Here is some nice news out of Concord as Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla announced yesterday she was awarded the Legislator of the Year by the California Association of County Veterans Services Officers. According to the release, California has the largest population of veterans in the nation with over 37,000 veterans returning each year.
Kudos to her on a job well done to earn this recognition for veterans services.
Here is the official Press Release from her website
SACRAMENTO– Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla (D-Concord) announced today that she has been named the 2012 Legislator of the Year by the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers. The award acknowledges Bonilla’s leadership in the Assembly, her authorship of legislation to increase resources for County Service Offices, and her longstanding support of veterans.
“I am honored to be recognized by the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers,” said Bonilla. “It is important that the Legislature focus on supporting veterans as California has the largest population of veterans in the nation with over 37,000 veterans returning to California each year.” Elected to the Legislature in 2010, Assemblywoman Bonilla has always considered supporting veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces as one of her top priorities. During the 2012 legislative session, she introduced AB 1550 which was signed into law by Governor Brown to provide additional revenue to County Veteran Service Offices (CVSOs).
“We thank Assemblywoman Bonilla for all her support for county veterans’ service officers, for her AB1550 last year and AB244 this year. She is a really friend of veterans” said Charles Hunnicutt, President of the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers.
Assemblywoman Bonilla remains committed to championing key issues on behalf of veterans. She looks forward to continuing to work with County Veteran Service Officers, both in her district and throughout the state. The California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO) is a nonprofit educational and professional organization through which California’s Veterans Service Officers help each other to do a better job of advocacy and claims work for veterans. For more information about the California Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CACVSO), please visit their web site at: www.cacvso.org
Assemblywoman Susan A. Bonilla was first elected to the Assembly in November 2010, and represents California’s 14th Assembly District, which is comprised of the north and central portions of Contra Costa County and southern portion of Solano County.
