Lisa Craig-HensleyIncumbent

Candidate for City Council Member, Lodi, District 2 · Incumbent

Lisa Craig-Hensley was born and raised in Lodi, graduating from Tokay High School in 1978. She spent 35 years working in city planning, military housing, and public policy in the Washington, D.C. area before returning to Lodi in 2018. She previously served on Lodi's Site Plan and Architectural Review Committee and Planning Commission. She is a local business owner — managing partner of the Kettleman Station commercial retail center and principal of The Craig Group Partners, a consulting firm specializing in climate resilience and historic property redevelopment that has advised cities across the country and internationally. She served as Lodi's mayor in 2024, during which she led the hiring of a new city manager and convened a town hall on homelessness, and she chairs the San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission.

As mayor in 2024, Craig-Hensley led the hiring process for a new city manager and convened a town hall on homelessness, and has prioritized downtown revitalization, park improvements, and clean-energy projects such as the Lodi Energy Center Hydrogen Hub. Her stated priorities include protecting and expanding economic incentives for the historic downtown and eastside commercial districts, climate resilience and disaster-preparedness planning, and encouraging citizen participation on local boards and commissions. She has also cited recruiting experienced staff for the city attorney's office and public works department, addressing the city's structural budget deficit, and ensuring the success of the Lodi Access Center's homelessness services as priorities for a second term.

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