Issues
Champion Citizen Rights & Freedoms
I’m a thoughtful County Commissioner and experienced leader with a straightforward, unwavering purpose: to represent “We The People” of Williamson County and District 1—not special interests or political insiders, but YOU, the residents I serve. As your current County Commissioner, I have fought to protect individual liberty, property rights, and personal freedoms—the very foundations America was built upon and the rights that too often go unrealized today. I remain fully committed to bringing transparency and accountability to the Commission while safeguarding what matters most to our citizens. With your support and your vote on May 5 - Election Day, I will continue these essential efforts to put the YOU first.
Responsible and Sensible Managed Growth
I strongly support managed, responsible growth that enhances our quality of life—without letting uncontrolled overgrowth erode Williamson County's rural character, open spaces, farmland, and infrastructure.
Our county's strength lies in its diverse landscapes: vibrant cities and towns alongside cherished rural areas, rolling pastures, working farms, and natural beauty. Yet rapid, unchecked development is already straining our roads, schools, traffic, public safety, and essential services—creating congestion and challenges that outpace solutions.
I’d like to see the County Commission have a true seat at the table to balance the development into rural areas and ensure the impact on our infrastructure is carefully considered in regard to its impact on the taxpayers pocketbooks and quality of life.
I am committed to:
- Prioritizing infrastructure and public safety investments so roads, schools, first responders, and facilities can serve growth effectively, not just react to overgrowth.
- Protecting our rural character, values, and agricultural heritage while embracing smart growth that strengthens the whole county and avoids continuing to overburden systems.
- Actively preserving farmland, historic spaces, and rural areas with policies that curb sprawl, safeguard natural beauty and history, and direct development to cities/planned areas with existing or expandable infrastructure.
Ensuring accountability in development so growth benefits all residents—not just special interests—and prevents fiscal and quality-of-life strains from unplanned expansion.
Click Learn More to view the Resolution Co-Sponsored by Commissioner Hayes and the House Bill being heard at the state level supporting county oversight of local growth.
Rural Preservation
In 2020, the Williamson County Commission passed a new land-use plan limiting 1 house per 5 acres and reduced development in the rural unincorporated areas of the county to preserve as much of our beautiful rural landscape as possible. The next challenge we face is to work with the municipalities to limit their growth to inside their growth boundaries.
Lisa worked hard to keep the Burwood and Spring Hill communities in District 1 out of the Urban Growth Boundary. She also worked with Fernvale citizens to prevent a Retreat from being developed that would have had a devastating impact on the quaint and quiet valley. Lisa has continues to work to protect the rural areas by so-sponsoring and passing Resolution 2-26-20. Lisa also has testified at the TN State Capital in support of HB 2419.
Fiscal Responsibility
The county government should manage the taxpayers like the families that live here. Williamson County is over $1 billion in debt, we must take measures to be more mindful in our spending. I have:
- Keep taxes low while finding cost-saving measures that don’t compromise essential services.
- Full transparency of the County books so citizens can see how their tax dollars are being spent.
- Reduce spending and county debt by being better stewards of your tax dollars and greater oversight on project builds and expenditures.
- Improve our design and processes for capital improvement projects to ensure we are getting more for less; such as: RFP (Request For Proposal) process, JJJ project, employee pay and benefits, land acquisition, etc.
Fair and Free Elections
Our democracy lives and breathes through the faith in our election process. It's important for County Commissioners to work with our Election Commission to ensure they have the support they need to ensure our elections are secure. Continuous improvement of our election process to both minimize fraud and maintain the highest level of security is imperative.