The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools is proud to announce its 2022 Champions for Charters. This year’s bipartisan cohort of federal, state, and local elected officials joins a distinguished body of Charter Champions dating back to the award’s inception in 2006.
2022
Federal Charter Champions
- Representative Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., Georgia
- Senator Brian Schatz, Hawaii
- Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Louisiana
- Representative John Moolenaar , Michigan
- Senator Roy Blunt, Missouri (Lifetime Achievement)
- Representative Ritchie Torres, New York (Rising Star)
State and Local Champions
- Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Josh Green
- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
- Kentucky Representative Chad McCoy
- New Mexico Senator Siah Correa Hemphill
- New Mexico Representative Cathyrnn Brown
- Ohio Governor Mike DeWine
- South Dakota Senator Troy Heinert
- Wyoming Senator Affie Ellis
- Wyoming Senator Ogden Driskill
- Wyoming Senator Charlie Scott
Read more about our 2022 Champions.
2019
- Representative Zoe Lofgren, California
- Representative Salud Carbajal, California (Rising Star Award)
- Senator Johnny Isakson, Georgia
- Senator Mazie Hirono, Hawaii
- Ranking Member Virginia Foxx, North Carolina (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Representative Joseph Morelle, New York (Rising Star Award)
- Representative Joe Wilson, South Carolina
- LAUSD Board Member Nick Melvoin, Los Angeles
- State Senator Douglas McCrory, Connecticut
- State Senator David Sokola, Delaware
- State Representative Earl Jaques Jr., Delaware
- State Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran, Florida
- State Senator Manny Diaz Jr., Florida
- Former State Senator Phil Pavlov, Michigan
- State Representative Rebecca Roeber, Missouri
- State Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, New York
- Governor Bill Lee, Tennessee
- State Representative Harold Dutton Jr, Texas
- Former State Speaker Greg Hughes, Utah
- Former State Senator Howard Stephenson, Utah
Read more about our 2019 Champions.
2018
- Senator Chris Coons, Delaware
- Senator John Cornyn, Texas
- Senator Orrin Hatch, Utah (Lifetime Achievement Award)
- Representative Adriano Espaillat, New York (Rising Champion for Charters Award)
- Representative Luke Messer, Indiana
- Representative Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona
- Governor Jerry Brown, California
- Senator Steve Glazer, California
- Mayor Sam Liccardo, San Jose, California
- Assemblymember Blanca Rubio, California
- Assemblymember Shirley Weber, California
- Senator Owen Hill, Colorado
- Representative Brittany Pettersen, Colorado
- Representative Lang Sias, Colorado
- Senator Angela Williams, Colorado
- Governor Dannel Malloy, Connecticut
- Representative Judy Boyle, Idaho
- Senator Lori Den Hartog, Idaho
- Senator Bob Nonini, Idaho
- Governor Susana Martinez, New Mexico
Read about our 2018 Champions.
2017
- State Representative Dan Burke, Illinois
- Governor Matt Bevin, Kentucky
- State Representative John Carney, Kentucky
- State Senator David Givens, Kentucky
- State Representative and Speaker of the House Jeff Hoover, Kentucky
- State Representative Phil Moffett, Kentucky
- State Representative Jonathan Shell, Kentucky
- State Senator Stephen West, Kentucky
- State Senator Mike Wilson, Kentucky
- State Representative Jonathan Windy Boy, Montana
- Assemblyman Troy Singleton, New Jersey
- Senator Cory Booker, New Jersey
- Representative Tom Cole, Oklahoma
- State Senator Anthony H. Williams, Pennsylvania
- Mayor James Diossa, Rhode Island
- Senator Tim Scott, South Carolina
- State Delegate R. Steven Landes, Virginia
- State Senator Mark D. Obenshain, Virginia
Read about our 2017 Champions.
2016
- Senator Roy Blunt (MO)
- Senator Dianne Feinstein (CA)
- Governor Charlie Baker (MA)
- Mayor Michael Rawlings (Dallas, TX)
- Senator Dennis Kruse (IN)
- State Representative Bob Behning (IN)
- State Senator Peggy Lehner (OH)
- State Auditor Dave Yost (OH)
- State Senator Steve Litzow (WA)
- State Representative Larry Springer (WA)
Read about our 2016 Champions.
2015
- Senator Michael Bennet (CO)
- Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA)
- Governor Mary Fallin (OK)
- Mayor Michael Hancock (Denver, CO)
- State Senator Del Marsh (AL)
- State Representative Terri Collins (AL)
- State Senator Clark Jolley (OK)
- State Senator Lee Denney (OK)
Read about our 2015 Champions.
2014
- Senator Mark Kirk (IL)
- Representative George Miller (CA)
- Governor Andrew Cuomo (NY)
- Governor Brian Sandoval (NV)
- Mayor Kevin Johnson (Sacramento, CA)
- State Senator Jill Tokuda (HI)
- State Representative Phil Owens (SC)
Read about our 2014 Champions.
2013
- Senator Richard J. Durbin (IL)
- Chairman John Kline (MN)
- Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves (MS)
- Mayor Karl Dean (Nashville, TN)
- State Senator Gray Tollison (MS)
2012
- Senator Tom Harkin (IA)
- Governor Nathan Deal (GA)
- State Senator Malcolm Graham (NC)
- State Representative Brian Bosma (IN)
2011
- Representative Howard P. McKeon (CA)
- Mayor Antonio Ramón Villaraigosa (Los Angeles, CA)
- State Senator Mark Boitano (RI)
- Education Commissioner Deborah Gist (RI)
2010
- Representative Jared Polis (CO)
- Governor Bobby Jindal (LA)
- State Senator Wayne Kuipers (MI)
- Mayor Francis G. Slay (St. Louis, MO)
2009
- Senator Joseph Lieberman (CT)
- Governor Bill Richardson (NM)
- Mayor Daniel McKee (Cumberland, RI)
- State Representative
- Jan Jones (GA)
2008
- Senator Thomas R. Carper (DE)
- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA)
- Mayor Michael Bloomberg (New York, NY)
- State Senator Peter Groff (CO)
2007
- U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (TN)
- Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle (GA)
- Mayor Richard Daley (Chicago, IL)
- State Representative Dwight Evans (PA)
2006
- Senator Mary Landrieu (LA)
- Lieutenant Governor Bill Owens (CO)
- State Representative Ralph Arza (FL)
- Mayor Bart Peterson (Indianapolis, IN)