Rancho Cordova Vice Mayor and Mayor-Elect David Sander has been sworn in as President of the National League of Cities. The ceremony took place during NLC’s City Summit 2023.
Sander most recently served as NLC’s First Vice Mayor. He has been part of Rancho Cordova’s city council since incorporation in 2003.
From the NLC website:
Sander has been active in many community, state and national endeavors. He currently serves as Founder/President of the Rancho Cordova Athletic Association and on the Board of the Sacramento Children’s Museum, Sacramento, and NextEd’s CRANE CEO Oversight Panel.
Sander is a Founder and Past Chair of the Rancho Cordova 4th of July Committee, an active member and Past President of the Board of the Cordova Community Council, and a past Board Member of the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce, past chair and board member of Regional Transit, Paratransit, the Friends of the Sacramento Library Board, the Cordova Community Planning Advisory Council (CORPAC), Sacramento County Airports Master Plan Commission, and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department’s Citizen’s Advisory Panel.
He has been recognized with several awards, including being named to the prestigious National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) in 2012. Previously, he was named as the Sacramento Region’s Elected Official of the Year (2006). In 2002, he was named “Volunteer of Year” by both the Rancho Cordova Chamber of Commerce and the Cordova Community Council. He has been a delegate to the National Summit on Retirement Savings at the White House and was a member of the California State Franchise Tax Board’s Technical Advisory Committee. In 2001-02, he co-chaired a successful ballot measure (Rancho Cordova Kids First) that funded $49 million in school improvements in the city.
“I am honored to be elected President of the National League of Cities at such an important time in our organization’s history,” said Sander, who will serve in the role for one year. “As long as they’ve existed, the laboratories of democracy that we call cities, towns and villages have been essential in building partnerships and driving innovation in our country. I look forward to working closely with the incredible group of local leaders that make up our Board of Directors and our NLC membership as we envision what’s possible for our communities over the next 100 years.”
The NLC is the nation’s oldest and largest municipal organization, advocating for cities, towns and villages across the U.S. Past California presidents include Joe Buscaino (2020), Ronald O. Loveridge (2010), and Tom Bradley (1970).