From Staff Reports
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Texarkana, Arkansas, Ward 2 Director Laney Harris has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2022 Human Development Federal Advocacy Committee.
Harris was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC's federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities. The appointment was announced by NLC President Mayor Vince Williams of Union City, Georgia, in a news release.
"I am very excited of being part of an collected approach for issues and concerns throughout this nation," Harris said.
As a member of the committee, Harris will play a role among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC's policy positions and advocating on behalf of America's municipalities before Congress, with the administration and at home.
"NLC's federal advocacy committees are a key tool for gathering insights directly from the communities that our members serve," Williams said.
"I am excited to have Director Harris serve on the Human Development Committee and look forward to working with him to fulfill the promise of America's cities, towns and villages."
The full leadership of this year's committee will consist of Chair Kacy Kostiuk, council member, Takoma Park, Maryland; Vice Chair Denise D. Adams, mayor pro tempore, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; and Vice Chair Adriana Rocha Garcia, council member, San Antonio, Texas.
(For more information on NLC's federal advocacy committees, visit nlc.org/advocacy/committees.)