ISSUE PRIORITIES

Public Safety & Police

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Lisa brings a wealth of experience to the table, through her service in the military as a police woman (formally called "Security Forces) and a social worker, as well as her decade-long work in the disaster response/humanitarian space. This background provides her with a unique lens through which she approaches the challenges faced by our community in terms of emergencies, disasters and crime. Lisa supports innovative policies such as the mental health co-response model and has sponsored bills expanding benefits and protections to co-responders. She also would like to see earlier intervention and response for low-level crimes to ensure crime does not grow in the community and our neighbors feel safe. 

Lisa is passionate about improving emergency systems and supporting our first responders. She successfully ran a bill in 2026, HB26-1069 - Availability of Emergency Medical Services, that adds co-responders to the first-responder definition and that provides reimbursements for first responders providing on-the-ground care. She also sponsored a bill that allows for businesses, local governments and nonprofits to access emergency protective equipment from the state at no cost to them.

Healthcare

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Older adults and disabled persons are often overlooked in the community but Lisa has worked hard to support and promote aging in place. This was a promise she made to her grandmother who died of Alzheimer's and has continued to advocate on behalf of older adults through Jefferson County and State level boards and committees. In 2026, Lisa successfully ran HB26-1107, Health Care in Regulated Facilities, to improve disclosure requirements for dementia care facilities.

As a case manager, Lisa worked in low income communities, assisted living homes, and direct in-home care. She understands how important it is to build communities that work for all our healthcare needs - from growing our healthcare provider base, to simplifying the process of applying and requesting care. Lisa has successfully run bills to increase access to services such as therapy and dry needling, two services that can help address mental and physical health needs throughout Colorado. HB26-1228, Marriage & Family Therapy Clinical Requirements, increases access to licensure for marriage and family therapist students to streamline the increase of providers, and HB26-1042, Dry Needling by Occupational Therapists, increases access to dry needling services that can help reduce pain and improve wellbeing. 

As a new mom, Lisa sees the challenges mothers face trying to get proper healthcare for themselves and their kids. Lisa supports expanding preventative healthcare coverage and strong early childhood support to set our kids and future up for success; in line with this, Lisa sponsored SB26-032, Promoting Immunization Access, that updates vaccination requirements for youth and ensures vaccines are in line with American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations.

Innovative Community & Housing Development

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Lisa believes that the best ideas and policies come from communities and organizations working together. Much of her background has been around housing advocacy. She worked to pilot a home-sharing program giving young adults a chance at living affordable to save for that first house!

Lisa supports policies that promote supportive housing structures, micro-loans, first-time homebuyer programs, nursing home reintegration and smart zoning that allows for creative solutions around housing. She understands the need to simplify and streamline the development process as well as simplify the zoning policy to allow for smaller community developers to improve and grow our housing stock.

These ideas will promote fair housing and save taxpayer dollars in Colorado. Lisa will work towards these goals through community partnerships, efficient resource collaboration, and an increase in grant applications.

Environment

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Lisa focuses on cross-sector strategies to ensure proper response to emergency situations and promote healthy eco-practices to reduce waste and pollution. She wants to enable and empower collaborative work from local, county and state officials. There needs to be a united approach to enable better emergency and climate policy.

Lisa believes that expanding mitigation programs, stronger recycling and emission-reduction programs, educational programs, and waste reduction programs like "smart water sensors"  and efficient appliance exchanges are ways to help educate and reduce waste of our precious water supply.

During her first year in office, Lisa sponsored two bills on reducing food waste, HB25-1166, Efforts to Reduce Food Waste, and HB25-1059, Food Waste Reduction in Public Schools. These bills increase education on reducing food waste, reduce barriers to donate to people and organizations and expand liability protections for businesses.

Our Children’s Future

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Lisa became a mom in 2023 and is even more passionate about our children now than ever. In the past, she has worked on programs serving vulnerable and disabled, persons, ensuring that these programs are effective and equitable.

She mentored Colorado children with developmental disabilities, implemented universal applications for homeless children within school systems, and developed a national ambassador program for higher education students.

Locally, Lisa works with Arvada High Schools doing mock interviews, presentations, and panels to students wanting to grow their skills and network.  She believes the best way to stop poverty and move people towards self sufficiency is through strong educational roots, expanded school social supportive programs and early interventions.

Lisa sponsored a bill in 2025, HB25-1179, Auto Insurance Coverage Child Restraint System, that requires insurance companies to replace a child car seat if a child was in the car at the time of a motor vehicle accident. She is also passionate about working with local schools, and sponsored a bill, HB25-1059,  Food Waste Reduction in Public Schools, to teach youth in public schools about food waste reduction, composting, and donating to food banks.

Emergency Management & Climate Advocacy

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Communities need strong leaders not just on the good days but on your worst. Lisa's background as a Military Policewoman and in the Emergency Management space for over 10 years has prepared her to advocate for public safety programs as well as understand how to work towards safe solutions to an ever-increasing climate challenge.

Lisa's has managed crisis at the city, county, state and international level. She has helped Colorado over the past decade during fires and floods as well as internationally during the war in Ukraine and Syrian refugee crisis. She recognizes the urgent need to move forward greener policies and ensuring communities are prepared for future natural disasters by implementing Wildfire Protection Planning Programs and educational programs.

Small Businesses

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Lisa has spent the past few years immersing herself in the world of small businesses through the Arvada Chamber of Commerce and meeting over 100 local businesses to learn of the challenges they face today. When COVID started, Lisa manufactured over 120 gallons of free sanitizer in her backyard and donated it to help businesses remain open.

She understands barriers and challenges in local businesses and how smart policy can play a role in their success. She understands that policy is not a "one size fits all" in regards to businesses of different sizes, something her brother who owns a venue and restaurant instilled in her. Additionally, she would like to see a growth in women and minority-owned businesses.

Lisa believes in incentivizing businesses towards climate and employee friendly workplaces rather than unfunded mandates and punitive policies.

Veterans

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Since leaving the military, Lisa has spent years supporting Veterans directly through case management at CSU, building mentorship programs, expanding fellowship programs and advocating for more Veteran resources. She has served on Congressman Perlmutter’s Veterans Advisory Council and is part of Jefferson County Veterans Democratic group, VETI. She is part of nonpartisan groups such as Veterans for Political Innovation, Team Rubicon, VoteVets, and New Politics. She would like to see programs that support hiring of our Veterans and stronger transitional programs into our STEM, trade and vocational careers. 

Lisa ran SB25-282, Protections for Veterans Seeking Benefits, to prevent veterans being taken advantage of for receiving disability money. She also supported HB26-1325, Natural Medicine, to create a pilot program on the safety and effectiveness of ibogaine as a treatment for mental health conditions for veterans and other individuals with mental health conditions.

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