A 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, Wuerker will be honored by the Herb Block Foundation on April 15 at the Library of Congress.

POLITICO Editor-in-Chief John F. Harris congratulated Wuerker for being “at the top of his game and enjoying it more than ever at a moment when his work matters more than ever.”

“Wuerker is funny — the essential prerequisite for a cartoonist. But his cartoons work for other reasons,” Harris said. “He assumes and appreciates the intelligence of his audience and never forgets, even when his subjects do, the spirit of public interest that should animate the work of important people in Washington.”

Wuerker’s cartoons have been a POLITICO signature since its launch three years ago, appearing individually in the newspaper and online, as well as in art accompanying enterprise stories from POLITICO journalists.

“There are so many wonderful cartoonists working today, producing great, strong cartoons who are certainly equally deserving, many of whom I’m lucky to know as friends,” Wuerker said, adding he was “absurdly lucky to get singled out like this.”

“Most of all, I feel lucky to have been pulled aboard POLITICO when it set sail. It’s been a remarkable ride,” Wuerker said. “The staff here are such smart journalists and supportive friends. And my editors, specifically John and [Executive Editor] Jim [VandeHei], are dream editors for a cartoonist. Their unwavering support of my creative freedom here, and the generous use of cartoons and caricature on the site, are all things for which I will always be grateful.”

Wuerker’s cartoons also have appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and numerous other publications.