Lopez to Serve on NLC's Transportation & Infrastructure Committee

Published on January 30, 2024

John Lopez, Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, has been reappointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Transportation and Infrastructure Services (TIS) Federal Advocacy Committee for a third year. Mayor Pro Tem Lopez was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on transportation and infrastructure. The reappointment was announced by NLC President Mayor David Sander of Rancho Cordova, CA. 

“I’m honored to serve on this committee and represent my hometown of Grand Prairie,” said Mayor Pro Tem Lopez. “I am fully committed to tirelessly working toward developing sustainable and efficient transportation solutions for our communities that meet the demands of today while paving the way for a more connected and resilient future.”

As a member of NLC’s Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee, Mayor Pro Tem Lopez 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 President’s administration and at home.

“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 Pro Tem Lopez serve on NLC’s Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee this year, 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.”  

This year’s Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee will be led by Chair Dan Kealey, Councilmember, Burnsville, MN; Vice Chair Vanessa Fuentes, Councilmember, Austin, TX; Vice Chair Toby Barker, Mayor, Hattiesburg, MS; and Vice Chair Martha Castex-Tatum, Vice Mayor Pro Tem and Council Member, Houston, TX.

For more information on NLC’s federal advocacy committees, visit www.nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees.