The Edward R. Roybal Legacy Gala
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Our signature social event of the NALEO Annual Conference is so named for the many contributions the late Congressman Edward R. Roybal made to the nation, to NALEO and to the NALEO Educational Fund, of which he is Founder Emeritus.  Congressman Roybal served on the Los Angeles City Council from 1949 to 1962, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1963 to 1992.  In 1976, Congressman Roybal and several of his colleagues founded NALEO and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.  He served as NALEO's President until 1999, when he was named President Emeritus. Congressman Roybal’s legacy lives on in the work of those bestowed with the prestigious Edward R. Roybal Award for Outstanding Public Service.