When Howard M. Metzenbaum retired from the U.S. Senate in 1994, Ohio Citizen Action decided to honor him by presenting an award in his name. Throughout his years of service in the Senate, Senator Metzenbaum’s name was synonymous with principled tenacity.

Sen. Metzenbaum passed milestone consumer protection laws, including plant closing legislation, food labeling, and orphan drug legislation, and saved taxpayers billions of dollars. After his retirement from the Senate, he served as Chairman of the Consumer Federation of America, where he continued his unparalleled service, helping stop the proposed takeover of Blue Cross by Columbia HCA, protected meat inspection standards, and fought for consumer protections in the telecommunications industry. Senator Metzenbaum died in 2008, at the age of 90.

Ohio Citizen Action Howard M. Metzenbaum Award recipients