* The 2022 Golden Horseshoe Award for Best Use of Social Media goes to Tina Sfondeles…

I get both interesting political/government scoops and needed doses of humor from Tina Sfondeles’ Twitter account, at least while it lasts.

@ChicagoBars gets honorable mention, and his nomination of Tina is also worth noting…

Good to have her back in Chicago reporting. This nomination is contingent on Miss Sfondeles getting the Sun Times web site to quit asking me to log in every 2 days on my phone.

Yes, please.

* The Wordslinger Golden Horseshoe Award for Best CapitolFax.com Commenter goes to walker…

He frequently notes insightful and often overlooked points to the critical issues facing Illinois. And his brevity in doing so is worthy of emulation by all, especially me.

From Oswego Willy’s walker nomination…

I mean, how often to do we read “walker is correct”?

Very often.

True.

* Congratulations to everyone who won this year…

Best Session Restaurant: Fritz’s

Best Session Tavern/Hangout: JP Kelly’s

Best Senate Democrat Legislative Assistant/District Office Manager: Ivan Gonzalez

Best Senate Republican Legislative Assistant/District Office Manage: Cathy Scaife

Best House Democrat Legislative Assistant/District Office Manager: Ricardo Montoya-Picazo

Best House Republican Legislative Assistant/District Office Manager: Megan McGuire

Best House Democrat Legislative Assistant/District Office Manager: Ricardo Montoya-Picazo

Best House Republican Legislative Assistant/District Office Manager: Megan McGuire

Best Non Political State Senate Staffer: Meredith O’Brien

Best Non Political State House Staffer: Kendra Piercy

Best Senate Democrat Campaign Staffer: Kevin Romo & Dana Stoerger

Best House Democrat Campaign Staffer: Craig Willert

Best Senate Republican Campaign Staffer: Brent Ellis & Matt Butcher

Best House Republican Campaign Staffer: Mark Revis

Best Government Spokesperson: Eleni Demertzis & Abdon Pallasch

Best Campaign Spokesperson: Natalie Edelstein

Best Democrat Illinois State Representative: Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside)

Best Republican Illinois State Representative: Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City)

Best Democrat Illinois State Senator: Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago)

Best Republican Illinois State Senator: Sen. John Curran (R-Downers Grove)

Best Contract Lobbyist: Heather Wier Vaught & Liz Brown

Best In-House Lobbyist: Khadine Bennett

Best Legislative Liaison: Andi VanderKolk

Best State Agency Director: Alexis Sturm

Best Statewide Staffer: Anne Caprara

Best Do-Gooder Lobbyist: John Amdor

Best US Representative: Adam Kinzinger

Best Statewide Officeholder: JB Pritzker

Lifetime Achievement: Secretary of State Jesse White

Best Association/Union Leader: Terry Cosgrove

Best Use of Social Media: Tina Sfondeles

Wordslinger Golden Horseshoe Award for Best CapitolFax.com Commenter: walker