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The 15th Annual League of United Latin American Citizens Gala

LULAC National Executive Director Brent Wilkes, LULAC National President Margaret Moran and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.)

The 15th Annual LULAC National Legislative Awards Gala for key leaders who have served the Hispanic community took place Wednesday at the Hyatt Regency in D.C.

This year's awards gala presented a legislative award to Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and to the Hon. Jorge A. Santini Padilla, mayor of San Juan. The presidential award was given to Joaquin Avila, Esq., director of the National Voting Rights Advocacy Initiative at Seattle University School of Law.

— report by Kate Oczypok and photographs by James R. Brantley

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar

First Focus Campaign for Children Senior Advocacy Director Maritza Kelley, Eduard Rodriquez, Hispanic Institute Chief of Staff XiNomara Velazquez Yehuda and First Focus Campaign for Children Vice-President Wendy Cervantes

Inez Lucio and Sophia Milla

Eve Quinoines, Dianne Calix, Legislative Award recipient Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico Jorge Santini Padilla, LULAC National Sourtheast Youth Vice-President Elizabeth Zepeda and National Vice-President for Youth Ana Valenzuela Estrada.

Bob Jimenez and Heidi Wiedenbauer

Oscar Moran, Joe Campos and Joe Trevino

Ana Tavongsa and Johnny Yataco

Michele Davidson and Bob Davidson

Rosa Satz, LULAC Immediate Past National President Rosa Rosales, Doris Young and Jacqueline Lizardi

Jessica Gonzaleza and Coriell Wright

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