Past Winning Essays

2023 Winning Essay by Jeremy Haynes

State Senator Joseph N. Langan

2022 Winning Essay By Theodora McGee

State Rep. José Tomás Canales

2021 Winning Essay By Anna Dougherty

Mayor Dana Redd

2020 Winning Essay By Noah Durham

Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr.: "One of a Kind"

2019 Winning Essay By Elazar Cramer

Representative Edith Nourse Rogers

2018 Winning Essay By Jeffrey Seaman

Harry T. Burn: A Vote for Women

2017 Winning Essay By Daud Shad

William Moore McCulloch: The Humble Champion of Civil Rights

2016 Winning Essay By Zhen Tu

Howard Baker: The Great Compromiser of the 1970s

2015 Winning Essay By Matthew Waltman

Tom Selders: A Mayor for All the People

2014 Winning Essay By Ben Wolman

John Morse: Small Price to Pay

2013 Winning Essay By Jamie Baer

New York State Senator Roy McDonald

2012 Winning Essay by Patrick Reilly

Governor Russell Peterson

2011 Winning Essay by Kevin Kay

The Forgotten Floridian: John B. Orr, Jr.

2010 Winning Essay by Michael Reed

Congressman Ken Hechler

2009 Winning Essay by Margo Balboni

City Councilman Nicholas D'Adamo

2008 Winning Essay by Laura Schapiro

Judge Pamela Alexander

2007 Winning Essay by Maia Gottlieb

Shirley Chisholm: Challenging the System

2006 Winning Essay by Ben Loffredo

Senator Mark Hatfield

2005 Winning Essay by Allie Comet

Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.

2005 Winning Essay by Kevin Zhou

Paul V. Gallegos: Courage Under Pressure

2004 Winning Essay by Avram Sand

Bernard Confer: Courage Within His Community

2004 Winning Essay by Will Schmidley

Governor George Ryan

2003 Winning Essay by Michael Sloyer

Senator Wayne Morse: One Man With Courage Makes a Majority

2002 Winning Essay by Emily Ullman

Assemblyman George M. Michaels

2001 Winning Essay by Tyler Boersen

U.S. Representative Bart Stupak (D-MI)

2001 Winning Essay by Stephanie Dziczek

Governor Howard Dean

2000 Winning Essay by Peter Buttigieg

Bernie Sanders