Goodyear, Arizona Councilmember Brannon Hampton has officially been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Community and Economic Development Federal Advocacy Committee. According to a news release from the City of Goodyear, Hampton, who also doubles as a small business owner and financial advisor, will serve a one-year term influencing NLC’s federal advocacy agenda on key issues like housing and economic development.
During his term, Councilmember Hampton is tasked to actively engage and advocate before Congress, within the administration, and back at home in support of America's cities, towns, and villages. "I'm honored to serve on the National League of Cities Community and Economic Development Committee," Hampton said, in a statement made by the City of Goodyear.
NLC President Steve Patterson lauded the role of the federal advocacy committees in elevating local needs to national decision-makers. "NLC’s federal advocacy committees are vital for uplifting the voices and needs of America’s 19,000 cities, towns, and villages to decision-makers in Washington,” said Patterson, as stated by the City of Goodyear.
The 2025 NLC committee will be helmed by Chair Jeffrey L. Boney, Councilmember from Missouri City, Texas, Vice Chair Michael Lombardo, the Mayor of Pittston, Pennsylvania, and Vice Chair Cindy Silva, Councilmember of Walnut Creek, California. For those interested in learning more about the National League of Cities and its Federal Advocacy Committees, additional details and resources can be found on the NLC’s official website.
