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State and Local Officials Senior Advisory Committee Members, Homeland Security Advisory Council

Below, find a listing of the state officials, local officials, and senior advisory committee members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

Donald R. Knabe (Chair), Chairman, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors *
Sonny Perdue (Vice Chair), Governor, State of Georgia *
Karen J. Anderson, Former Mayor, Minnetonka, Minnesota, Past President, National League of Cities
Michael Balboni, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety, State of New York
Jim Douglas, Governor, State of Vermont, President, Council of State Governments
James R. Dunlap, Former State Senator, State of Oklahoma
Robert A. Eckles, Former Judge, Harris County, State of Texas
Peggy Merriss, City Manager, Decatur, Georgia, Past President International City-County Management Association
Karen M. Miller, Commissioner, Boone County, Columbia, Missouri, Past President National Association of Counties
Douglas H. Palmer, Mayor, Trenton, New Jersey
David G. Wallace, Former Mayor, Sugar Land, Texas
Thomas J. Wyss, State Senator, State of Indiana
Joe Zarelli, State Senator, State of Washington

* denotes full Homeland Security Advisory Council member