Big Seven (United States)
The Big Seven is a group of non-partisan, non-profit organizations whose members include United States state and local government officials:
- Council of State Governments
- International City/County Management Association
- National Association of Counties
- National Conference of State Legislatures
- National Governors Association
- National League of Cities
- United States Conference of Mayors
These groups are influential in national government, often lobbying Congress to represent their members' interests.
References
[edit]- Patterson, Bradley H. Jr. (2000). The White House Staff: Inside the West Wing and Beyond. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. pp. Ch. 13. ISBN 0-8157-6951-2.