{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["http://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397958", "Congressman Cuellar Honored for Notable Public Service by American Political Science Association", "2014-11-19", "2014", "2014-11", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Henry Cuellar", "C001063", "cuellar.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced that he has been honored with the Hubert H. Humphrey Award for Notable Public Service from the American Political Science Association.\u00a0 The Humphrey award is given annually for notable accomplishments in public service.\u00a0 Past recipients include former Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, former Director of the CIA, General David Petraeus, and United States National Security Advisor, Susan Rice.\u00a0\n\u201cGrowing up as the oldest son of migrant worker parents, I was raised with a strong work ethic and commitment to attaining a higher education,\u201d said Congressman Cuellar. \u201cThe years I spent completing my Ph.D. in government at the University of Texas at Austin helped lay the platform for my career in public service, first as a State Representative, then as Texas Secretary of States, and now in the United States Congress.\u00a0 I thank the American Political Science Association for this honor and look forward to many more years working in the sphere of public service.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\n    \n        \n            \n            American Political Science Association Executive Director Steven Smith presents Congressman Cuellar with the Hubert H. Humphrey award for notable public service\n            \n        \n    \n\u201cThe Humphrey Award is the discipline\u2019s most esteemed award for notable public service by a political scientist,\u201d said Steven Rathgeb Smith, Executive Director of the American Political Science Association. \u201cIt is especially appropriate that this award is bestowed on Congressman Cuellar, whose exemplary career serving the people of Texas represents the very best qualities in our contemporary public servants.\u00a0 Like Senator Humphrey, Congressional Cuellar has served his constituents and the broader public with dedication and an enduring commitment to fairness and equity for all citizens.\u201d\nThe Humphrey award committee includes Dr. Kathryn Sikkink from Harvard University, Dr. Adolph L. Reed Jr. from the University of Pennsylvania, and Dr. Harie C. Han from Wellesley College.\u00a0 Founded in 1903, the American Political Science Association is a professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 13,000 members in over 80 countries.\u00a0 For more information on the American Political Science Association, visit their website here.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["http://cuellar.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=397958"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6732558831572533, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}