Pete Conaty spoke on behalf of California veterans alongside Assemblymember Blumenfield at the budget subcommittee oversight hearing to improve veterans services in the state of California.

They discussed ways to improve services to veterans with a panel of other veteran advocates and stakeholders. See more photos from the hearing at Assemblymember Blumenfield’s website.

Governmental advocate Pete Conaty of Pete Conaty and Associates announced that he has received two awards for his advocacy on water issues for 2011.

The Pacific Water Quality Association (PWQA) presented him with the Sidney C. Solomon Award for 2011 at its annual Fall Conference this fall. The Sidney Solomon Award, established in 1970, is given for outstanding service in the area of governmental affairs.

The Pacific Water Quality Association (PWQA) is a non-profit organization representing the water quality improvement industry. The goal of the PWQA is to provide all consumers equal access to quality water options for home, business and commercial water treatment applications.

The California Groundwater Association (CGA) recognized Pete for his efforts by presenting him with the CGA 2011 Advocacy Award. The CGA bestows this award in recognition of his outstanding efforts to promote effective legislation for the public and the groundwater industry.

The CGA is a non-profit organization that has promoted protection of groundwater since 1948. Their members include water well drilling and pump contractors, suppliers and manufacturers, geologists, engineers, hydrologists, government employees and others working in the groundwater field. The CGA represents groundwater professionals working with water well owners throughout California.

Mr. Conaty is a governmental advocate in Sacramento whose firm, Pete Conaty and Associates, represents the interests of numerous clients before the State Legislature, state agencies, boards, and commissions.

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On Wednesday, July 20th, 5th District (Sacramento) Assemblymember Dr. Richard Pan, Vice-Chair of the Assembly Veterans Affairs Committee paid a visit to the California State Military Museum (on of our clients). Dr. Pan and staff received a tour of the museum as well as a thorough briefing on the museum and the state’s military history and museum programs.

Left to right: Mr. Pete Conaty, Sgt. Maj. Dan Sebby, Assemblymember Richard Pan, Lt.Col. Tony Palumbo at the California’s Global War on Terrorism Wall of Honor

Pete Conaty meets with Peter Gravett, new Secretary of the CA Department of Veterans Affairs on the same day he is sworn in. Pete discussed veterans’ legislative priorities with him.

Pete Conaty, Veteran’s Governmental Advocate, was awarded the California Department of Veterans Affairs Annual Secretary’s Award for 2010. The award was given in recognition of Mr. Conaty’s distinguished service to the nation and in acknowledgement of his invaluable contributions to California’s veterans over the past 15 years as a legislative advocate.

Mr. Conaty is a lobbyist in Sacramento whose firm, Pete Conaty and Associates, represents the interests of California’s veterans, as well as other clients, before the State Legislature and state agencies, boards, and commissions. Mr. Conaty, on behalf of veterans service organizations, advocates for the benefits and services that California’s 2.1 million veterans and their families have earned by virtue of their service to this country.

“I am deeply humbled and honored by this award” stated Conaty. “Advocating on behalf of veterans is the greatest job in the world”.

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By Pete Conaty, published in Capitol Weekly.

Amid the seemingly endless disagreements in Sacramento, everyone agrees on three things: Californians are struggling with a historic recession, the state faces a huge deficit, and it needs every penny it can find to balance its budget. So, why on earth would the state turn its back on the County Veterans Services Officers (CVSO’s) program, a little known but highly successful program that pumps hundreds of millions of dollars into our economy each year, helps generate tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue and saves the state millions more in health and social service spending?

California has 2.1 million veterans, more than any other state in the nation, yet Texas and Florida with fewer veterans bring in more federal veterans benefit dollars than California. In fact California is ranked 33rd in the nation in percentage of veterans receiving veteran’s benefits.

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SACRAMENTO, CA – Today Governor Schwarzenegger approved Senate Bill 200, authored by Senator Lou Correa (Orange County). SB 200 will allow California non-profit organizations to announce and advertise raffles on the internet and strengthen the existing prohibition in the law regarding the actual sale of raffle tickets over the Internet.

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Assemblyman Joel Anderson is the Pacific Water Quality Association’s Legislator of the Year.

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