August 7, 2015 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Montana rancher elected to national leadership position with NACo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Phillips County, Mont. Commission Chair Lesley Robinson was elected as the Western Region Representative on the National Association of Counties (NACo) Executive Committee during NACo’s 80th Annual Conference, July 10-13, in Mecklenburg County, N.C.

NACo’s Executive Committee includes eight elected county leaders – four officers (president, first vice president, second vice president and immediate past president) and four regional representatives – who guide the association to meet the needs of its members.

Robinson will represent counties in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

On behalf of their regions, regional representatives provide substantive input to NACo’s president and the other officers. They also help to keep counties within their regions informed of association activities. Being a regional representative automatically places Robinson on the NACo Board of Directors.

“I am honored to represent the west on NACo’s Executive Committee,” Robinson said. “I look forward to helping NACo move forward on priorities in the west like responsible natural resources management, long-term funding for the Payments in the Lieu of Taxes and Secure Rural Schools programs, endangered species legislation, wildfire prevention and emergency response.”

Robinson added, “NACo is a strong voice for counties at the national level and I want to help assure that western counties voices are heard by decision makers. I believe decisions should be made from the bottom up, not top down on issues such as Wilderness and National Monument designations. My passion for our western way of life and willingness to strive to protect our western values will make me a strong Western Region Representative.

Active in NACo since 2007, Robinson is the immediate past president of the Western Interstate Region, a regional affiliate of NACo. She serves as vice chair of NACo’s Public Lands Steering Committee.

Robinson is active locally in the Bear Paw Development Corporation, Phillco Economic Council, Phillips Transit Authority and the Joint Powers Trust, Montana Stockgrowers Association and was appointed to the Montana Board of Dentistry by former Governor Judy Martz.

The National Association of Counties (NACo) unites America’s 3,069 county governments. Founded in 1935, NACo brings county officials together to advocate with a collective voice on national policy, exchange ideas and build new leadership skills, pursue transformational county solutions, enrich the public’s understanding of county government, and exercise exemplary leadership in public service. More information at: www.naco.org.

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May 29, 2014 Comments are off Montana Stockgrowers Association
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Montana’s Lesley Robinson Chosen President of Western Counties Group

Commissioner Lesley Robinson, Phillips County, Mont., National Association of Countieswas sworn in on May 23 as president of the Western Interstate Region (WIR), a caucus affiliated with the National Association of Counties (NACo). During her swearing-in at NACo’s WIR conference in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska, Robinson spoke of her commitment to be a strong voice for Western county policy priorities at the federal level. Lesley and her her husband, Jim, are ranchers in Dodson area and long-time active members of the Montana Stockgrowers Association and Montana Public Lands Council.

“As president of NACo’s Western Interstate Region, I will help shape federal policies that directly affect Phillips County and other counties across the country,” said Robinson. “With critical legislative and regulatory issues being debated in the nation’s capital, I want to make sure Western voices are heard loud and clear.”

Top WIR issues include reauthorizing MAP-21, the surface transportation bill; securing long-term funding solutions for counties through the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) and Secure Rural Schools (SRS) programs; and amplifying county voices on the newly-proposed definition of “waters of the U.S.” and endangered species act legislation.

Robinson’s swearing-in took place at the conclusion of the annual WIR conference where hundreds of county officials gathered to discuss and address issues particularly important to local communities. For more information about WIR, visit: http://www.naco.org/legislation/policies/Pages/WIR.aspx.

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The National Association of Counties (NACo) is the only national organization that represents county governments in the United States.  Founded in 1935, NACo assists America’s 3,069 counties in pursuing excellence in public service to produce healthy, vibrant, safe and resilient counties.  NACo promotes sound public policies, fosters county solutions and innovation, promotes intergovernmental and public-private collaboration and provides value-added services to save counties and taxpayers money. More information at: www.naco.org.
The Western Interstate Region (WIR) is affiliated with NACo and dedicated to the promotion of Western interests within NACo. These interests include public land issues (use and conservation), community stability and economic development and the promotion of the traditional Western way of life. WIR’s membership consists of fifteen Western states: Alaska, Hawaii, Wash., Ore., Calif., Idaho, Nev., Ariz., Mont., Wyo., Colo., N.M., Utah, N.D., S.D. 
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