Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams has been awarded the 2024 Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
According to a news release, the award recognizes public servants who have risked their careers by putting the public interest ahead of their own political standing. The award acknowledges Adams’ defense of free and fair elections in challenging times, and his work to expand voting rights despite party opposition and political and personal threats.
Caroline Kennedy and her son Jack Schlossberg will present the award on June 9, 2024 at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston, Massachusetts.
Caroline Kennedy says, “As our nation heads to the polls this November to choose the next President of the United States, courageous Secretaries of State like Michael Adams are on the front lines protecting access to the ballot and ensuring that our nation remains a beacon of democracy.”
Secretary Adams says, “President Kennedy’s admonition to put country before self still resonates today, and rings true now more than ever. I am honored to accept this award on behalf of election officials and poll workers across America who, inspired by his call, sacrifice to keep the American experiment in self-government alive.”
Past recipients of the award include U.S. Presidents Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush and Barack Obama and U.S. Senator John McCain.