Utah Democrats Celebrate Leader Escamilla With Eleanor Roosevelt Award

October 7, 2024, Salt Lake City - Today, Utah Democrats and their allies gathered at the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House for the annual Eleanor Roosevelt Luncheon, celebrating Democratic women who embody Eleanor Roosevelt’s legacy of leadership and political advocacy. 

This year’s Eleanor Roosevelt award was presented by the 2023 awardee, former Utah House Minority Leader Jennifer Seeling to Utah Senate Minority Leader Luz Escamilla. 

“Leader Escamilla has been a tireless champion for marginalized communities,” Utah Democratic Party Chair Diane Lewis said. “In her four terms as a state senator, Leader Escamilla has worked to raise the quality of life for all Utahns, regardless of race, gender, or income. Leader Escamilla joins our past awardees as one of the greatest women to serve in Utah Democratic politics.”

Previous Eleanor Roosevelt awardees include: Beverly White, Beverly Saathoff, Lucy Beth Rampton, ShaRon Nelson, Helen James, Louise Henson, Fae Beck, Norma Matheson, Rosa Vida Black, Jan Graham, Judy Ann Buffmire, Karen Shepherd, Esther Landa, Paula Julander, Robyn Matheson, Annette Cumming, Karen Hale, Susan Kuziak, Karen Mayne, Sherrie Swensen, Patrice Arent, The Women’s Democratic Club, Meghan Holbrook, Patricia Jones, JoAnn Seghini, Jill Remington Love, Carol Spackman Moss, Rebecca Chavez-Houck, Josie Valdez, Jenny Wilson, Leslie Reberg, Gwen Springmeyer, Jani Iwamoto, and Jennifer Seelig.

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