Candidate for Connecticut State Senate - District 35 in 2022 Connecticut General Election.
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Get StartedShe supports contraceptive equality and full access to abortion care. Lisa will stand up to any effort to limit access to reproductive services and will fiercely support Connecticut’s laws enacted to protect this critical healthcare. Learn more
Lisa has ensured that the town’s emergency responders have access to social work providers to assist their response to mental health and addiction calls. Learn more
Lisa supports community-based policing policies. Learn more
Lisa votes in favor of fair police contracts and additional training that will increase community safety. Learn more
Lisa also supports the 2022 legislation, An Act Concerning Opioids, and will work diligently to make sure our District receives its fair share of that funding. Learn more
Lisa supports the Eastern CT Manufacturing Pipeline, part of the Workforce Investment Board, which provides jobs training to meet the hiring needs of CT’s manufacturers. Learn more
Lisa will advocate for and form partnerships with Eastern Connecticut’s land trusts, The Last Green Valley, farmland conservation, forestry groups, and Natural Resources Conservation Services. Learn more
Lisa believes in supporting paid apprenticeship programs to encourage people to enter the skilled trades. Learn more
One of Lisa’s goals is to reexamine how to fund schools with minimal reliance on property taxes. Learn more
She supports increasing the offerings of our Vocational-Technical-Agricultural high school programs, as well as increasing the numbers of students who can choose to attend those programs. Learn more
She will work to achieve effective student-to-social worker ratios in our schools so that students’ social and emotional needs are met early on during their pre-K through 3rd grade years. Learn more
Lisa supports Connecticut’s commitment to debt free community college. Learn more
Lisa will work diligently to ensure Eastern Connecticut’s schools are fully funded, attract diverse teachers, administrators, and staff, and that all students can succeed. Learn more
Lisa will advocate for and form partnerships with Eastern Connecticut’s land trusts, The Last Green Valley, farmland conservation, forestry groups, and Natural Resources Conservation Services. Learn more
She will ensure that grants to towns battling invasive aquatic species remain funded. Learn more
Lisa supports continuing efforts to understand and remedy well water contaminated by salt intrusion. Learn more
Lisa supports the proposed amendment to our state constitution to allow early voting which is on the November ballot. Learn more
Lisa supports “no excuse absentee ballots”. Learn more
As Councilwoman, Lisa worked to develop a multi-town self-insurance pool that has dramatically reduced health insurance premiums by tens of thousands of dollars. Learn more
She supports contraceptive equality and full access to abortion care. Lisa will stand up to any effort to limit access to reproductive services and will fiercely support Connecticut’s laws enacted to protect this critical healthcare. Learn more
Lisa has been in the forefront of efforts to restore critical hospital services, including Labor and Delivery care, to our region. Learn more
Lisa also supports the 2022 legislation, An Act Concerning Opioids, and will work diligently to make sure our District receives its fair share of that funding. Learn more
She supports Connecticut’s Medicaid expansion, and has supported local tax relief programs. Learn more
Lisa believes there must be adequate funding for home health-care workers as well as for safe, welcoming live-in facilities for those who choose them. Learn more
Lisa believes there must be affordable housing available both to young families and to retirees in our communities. Learn more
She understands the struggles of both young families and senior citizens to buy housing in our towns and is committed to housing affordability across all age brackets. Learn more
She supports the work underway at UConn to develop more precise testing protocols that can help streamline crumbling foundation repairs. Learn more
One of Lisa’s goals is to reexamine how to fund schools with minimal reliance on property taxes. Learn more
Lisa strongly endorses the Child Tax Credit in this year’s state budget. In Hartford, she will advocate to make this tax credit permanent to secure long-term affordability for working families. Learn more
She supports Connecticut’s Medicaid expansion, and has supported local tax relief programs. Learn more
She supports a permanent property tax credit for eligible Connecticut residents. Learn more
Lisa supports the Eastern CT Manufacturing Pipeline, part of the Workforce Investment Board, which provides jobs training to meet the hiring needs of CT’s manufacturers. Learn more
Lisa votes in favor of fair police contracts and additional training that will increase community safety. Learn more
Lisa believes in supporting paid apprenticeship programs to encourage people to enter the skilled trades. Learn more
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