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Association. He is also a co-founder of the Southwest Voter Registration Education Project and he served on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Holiday Commission. Obledo was also the Founder and President of the National Coalition of Hispanic Organizations.
His accomplishments in law, advocacy and civil rights were recognized in 1998 when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award, this countrys highest civilian award, from then President William J. Clinton.
Obledo is also the recipient of the OHTLI award, the highest award bestowed by Mexico on a foreigner. He held a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Doctorate of Law from St. Marys University in San Antonio. Dr. Obledo received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from the California State University, Sacramento in May 2010 and was a faculty member of Harvard School of Law.
Dr. Mario G. Obledo was married to Keda Alcala-Obledo and resided in Sacramento, California.
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