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In early 2013, mainly [[Democratic Socialists of America]] aligned activists, together with many elected officials across the United States came together to urge President Obama to award posthumously the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]] to the legendary organizer, Fred Ross, Sr. The [[Saul Alinsky]] trained radical was the first to organize people through house meetings, a mentor to both [[Cesar Chavez]] and [[DSA]]er Dolores Huerta, and a pioneer in Latino voter outreach since 1949 when he helped elect [[Communist Party USA]] affiliate Ed Roybal<ref>DSA organizer Peter Dreier wrote in ''[[HuPoHuffPo]]'', [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-dreier/from-organizer-to-elected_b_124971.html Huffington Post, From Organizer To Elected Official], September 8, 2008.</ref> as Los Angeles’s first Latino council member, "Ross’ influence on social change movements remains strong two decades after his death in 1992".