Two Arlington City Council Members Appointed to 2026 NLC Committees

Published on March 12, 2026

By the Office of Communication

Two Arlington City Council members and the City’s intergovernmental relations manager were recently appointed to serve on National League of Cities committees.

As committee members, these representatives will play key roles among a diverse group of local leaders in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocating on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the administration and at home.

Raul H. Gonzalez, Arlington City Council District 2 representative, was appointed as a member of NLC’s 2026 Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations Committee.

This committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving intergovernmental relations (including Federalism and unfunded mandates), Census, municipal pensions, municipal bonds and capital finance, tax reform, antitrust issues, civil rights, and labor relations. Most recently, the committee has focused on protecting the interests of cities in federal tax reform efforts, including the tax exemption of municipal bonds, and advocating for local taxing authority on online remote sales transactions.

Bowie Hogg, Arlington City Council District 7 at-large representative, was appointed as member of the NLC’s 2026 Human Development Committee.

This committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving social services, children and learning, poverty and income support, employment and workforce development, equal opportunity, education, Social Security and seniors, individuals with disabilities, public health care, mental health parity, and immigration reform. Most recently, the Committee’s work has focused on workforce investment strategies to support local economies, including career and technical education and investments in training, advocating for comprehensive immigration reform including a legislative solution for Dreamers, and working to ensure that federal resources to combat the opioid epidemic make it to the local level. 

Natalie Raulston, who has served as Arlington’s intergovernmental relations manager in the Communication & Legislative Affairs Department since 2021, was appointed as a member of NLC’s 2026 2026 Information Technology and Communications Federal Advocacy Committee.

This committee is responsible for developing policy positions and leading NLC’s advocacy on issues involving broadband access and affordability, net neutrality, cable TV, phone services, spectrum issues, wireless facilities siting, smart cities, and cybersecurity. Most recently, the Committee’s work has focused on defending against federal preemption of wireless facilities siting authority, closing the digital divide, and broadband consumer protections for city residents.