Beacon Award

The Beacon Award is given to standouts in the Democratic Party, both locally and nationally, who have provided a beacon of LIGHT to our party by showcasing Leadership, Integrity, Guidance, Honor and Truth.

Much like their fellow recipient, these devoted individuals embrace the idea of creating positive change through activism and speaking out against injustice - and each have gotten into some “good trouble” of their own.

Beacon Award Winners

  • Edward Kennedy

    2008

  • Berle Priebe

    Berle Priebe

    2008

  • Jimmy Carter

    Jimmy Carter

    2009

  • Berkley Bedell

    Berkley Bedell

    2009

  • Tom Vilsack

    Tom Vilsack

    2010

  • John Culver

    John Culver

    2010

  • Mike Gronstal

    Mike Gronstal

    2011

  • Tom Harkin

    Tom Harkin

    2012

  • Hillary Clinton

    Hillary Clinton

    2013

  • Leonard Boswell

    Leonard Boswell

    2014

  • Amanda Ragan

    Amanda Ragan

    2015

  • Barack Obama

    Barack Obama

    2016

  • Elijah Cummings

    Elijah Cummings

    2017

  • Sharon Steckman

    Sharon Steckman

    2018

  • Bob & Sue Dvorsky

    Bob & Sue Dvorsky

    2019

  • Nancy Pelosi

    Nancy Pelosi

    2020

  • Rob Hogg

    Rob Hogg

    2022

  • Sean Bagniewski

    Sean Bagniewski

    2024