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Previous Offices Held<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Currently serving second consecutive three-year term on Kennebunk Select Board. Member of the York County Budget Committee since 2024.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Top Three Priorities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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My priorities are supporting municipal stability, strengthening climate resilience and addressing food insecurity. I will work to identify ways municipalities can responsibly increase local revenue so communities can maintain essential services. I am committed to advancing practical climate resilience strategies that protect our environment, infrastructure and economy. I also support efforts to eliminate food insecurity by promoting the food recovery hierarchy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Why are you running?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I would like to be a voice for the people of Kennebunk in Augusta. My municipal experience and the relationships I have built have given me the tools and knowledge to know what works well for our community. As a lifelong learner, I look forward to continuing to learn about the needs of the people of my community as it evolves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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What is one way Maine is on the right track? What is one way the state is on the wrong track?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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First, driving down the cost of living: lowering expenses for housing, healthcare, childcare, groceries and utilities. Second, securing livable jobs by expanding worker protections, defending retirements and attracting high-paying emerging industries to my towns. Third, protecting our environment by backing local moratoriums to block proposed projects like the Cyro Drive sludge gasification plant and mega-data centers that threaten our water supply, air quality and local power grid.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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As one of several dozen legislators in your chamber, how would you make a measurable difference for your constituents?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I believe building on the relationships I already have with legislators and creating new connections is the most important step to make when I first arrive in Augusta. Those connections will hopefully lead me to a firsthand education on how to propose and move legislation through to the governor's desk so I can be most effective for the people of Kennebunk.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Surveys show the economy is the top concern of voters. What is a specific proposal addressing Maine voters\u2019 economic anxieties that you\u2019d work to make law?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I would work to give municipalities more tools to diversify their revenue and reduce their overreliance on property taxes. I support exploring a constitutional amendment to allow locally approved taxes on tourism-related activity, such as lodging and short-term rentals, with revenue dedicated to property-tax relief and local infrastructure. This would give communities greater control and help shift some of the cost of providing services to those who use them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1907,"template":"","meta":{"voter_guide_candidate_first_name":"Lisa","voter_guide_candidate_middle_name":"Joy","voter_guide_candidate_last_name":"Pratt","voter_guide_candidate_suffix":"","voter_guide_candidate_race_id":11777,"voter_guide_candidate_age":52,"voter_guide_candidate_hometown":"","voter_guide_candidate_occupation":"Community volunteer","voter_guide_candidate_bio":"I\u2019m a mom, wife, healthcare worker and longtime community volunteer. My professional background is diverse, but each role has strengthened my commitment to serving others.","voter_guide_candidate_education":"B.A. in English, Clemson University","voter_guide_candidate_years_in_municipality":"","voter_guide_candidate_headshot_url":"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1yNmtKqRNsJD4a-Mac4t3AH1bcWnwF6AA","voter_guide_candidate_date_filed":"","footnotes":""},"vg_party":[1073],"vg_residence_municipality":[],"class_list":["post-12031","candidate","type-candidate","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","vg_party-democratic"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/candidate"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12032,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/candidates\/12031\/revisions\/12032"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1907"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"vg_party","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_party?post=12031"},{"taxonomy":"vg_residence_municipality","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.pressherald.com\/voter-guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vg_residence_municipality?post=12031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}