Mayor McGee Appointed to NLC Committee
Mayor Gene McGee Appointed to Serve on the National League of Cities Public Safety and
Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee
RIDGELAND, MS — Mayor Gene McGee has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee. Mayor McGee was elected to a one year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, gun violence, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness, response and recovery, and homeland security. The appointment was announced by NLC President Steve Patterson, Mayor of Athens, Ohio.
McGee expressed his gratitude for being appointed to the NLC committee, stating, “It’s an honor to serve in this role. Public safety and crime prevention remain one of the top priorities for the City of Ridgeland.”
As a member of NLC’s Public Safety and Crime Prevention Committee, Mayor McGee will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities, towns and villages before Congress, with the administration and at home in Ridgeland.
“NLC’s federal advocacy committees play a crucial role in advancing the policies and priorities of America’s 19,000 cities, towns, and villages with federal policymakers,” said National League of Cities President Mayor Steve Patterson of Athens, Ohio. “I am excited to work with Mayor McGee this year to help strengthen the relationships between local and federal leaders.”
The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Brian Kazy, Councilman, City of Cleveland, Ohio, Vice Chair Dontario Hardy, Mayor, City of Kinston, North Carolina, Vice Chair Nic Hunter, Mayor, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and LaShay Harris, Council Vice President, City of Rochester, New York.
For more information on NLC’s Federal Advocacy Committees, visit
https://www.nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/.
