Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is one of three finalists for the Sam Adams Alliance’s annual public servant award—part of the free market and open government advocacy center’s annual Sammies ceremony. The Cooch’s competition? Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who signed a bill to significantly reduce collective bargaining rights just days before receiving his Sammies nomination.
In the eyes of the Sam Adams Alliance, the ideal public servant "holds themselves and
their institution to a higher level of responsibility…[and] has enacted or helped to enact
tangible improvements to their district or community from their elected or appointed position." The alliance cites Cuccinelli’s lawsuit against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)—which won the AG some bragging rights when federal judge Henry Hudson declared the Minimum Essential Coverage Provision unconstitutional in December—and mentions his effort to bring the PPACA before the Supreme Court.
But surely the Sammies passed some of the AG’s other memorable moments from the last year! To revisit some of Cuccinelli’s other highlights, click here. And happy April Fool’s Day.
