DeKalb County, GA Commissioner Larry Johnson was sworn in as NACo’s new president Monday afternoon at NACo’s 2021 Annual Business Meeting in Prince George’s County, MD. Johnson, representing Clark County, NV, was elected second vice president of NACo in 2019.
Delegates at the association’s 86th Annual Conference elected Johnson to lead the executive team along with Boone County, KY Judge Executive Gary Moore, immediate past president; Will County, IL board member Denise Winfrey, who becomes NACo’s first vice president and Ramsey County, MN Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire, who was elected second vice president in a three-way election.
Johnson laid out his vision for his year ahead in a speech to county officials. “I am pleased to announce that I will focus on the theme ‘Counties thrive,’” Johnson said. “We’ll focus on six areas,” he said, noting that the THRIVE acronym stands for: Technology, Health, Readiness, Infrastructure, Vulnerable Populations and Economic Opportunity.
“I hope you all will join me because this is not a one-man show,” Johnson said. “NACo, we’re going to go on this ride together.”
The 2021 Annual Conference was the first large gathering of NACo members since early 2020, when county officials gathered in Washington, D.C. for the Legislative Conference, just ahead of the big shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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