Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams聽has been named the 2024聽听谤别肠颈辫颈别苍迟.
The award, created by members of the Kennedy family in 1989, recognizes public officials at all levels of government whose actions demonstrate the qualities of politically courageous leadership in the spirit of “,鈥 President John F. Kennedy鈥檚 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book.
Adams, a 1998 graduate of University of Louisville’s , was presented the award by聽Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, on June 9 at the聽聽in Boston, Massachusetts.
According to the library, Adams聽was presented with the award for 鈥渆xpanding voting rights and standing up for free and fair elections despite party opposition and death threats.鈥
鈥淎s our nation heads to the polls this November to choose the next President of the United States, courageous secretaries of state like Michael Adams are on the front lines protecting access to the ballot and ensuring that our nation remains a beacon of democracy,鈥 Caroline Kennedy, Honorary President of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, said in a聽.
鈥淧resident Kennedy鈥檚 admonition to put country before self still resonates today, and rings true now more than ever,鈥 said Adams. 鈥淚 am honored to accept this award on behalf of election officials and poll workers across America who, inspired by his call, sacrifice to keep the American experiment in self-government alive.鈥
Past winners of the award include former U.S. Presidents Barack Obama, Gerald Ford, and George H.W. Bush, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and U.S. Senator John McCain.
