Senator Melissa Hurtado received a State Legislator of the Year award during a Friday ceremony hosted by the Fresno County Fire Protection District.

The award was presented to the Central Valley lawmaker by the California Special Districts Association (CSDA).

Hurtado (D-District 14) was honored for her leadership and support of the state’s special districts, which provide fire protection, water, sanitation, parks, healthcare, mosquito abatement and other essential services to communities throughout California.

In 2021, Hurtado was instrumental in securing $100 million in California’s Fiscal Year 2022 State Budget for special districts’ COVID-19 fiscal relief. The senator successfully organized a 46-member, bipartisan, and bicameral coalition of state legislators who urged Governor Gavin Newsom to extend COVID-19 relief funding access to special districts.

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