Longtime Democratic activists Christopher and Valarie Johnson of Somerville received the John Walker Award during the 2024 Maine Democratic State Convention, held June 1 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. They were honored for their efforts and years of volunteer service to the LCDC, their community, and to all of Maine.
Walker represented the highest ideals, principles, and precepts of the Democratic party and this country. His consistent efforts towards finding common solutions to common problems — towards improving the lives of Maine people — united groups of individuals who, absent his vision, would be disparate, according to a news release from the LCDC’s Autumn Mahoney.
The Maine Democratic Party presents the John Walker Award in recognition of those whose vision and dedication leave a significant mark on his or her fellow citizens and the state as a whole.