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Jefferson Awards

Update: Voting closed as of Monday, April 12 and a winner has been chosen! Join us on Monday, April 26 for breakfast to honor all our Washington Winners and find out who is our National Nominee! Click here to register.

It's time to vote!

Every night this week, KING 5's Evening Magazine is airing interviews with our five Washington Jefferson Awards winners. Only one gets to go to Washington D.C. as our state's National Nominee - and you're going to tell us who.

The morning after each interview is aired, it's available for streaming online. We're collecting links at our Jefferson Awards page - once a video is available, a link appears in their bio. The last video will air Friday night and be online Saturday morning - and then you have the weekend to make your decision. Voting closes on Monday, April 12.

These interviews are short, but telling. The winners' stories are powerful. We hope you'll participate in the process and help us choose a national nominee - the winner of the public vote will be announced at our Jefferson Awards Breakfast on Monday, April 26.

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