN)
• 2011 Mayor Michael Nutter (D-Philadelphia, PA)
• 2011 Mayor James Brainard (R-Carmel, IN)
• 2010 Mayor Mufi Hannemann (D-Honolulu, HI)
• 2009 Mayor Greg Nickels (D-Seattle, WA)
• 2008 Mayor Oscar Goodman (D-Las Vegas, NV)
• 2007 Mayor Manuel A. Diaz (I-Miami, FL)
• 2006 Mayor Bill Purcell (D-Nashville, TN)
• 2005 Mayor John Robert Smith (R-Meridian, MS)
• 2004 Mayor Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore, MD)
• 2003 Mayor Bart Peterson (D-Indianapolis, IN)
• 2002 Mayor Sharpe James (D-Newark, NJ)
• 2001 Mayor Wellington E. Webb (D-Denver, CO)
• 2000 Mayor Vincent A. Cianci, Jr. (D-Providence, RI)
• 1999 Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr. (D-Charleston, SC)
• 1998 Mayor Marc H. Morial (D-New Orleans, LA)
• 1997 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D-Chicago, IL)

County Arts Leadership Honorees

• 2011 Joe Giles, County Councilman, Erie County (PA)
• 2010 Jim Bradley, County Councilman, Salt Lake County (UT)
• 2009 Linda Langston, County Supervisor, Linn County (IA)
• 2008 Franklin County, (OH)
• 2007 Howard County (MD)
• 2006 Lackawanna County Commission (PA)
• 2005 Jefferson County Commission (AL)
• 2004 Broward County Board of County Commissioners
• 2003 Douglas M. Duncan, Montgomery County Executive (MD)
• 2002 Prince George’s County Council (MD)
• 2001 Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (LA)
• 2000 County Board Chair Parks Helms (NC)
• 1999 Betty Lou Ward, Wake County Commission (NC)

Legendary Artist, Arts Legacy Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, and Excellence in Arts Programs for Youth Honorees

• 2011 Herbie Hancock
• 2010 Michael Feinstein
• 2008 Emilio Estefan Jr.
• 2008 Gloria Estefan
• 2006 New Orleans Center for Creative Arts | Riverfront (NOCCA)
• 2005 Peter Yarrow
• 2005 Mayor Richard M. Daley (D-Chicago, IL)
• 2004 Tony Bennett
• 2004 Henry Winkler
• 2001 William Jefferson Clinton
• 2000 Dr. John Brademas
• 2000 Harry Belafonte
• 1999 Rita Moreno
• 1999 Jane Alexander
• 1998 Stevie Wonder
• 1998 Roger L. Stevens
• 1997 Representative Sidney R. Yates (D-IL)

Citizen-Artist, Artist Advocacy, Leadership and Outstanding Achievement Awards

• 2012 Holland Taylor
• 2011 Anna Deavere Smith
• 2009 Kerry Washington
• 2009 Hill Harper
• 2007 Randy Jackson
• 2007 Jimmy Smits
• 2007 The Actors Fund