Latina legislator : Leticia Van de Putte and the road to leadership by 
WASHINGTON, DC The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), the nations preeminent Latino leadership organization, today announced that Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte will receive the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service at the groups Annual Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala in Washington, D.C.
The prestigious award pays tribute to the organizations founder and former President Emeritus, the late-Congressman Edward R. Roybal, and recognizes exemplary public service by a Latino elected or appointed official whose work has given meaningful voice to the people they serve and to the Latino community. Past recipients include New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio, and California Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard, among others. The award will be formally presented at the Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala, NALEOs annual Washington, D.C. fundraising event also named in honor of the late-Congressman.