![]() ![]() “I am deeply moved and grateful for this recognition of our work in Michigan to ensure every voice is heard, every vote is counted, and our democracy prevails against the unprecedented attempts to interfere with our elections and upend the will of the people,” Benson said in a news release. The award recognizes public officials at the federal, state, or local level whose actions demonstrate the qualities of politically courageous leadership in the spirit of Profiles in Courage, President Kennedy’s 1957 Pulitzer prize-winning book, according to the award's sponsors. More: Michigan election officials see new $8 million security grant ahead of 2022 elections More: State moves to block release of certain driver records, then reverses itself Kennedy and to recognize and celebrate the quality of political courage that he admired most, according to the website of the presidential library. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award was created in 1989 by members of President Kennedy's family to honor President John F. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, Arizona House Speaker Russell "Rusty" Bowers, and Wandrea "Shaye" Moss, an employee of the Georgia Election Department. Honored for 2022 along with Benson were Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy, U.S. ![]()
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