Three Arlington City Council members were recently appointed to serve on National League of Cities committees.
As committee members, these Arlington City Council representatives will play key roles among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home.
Dr. Barbara Odom-Wesley, Arlington City Council District 8 at-large representative, was appointed as vice-chair of the National League of Cities 2025 Human Development Federal Advocacy Chair. Dr. Odom-Wesley was also elected to a two-year term on the National League of Cities (NLC) board of directors last fall.
Bowie Hogg, Arlington City Council District 7 at-large representative, was appointed as a member of Human Development Committee.
This committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, education, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity, and immigration reform. Most recently, the Committee’s work has focused on workforce investment strategies to support local economies, including career and technical education and investments in training, advocating for comprehensive immigration reform including a legislative solution for Dreamers, and working to ensure that federal resources to combat the opioid epidemic make it to the local level.
Raul H. Gonzalez, Arlington City Council District 2 representative, was appointed as member of the NLC’s 2025 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.
This committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving intergovernmental relations (including Federalism and unfunded mandates), Census, municipal pensions, municipal bonds and capital finance, tax reform, antitrust issues, civil rights, and labor relations. Most recently, the committee has focused on protecting the interests of cities in federal tax reform efforts, including the tax exemption of municipal bonds, and advocating for local taxing authority on online remote sales transactions.
Information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees.
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