CALSAGA recognizes Senator Abel Maldonado as our 2007 Legislator of the Year

On Wednesday, July 16, the CALSAGA Board of Directors, staff, members and distinguished guests recognized Senator Abel Maldonado (R – Santa Maria) as our 2007 Legislator of the Year at a reception at Spataro Bar and Grill in Sacramento. 

As many of you know, Senator Maldonado has been a champion for CALSAGA, authoring key pieces of legislation, including SB 194 in 2005, which required proprietary security officers to register with BSIS and go through a background screening and SB 666 last year, which was the first step in requiring a training curriculum standard for proprietary security.  Senator Maldonado is the first recipient of this award and we couldn’t think of another legislator more deserving.

“On behalf of our Board of Directors and the nearly 300 members that we represent, the California Association of Licensed Security Agencies, Guards and Associates would like recognize Senator Maldonado as our 2007 Legislator of the Year for his demonstrated leadership and commitment to improving the private security industry.   Because of his leadership, we have made huge strides in professionalizing the security industry, in an effort to further increase consumer and public protection”, said Association Manager, Jeff Flint.

The idea for CALSAGA to honor a legislator once a year came from our Legislative Committee Chair, and Past President, Randy Davis from AlliedBarton Security Services.  It is our goal to recognize a legislator each subsequent year who has been a friend of our association and industry.

We congratulate Senator Maldonado on this achievement and look forward to working with him in the future.