U.S. Representative for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District

From his time at American University, where he co-founded the Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project, to his fight in the Maryland legislature to legalize same-sex marriage, to his work in Congress, including as Chair of the Oversight Committee's Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee, Congressman Jamie Raskin has consistently demonstrated an unshakable commitment to American ideals and values. In his service on the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, he dissected the role of far-right extremists in inciting the attack on the Capitol. Every day, Congressman Raskin lives up to his aspiration to be at the moral center, rather than the political center, of the U.S. Congress.
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United States Ambassador to the United Nations

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s career exemplifies facing down adversity and standing up for American ideals. From her time working on global refugee issues and her service as ambassador in post-war Liberia, to her leadership of the State Department’s Africa Bureau and service as Director General of the Foreign Service, and now in representing the United States at the highest levels, she is a courageous leader in defense of democracy and human rights and a champion for advancing diversity in national security.

Mayor of Washington D.C.

Throughout her career, Mayor Bowser has demonstrated a deep commitment to public service. Her principled responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, the January 6th insurrection, and a contested election exemplify moral courage in public service. In establishing Black Lives Matter Plaza steps from the White House, Mayor Boswer stood up for diversity, equity and inclusion at a time when the president regularly disparaged such values.

Retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel

LTC (ret.) Alexander Vindman received the inaugural Award for Exceptional Moral Courage in Public Service for his extraordinary dedication to American ideals when testifying in Congress about the Trump administration’s relations with Ukraine, even when acting on those ideals threatened his career and placed his family in jeopardy. He held faith with the greatest tradition of the American armed forces, which holds that every officer's duty is neither to party nor politician but to the nation and its values, and served as an inspiration for all.