Vince Rabago

Assistant attorney general, consumer protection and advocacy division, Arizona Attorney General's Office

Age: 39

Community involvement: El Conquistador neighborhood association, president; Democratic Party officer; University of Arizona Hispanic Alumni Association; Arizona Minority Bar Association; UA volunteer mentor

Book on bedside table: Bushwhacked: Life in George W. Bush's America by Molly Ivins

You attribute your success to: The work ethic, values and faith instilled in me by my parents and the support of my family and friends.

Unique thing no one knows: I won the fencing tournament in my UA fencing class back in 1989.

A word from the nominator: "I have seen Vince put in a 12-hour work day and thereafter go to a volunteer event, all the while maintaining a sense of humor. All this while herding volunteers from project to project, while quietly teaching them the skills they need. All done so tactfully that it is only in retrospect that people realize that they have been taught and led." - Mohur Sidhwa, chairwoman, Legislative District 28, Pima County