Junta for Progressive Action
BOSTON (AP) -- The Illinois attorney general and the executive director of a Connecticut social services agency received John F. Kennedy New Frontier Awards Wednesday for their commitment to public service.
Lisa Madigan became the first woman to be elected attorney general of Illinois in 2002. Prior to her election, she served in the Illinois Senate.
Kica Matos is executive director of JUNTA for Progressive Action, Inc., in New Haven, Conn. The agency provides services, programs and advocacy to the Latino community.
The award is given by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and Harvard University's Institute of Politics. It's presented annually to one elected and one non-elected public official under the age of 40.
Caroline Kennedy presented Madigan and Matos with their awards at an afternoon ceremony at the JFK Library in Boston.
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