Dona Ana Legislative Coalition
OUR HISTORY
In the fall of 2007, a strong alliance of elected officials, along with members of the education, economic development and the business communities of Dona Ana County, joined together to work towards instituting common visions and outcomes to benefit the area. Up to that time, a number of collaborative initiatives had already occurred throughout Dona Ana County, yet there was still a need to formally collaborate on legislative issues affecting New Mexico's fastest-growing county. The Dona Ana Legislative Coalition (DACLC) was created to fill that need. The DACLC promotes and supports legislation that affects wealth creation, quality of life and the community at large.
OUR MISSION
The DACLC seeks to identify and promote significant legislative initiatives to benefit Las Cruces and the surrounding communities' economic and developmental needs. Through collaboration, the DACLC membership will promote appropriate action at the city, county, state and federal levels if needed. Each year the DACLC membership will identify five to seven key legislative initatives submitted by the core and alliance members. They will establish an annual plan to strategically promote key initatives and perform a post-legislative session evaluation of DACLC's effectiveness. This will include the development of systems to assess the level of support that elected legislators provide for the identified initiatives.
Thank you to our participating membership:
Greater Las Cruces Chamber of Commerce
New Mexico State University
City of Las Cruces
Las Cruces Public Schools
Hatch Valley Public Schools
Gadsden Independent School District
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
Hispano Chamber of Commerce de Las Cruces
Mesilla Valley Economic Development Alliance (MVEDA)
The Bridge - Regional Educational Initiative
