2026 Award Winners/Outstanding Democrats

2026 TRICO Awards Recipients

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 47

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 11

Florencio Briones United Democrats of SGV

Harry and Debbie Langenbacher Indivisible 45

Jeannette Ellis Royston NAACP Pomona

Rev. Florentino Cordova DB United Church of Christ

Patty Tutor TRI County Action Coalition

Tamara Levenson Grassroots Democrats HQ

Outstanding Democrats

Every year since its founding Tri-Counties Democratic Club has presented a series of awards to outstanding Democrats who have shown extraordinary civic leadership, outstanding party participation, and generosity above and beyond the usual.  Below is a description of those awards and their recipients for the years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022. No awards were presented in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The most recent awards ceremony was held June 22, 2024

Making a Difference – Distinctive up-and-comer; great leadership promise; demonstrates a sense of calling to democratic leadership; shows an expanding breadth of participation/accomplishment

2019: C. Mack Gilliland, Rachael Kirk,  Ahmad Zahra, Andrew Chou 

2018: Mirvette Judeh, Chris Hon, Vince Hennerty, Andrea Dima-Smith

2017: Allyson Vincent

Standing Ovation – An award meant to recognize Democratic Party veterans of long and distinguished service. Trailblazing pioneer; high profile image; broad-based respect; veteran to the cause of democratic government:

2024: Cyndi Chen

2022: Mayor Pro-Tem Andrew Chou, City of Diamond Bar   

2019: Phil Janowicz

2018: Josh Newman

2017: Peggye Jackson, Gregg Fritchle

2016: Eileen Ansari

WOW! Award – Strong sense of mission; broad-based community service and participation; persistent dedication to a greater cause; impressive knowledge of community issues; willingly sacrifices self for service:

2018: Karen Lawson

2017: Carole Levers, Jim Gallagher, Sanobar Baig

Rising Star – An award designed to recognize promising young Democrats who have esteemed themselves by giving extraordinary service

2016: Clark Lee, Olivia Lee, Andrew Rodriquez, Gabriel Smith, Calvin Sung

Special Recognition

2022:  International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, LOCAL 47

2019 – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, LOCAL 47; Andrew Rodriguez, City of Walnut

Recognition for Distinguished Service