Past recpients of ACSA's Freind of Public Education Award include the following:

2008 – Assemblymember Gene Mullin
2007 – Senator Denise Ducheny
2006 – Assemblymember Carol Liu
2005 – None given due to Special Election
2004 – Senators Byron Sher and Jim Brulte
2003 – Senator Jack Scott, Assemblymembers Joe Simitian and Lynn Daucher
2002 – Assemblymember Virginia Strom Martin (award pulled due to vote on AB 2160)
2001 – Assemblymember Darrell Steinberg
2000 – Senator John Vasconcellos
1999 – Senator Bruce McPherson and Assemblymember Ted Lempert
1998 – Senator Dede Alpert
1997 – Assemblymember Jim Cuneen