Shamin's Mark Yardis takes the Golden Pineapple. The senator who rewrote the food ratio is legislator of the year.
The Golden Pineapple goes to Shamin Hotels' vice president of operations. Bennett-Parker carried the food-to-beverage ratio rewrite as a delegate, then won a Senate seat mid-session. The rest of the 26 awards are named September 15.
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