NRHA Legislative Award Winners
Each year, NRHA presents Legislative Awards to members of Congress and their staff to acknowledge dedication and commitment to the health of rural Americans.
NRHA Legislative Award Winners
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA)
Santiago Gonzalez, Office of Rep. Adrian Smith
Joel Keralis, Office of Sen. Bennet
Sen. Shelley Capito (R-WV)
Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA)
Adeola Adesina, Office of Sen. Merkley
Emily Henn, Office of Rep. Graves
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Rep. David McKinley (R-WV)
Kripa Sreepada, Office of Sen. Smith
Nicholas Widmyer, Office of Rep. Spanberger
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN)
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH)
Jay Eberle, Office of Sen. Barrasso
Paul Laurie, Office of Rep. Kinzinger
Max Kanner, Office of Sen. Durbin
Dominique Spadavecchia, Office of Rep. Arrington
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX)
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)
Katie Campbell, Office of Sen. Jones
Dominique Spadavecchia, Office of Rep. Arrington
Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-IL)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME)
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Terri Sewell (D-AL)
Steffanie Bezruki, Office of Rep. Bustos
Taylor Hittle, Office of Sen. Mullin
Beth Wickler, Office of Sen. Franken
Sen. Al Franken (D-MN)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Hillary Beard, Office of Rep. Sewell
Jay Eberle, Office of Sen. Barrasso
Matthew Hittle, Office of Rep. Noem
Beth Wikler, Office of Sen. Tina Smith
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO)
Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-IA)
JP Mason, Office of Rep. Graves
Vonnie Hempel, Office of Rep. Loebsack
Rohini Kosoglu, Office of Sen. Bennet
Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE)
Brian Perkins, Office of Sen. Jerry Moran
Colin Brainard, Office of Rep. Lynn Jenkins
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (R-KS)
Rep. Peter Welch (D-VT)
Rodney Whitlock, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley
Katherine Mayne, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley
Veronica Duron, Office of Sen. Charles Schumer
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY)
Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY)
Kevin Courtois, Minority Staff of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Carla McGarvey, Office of Rep. Mike Thompson
Meghan Taira, Office of Sen. Charles Schumer
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT)
Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA), Co-Chair of the House Rural Health Care Coalition
Jennifer Boyer, Office of Sen. Pat Roberts
Tony Clapsis, Majority Staff of the Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Melanie Rhinehart Van Tassell, Office of Rep. Earl Pomeroy
Valerie Henry, Office of Rep. Greg Walden
Rohini Ravindran, Office of Sen. Bennet
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Hayden Rhudy, Senate HELP Committee, ranking member Enzi
Erik Komendant, policy director for House Blue Dog Caucus
Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AK)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA)
Janelle Krishnamoorthy, Office of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Michael Park, Senate Finance Committee, Minority Office
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)
Courtney Rowe, Rural Outreach, Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee
Erin Tuggle, Offices of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY)
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)
Lindsey Henjum, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Jeff Vorberger, Office of Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Ashley Thompson, Senate Finance Committee (R)
Melanie Rhinehart, Office of Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD)
Rep. Tom Osborne (R-NE)
Peggie Rice, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Valerie Henry, Office of Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR)
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE)
Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)
Rep. Earl Pomeroy (D-ND)
Bruce Lesley, Office of Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Kim Keymer, Office of Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Adam Gluck, Office of Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Michelle Spence, Office of Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. John Peterson (R-PA)
Lisa Kidder, Office of Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID)
Cindy Brown, Office of Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI)
Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. John Tanner (D-TN)
Rep. Wes Watkins (R-OK)
Neleen Eisinger, Office of Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND)
Linda Rouse, Office of Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Linda Fishman, House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee (R)
Chris Pollack, Office of Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
Claude Earl Fox, MD, administrator, Health Resources and Services Administration
Wayne Myers, MD, former director, Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Rep. Marion Berry (D-AR)
Rep. Jo Anne Emerson (R-MO)
Rep. Mike McIntyre (D-NC)
Rep. Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
Rep. Charlie Stenholm (D-TX)
Pat Bousliman, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Serena Lowe, Office of Rep. Jo Ann Emerson (R-MO)
Rural Health Panel, Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA)
Sahira Rafiullah, Office of Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)
David Gillies, Office of Rep. Glenn Poshard (D-IL)
Mary Wakefield/Capitol Area Rural Health Roundtable
Sen. Craig Thomas (R-WY)
Rep. Glenn Poshard (D-IL)
Tom Walsh, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Christine Pellerine, Office of Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX)
Sen. John D. Rockefeller (D-WV)
Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-NE)
Sen. Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-KS)
Rep. Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D-AR)
Ted Totman, Office of Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA)
Heidi Cashman, Office of Rep. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Rep. L.F. Payne (D-VA)
Rep. Pat Williams (D-MT)
Carrie Billy, Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM)
Rima Cohen, Office of Sen. Tom Daschle (D-SD)
Susan Nestor, Senate Finance Committee
Marty Sieg-Ross, MD, Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee
Maureen Testoni, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Elliot Wiener, Office of Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT)
Eric Fox, Office of Rep. Henry Bonilla (R-TX)
Corinne Hudleston, House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Labor-Management Relations
Sen. Thomas Daschle (D-SD)
Kate Kellenberg, Senate Special Committee on Aging
Lisa Potetz, House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health
Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-WI)
Van Dunn, MD, Office of Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA)
Rebecca Tice, Office of Rep. Charlie Stenholm (D-TX)
None given as the Policy Institute was not held due to the Annual Conference being held in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Rep. Dave Obey (D-WI)
Rep. Charles Stenholm (D-TX)
Jane Williams, Office of Rep. Tom Tauke (R-IA)
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Rep. J.J. “Jake” Pickle (D-TX)
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D-TX)
Sen. Quentin N. Burdick (D-ND)
Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS)
Sen. Dave Durenberger (R-MN)
Rep. Mike L. Synar (D-OK)
Rep. Thomas J. Tauke (R-IA)