Meet the League’s Intergovernmental Relations Staff
The League’s Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) staff work on legislative issues that matter to cities. Feel free to contact our IGR staff members with any questions, concerns, or suggestions regarding legislative issues.
IGR staff members and legislative issues:
Anne Finn
Intergovernmental Relations Director
(651) 281-1263
afinn@gofuya.com
www.twitter.com/annemfinn
Legislative issues:
- Emergency management
- Employment and Human Resources
- Public safety
- State bonding
- Transportation
- Workers’ compensation
Ted Bengtson
IGR Administrative Coordinator
(651) 281-1242
tbengtson@gofuya.com
www.twitter.com/tbengtsonLMC
Legislative issues:
- General
- Member relations
Nathan Jesson
Intergovernmental Relations Representative
(651) 281-1262
njesson@gofuya.com
www.twitter.com/nathanfjesson
Legislative issues:
- Aid to cities
- Cannabis regulation
- Local government aid (LGA)
- Public finance
- Regulated industries
- Taxes
- Tax increment financing (TIF)
Craig Johnson
Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative
(651) 281-1259
cjohnson@gofuya.com
www.twitter.com/cajohnson_1
Legislative issues:
- Energy
- Environment
- Land use and annexation
- Local/tribal relations
- State bonding
- Sustainable development
- Wastewater, drinking water, and stormwater
Daniel Lightfoot
Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative & Federal Relations Manager
(651) 281-1295
dlightfoot@gofuya.com
www.twitter.com/DFLightfoot
Legislative issues:
- Broadband
- Cable/franchising
- Economic development
- Federal relations and advocacy
- Housing
- State bonding
- Telecommunications, information technology, and wireless infrastructure