Endorsements
Lodi Mayor Mark Chandler endorses Lodi Small Business Owner Lisa Craig for Lodi City Council
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(Lodi, CA) - Last week, Mayor Mark Chandler endorsed Lodi Small Business Owner Lisa Craig for Lodi City Council. Chandler, who chose not to run for re-election to the Lodi City Council, endorsed Craig at a gathering of friends and family supporting Craig's election to the Lodi City Council.
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"I am proud to support Lisa Craig for Lodi City Council," said Chandler. "Her deep municipal experience makes her the most qualified candidate to run for council in many years and sets her head and shoulders above other candidates in this race. We can count on Lisa to preserve our quality of life while ensuring our neighborhoods are safe."
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A second-generation Lodi native, Lisa Craig serves as the property manager of her family-owned neighborhood shopping center, Kettleman Station. She also serves as the Business Development Committee Chair for the Lodi Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the City of Lodi Site Planning and Architectural Review Committee.
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"I am appreciative of Mayor Chandler's support," replied Craig. "His tireless work on behalf of Lodi residents has bettered our community and helped us navigate the unforeseen challenges we have had to overcome these past couple of years."
Lisa Craig is running in the newly drawn Lodi Council District 2, which will be on the ballot in the upcoming November 8th General Election.
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The Police Officers Association of Lodi
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The Police Officers Association of Lodi proudly endorses Lisa Craig for Lodi City Council. An experienced public servant, Lisa will prioritize public safety, ensuring we have the resources to keep Lodi families safe."
- Corporal Ryan LaRue, POA President
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Lodi Chamber of Commerce
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The Lodi Chamber is proud to announce our endorsements of two candidates for city council. We are confident and believe they are best equipped with the knowledge to guide our city. We believe the days and years ahead will be challenging for all of us. In such times as these, the word which underscores our decisions is “EXPERIENCED.”
The selection panel was a cross-section of members of our chamber’s eight-hundred small, medium, and large businesses. People who live here, invested in business here, hire employees and work for all their family’s well-being and the overall success of Lodi. Mr. Patrick, Chamber CEO acts as the panel moderator, who does not vote. Candidates do not know the questions they will be asked; each candidate gets the same questions.
Questions are designed to find out what they know about how they city operates. How they might change the next General Plan; what are the two most dependable streams of revenue the city receives. Only three of the seven knew that answer. Council members have the responsibility to oversee how the money is spent. The answer to the question is Sales tax and Property tax, what we Lodians all pay.
For the Council Seat in District two, our endorsement goes to Lisa Craig. Lisa returned to her home town of Lodi 4 years ago. Since then, she opened her own business The Craig Group consults for city governments across the nation on historical redevelopment, planning, and policy development. She was the volunteer Executive Director of the Lodi Historical Society, then became a senior partner in the Redevelopment of Lodi’s Kettleman Station, and joined with Matt Teresi in the development and management of ClearSuites. Lisa volunteered to fill an open seat on the Planning Commission and served for a time, then switched to “Spark” the Architectural Review Committee for new construction in Lodi. Currently Lisa is President of Tokay Rotary. In our panel’s opinion, her long-time experience in dealing with and guiding cities is unparalleled by anyone running for City Council. We believe Lisa will be an excellent city council member and Mayor in turn. Our great hope is that Lisa will have a positive influence for change in the City’s building and permitting process. The Chamber will be an ally with her in the endeavor.
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