Darcy Davidsmeyer is Director, State & Local Government Relations, for Motorola, a global leader in wireless and broadband communications technologies. In this capacity, Davidsmeyer is responsible for directing the state and local legislative and public policy function of Motorola, setting the strategy and direction as it serves the business units of the Company, with a concentration on Illinois. In addition, her duties include serving as company liaison to international political and business community organizations based out of the Chicago area. Davidsmeyer works out of the corporate headquarters located in Schaumburg, Illinois, and has been with Motorola for over eighteen years.
Some of the major legislative issues that Davidsmeyer has professionally worked to impact are: North America Free Trade Agreement; permanent status of the Normal Trade Relations for China; and, more recently, federal homeland security funding for local and state governments’ interoperable communications.
Prior to joining Motorola, Davidsmeyer was assistant director of government affairs for the Illinois Association of Realtors in Springfield, Illinois. Early in her career, Darcy worked for the Illinois Senate General Assembly Staff as a budget and revenue legislative analyst and under the federal Law Enforcement Assistance Act, Illinois Region 14, as director of a regional grant office.
A native of Jacksonville, Illinois, Davidsmeyer received a bachelor’s degree from Anderson College, Anderson, Indiana. Current professional affiliations include: Corporate Fellow of the National Governors’ Association; a member of the Executive Committee of the Chicago Sister Cities International Program; a member of the board of Illinois Issues magazine; Chairman of the Schaumburg Business Development Commission.
