Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner may have failed in his attempt to get the commission to consider offering domestic partner benefits to county employees. But he succeeded in getting an award from social workers for the effort. The local chapter of the National Association of Social Workers named Beckner Legislator of the Year last week in part because of the domestic partnership initiative. The organization also gave Beckner props for holding office hours in locations throughout the county.

Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer

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