Jonas Anderson, Mayor of Cave City, Arkansas, and current President of the
Arkansas Municipal League, has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Information Technology and Communications Federal Advocacy Committee. Born and raised in Cave City, he has served as mayor since 2017, and served on the City Council beginning in 2010. He has also worked in the information technology field for the past sixteen years in a variety of roles, currently serving as Chief Technology Officer at the Bank of Cave City. The appointment was announced by NLC President Mayor David Sander of Rancho Cordova, CA. As a member of NLC’s Information Technology and Communications Committee, Mayor Anderson will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions, and advocate on behalf of America’s cities, towns and villages before Congress, with the administration, and at home.
In a statement, Anderson said: “It is such an honor to receive this appointment, and I am excited to contribute to the betterment of cities and towns across the country through this role. I will be an advocate for local decision making, because local communities should have the authority to do what’s best for our particular people and place. I look forward working with my committee colleagues and sharing from my perspective as an IT professional and a small-town mayor. I’ll be telling the good story of my hometown, and of our great state, as much as possible, too!”
“NLC’s federal advocacy committees play an important role in helping policymakers in Washington understand the issues and challenges facing America’s cities, towns and villages at the local level,” said NLC President Mayor David Sander of Rancho Cordova, CA. “I’m thrilled to have Mayor Anderson serve on this committee and look forward to working with him to strengthen the federal-local partnership, and grow our common knowledge of the issues and opportunities facing our communities.”
The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair, Council Member Kevin Kramer, Louisville-Jefferson County Metro Government, KY; Vice Chair, Mayor Donald Groesser, Ralston, NE; and Vice Chair, Mayor Bobby Scott, Center Point, AL.
For more information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees, visit: https://www.nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/.
