The California Landscape Contractors Association will hand out its first Legislator of the Year Award to Jose Solorio today.
Solorio, a California state assemblyman and chairman of the state assembly select committee on regional approaches to addressing the state’s water crisis, was selected for the award based on his commitment to protect the state’s water resources. The award will be handed out at CLCA’s annual conference at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim.
“For CLCA and the landscape industry in California, water management is about both supply and stewardship,” said Robert Wade, president, Wade Landscaping based in Newport Beach, and CLCA’s president-elect. “Assemblyman Solorio has established significant and often groundbreaking legislation on water as a matter of public policy – a commitment we believe is the cornerstone to a more sustainable future for all Californians. This year, Jose supported water conservation through his rainwater harvesting initiative and fought for improvements to the state’s water infrastructure through the passing of last year’s water bond. We are proud to name him as our first statewide recipient.”
“I am deeply honored to receive the Legislator of the Year award,” Solorio said. “CLCA’s goals align closely with my own in terms of ensuring that all Californians have access to clean, safe water. Californians deserve to have strong leaders in government and allied organizations that will effectively protect our water resources. Through a combination of solid legislation and the efforts of the committed professionals at CLCA, we can make progress on this vital issue. I look forward to working with CLCA in the months and years to come.”