Nic Hunter, Mayor of Lake Charles, La., has been appointed as Vice Chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) 2025 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee. Mayor Hunter 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 Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  

“It is an honor to be selected for service as the Vice Chair of the NLC 2025 Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee,” said Mayor Nic Hunter. “Although every city is different, we all share a common goal of enhancing public safety and making every effort to ensure that our residents are safe in our communities. I am looking forward to the opportunity to share ideas with other cities and to advocate for all American cities at the federal level. Federal advocacy has been crucial to and fruitful for the City of Lake Charles in recent years. There is strength in numbers, and I am happy to lend my voice to this important conversation.”

As Vice Chair of the committee, Mayor Hunter 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 Lake Charles.

“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 National League of Cities President Sharon Weston Broome, Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “I am excited to work with Mayor Nic Hunter and look forward to supporting their vision and leadership as they lead the Public Safety and Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee this year and help grow the partnership between local and federal leaders.”   

The leadership of this year’s committee will consist of Chair Van Johnson, Mayor, Savannah, Georgia, 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/.