The list of major heroes of public affairs in 2019 would include the following in no special order:
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of California
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff of California
Former House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings of Maryland
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler of New York
Former President Jimmy Carter of Georgia
Former President Barack Obama of Illinois
Former Vice President Joe Biden of Maryland
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg
Representative Ted Deutch of Florida
Representative Eric Swalwell of California