REP. LA CHICA SELECTED FOR 2025 CSG 20 UNDER 40 LEADERSHIP AWARD

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi — The Council of State Governments has named Hawaiʻi House Representative Trish La Chica a recipient of the 2025 CSG 20 Under 40 Leadership Award. The award honors the bipartisan leadership and public service of 20 emerging elected and appointed state officials across all four CSG regions.

“I’m honored to be recognized among leaders who share a deep commitment to public service,” said Representative La Chica. “This recognition is really about the work we’re all doing to strengthen our communities. When we collaborate, uplift each other, and share ideas across states, we move everyone forward, and I look forward to bringing those lessons back to strengthen our communities here in Hawaiʻi.”

Established in 2020 through the vision of former New Hampshire Sen. Lou D’Allesandro — a public servant of more than five decades — the CSG 20 Under 40 Leadership Award was created during his tenure as CSG National Chair to strengthen engagement with younger state leaders.

Since then, the CSG 20 Under 40 community has annually welcomed a new class of inspiring public servants under the age of 40 who make meaningful contributions to their communities while exemplifying the core CSG values of civility, collaboration, and innovation.

“This year’s CSG 20 Under 40 honorees are each exceptional leaders in their states. Collectively, they represent the best of America,” said David Adkins, CSG executive director/CEO. “These young leaders pursue public service with passion, and they understand the value of working collaboratively to get things done. While they have already accomplished a lot, I’m confident these state officials will make a difference for decades to come.”

Representative La Chica was selected from a competitive pool of applicants who demonstrated excellence in one or more of the following areas:

·         Ability to engage officials across party, departments, branch and/or state lines in meaningful ways to advance the common good for their state/territory.

·         Provide exceptional leadership to a state project, committee, chamber, commission or special group.

·         Serve as a champion of change and seek to enhance the lives of all constituents within a specific policy area.

A recognition ceremony for the 2025 recipients will take place at the CSG National Conference, Dec. 9-13, in Chicago. Leaders from all 56 states and U.S. territories will be in attendance to exchange ideas, address complex state policy issues and celebrate the work of outstanding public servants.

To learn more about the CSG 20 Under 40 Leadership Award, or to view all 2025 recipients, visit web.csg.org/20-40. Applications will reopen in spring 2026 for next year’s class of award recipients.

About The Council of State Governments

The Council of State Governments is our nation’s only organization serving all three branches of state government. CSG is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. This offers unparalleled regional, national and international opportunities to network, develop leaders, collaborate and create problem-solving partnerships.

For more information about The Council of State Governments, visit csg.org.

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