Weitzel Award
1995: Peter Rudy Wallace, Speaker, Florida House of Representatives
1996: Jim Scott, President, The Florida Senate
1997: Toni Jennings, President, The Florida Senate
1998: Gerald Kogan, Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
1999: Bob Butterworth, Florida Attorney General
2000: Toni Jennings, President, The Florida Senate
2001: Locke Burt, The Florida Senate
2002: Fredrick C. Brummer, Florida House of Representatives
2003: John Carassas, Florida House of Representatives
2004:Doug Wiles, Chair, House Democratic Caucus, Florida House of Representatives
2005: Charlie Crist, Florida Attorney General
2006: Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, President Emeritus and Professor, FSU College of Law
2007: Charlie Crist, Florida Governor
2008: Dan Gelber, Florida House of Representatives
2009: Pat Gleason, Executive Office of the Governor
2010: Paula Dockery, The Florida Senate
2011: Sanford City Commission and Lake Helen City Commission
2012: Mike Fasano, The Florida Senate
2013: Joe Negron, The Florida Senate
2014: George Gabel, Holland & Knight
2015: Barbara Lemley, Citizen Activist, and Stew Lilker, Publisher, Columbia County Observer
2016: Scott Ellis, Brevard County Clerk of Court
2017: Fane Lozman, Citizen Activist
2018: Craig Waters, Director, Public Information Office, Florida Supreme Court
2022: Craig Waters, Director, Public Information Office, Florida Supreme Court
2023: James W. Schwartzel, President of Sun Broadcasting
2024: William "Bill" Bunkley, Host of "Bill Bunkley Show" WTBN-AM
2024: Stephana Ferrell, President of the Florida Freedom to Read Project