Transportation & Infrastructure

As of May 3, 2023, Lisa M. Downing’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Wants to raise pay for teachers in order to retain them.

Plans to bring together "leaders from universities, hospitals, businesses, churches, and philanthropic agencies to create opportunities" for equity.

- Wants to raise pay for teachers in order to retain them. 
- Plans to bring together "leaders from universities, hospitals, businesses, churches, and philanthropic agencies to create opportunities" for equity.

Public Services

Supports continual training in stress management and de-escalation tactics for the police.

Wants to raise pay for the police in order to retain more officers.

Supports requiring police officers to live in the area where they work.

- Supports continual training in stress management and de-escalation tactics for the police.
- Wants to raise pay for the police in order to retain more officers. 
- Supports requiring police officers to live in the area where they work.

Public Safety

Supports the car tax, which is a personal property tax on cars.

Wants to change the tax code to close loopholes.

- Supports the car tax, which is a personal property tax on cars. 
- Wants to change the tax code to close loopholes.

Taxes & Budget

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Lisa M. Downing

Wants to create new transit options in the county.

Plans to "hold Metro accountable to improve customer service, reliability, and timelines."

Supports more funding for sidewalk construction and bicycle lanes.

Wants to improve accessibility in county parks.

- Wants to create new transit options in the county.
- Plans to "hold Metro accountable to improve customer service, reliability, and timelines."
- Supports more funding for sidewalk construction and bicycle lanes.
- Wants to improve accessibility in county parks.

Plans to "create at least 10,000 new affordable units throughout the county by 2034."

Wants to prioritize affordable senior housing.

Supports working with local businesses to provide incentives for housing projects.

- Plans to "create at least 10,000 new affordable units throughout the county by 2034."
- Wants to prioritize affordable senior housing.
- Supports working with local businesses to provide incentives for housing projects.

Plans to make the county carbon neutral by 2050 and zero waste by 2030.

Supports more fair sports facilities countywide.

Wants to expand preschool programs and raise pay for teachers and school staff.

- Plans to make the county carbon neutral by 2050 and zero waste by 2030. 
- Supports more fair sports facilities countywide.
- Wants to expand preschool programs and raise pay for teachers and school staff.

Supports hiring more mental health professionals to respond to mental health calls.

Wants all patrol officers to wear body cameras.

Supports gun control, and plans to "fight for common sense gun control measures and close dangerous loopholes."

- Supports hiring more mental health professionals to respond to mental health calls.
- Wants all patrol officers to wear body cameras.
- Supports gun control, and plans to "fight for common sense gun control measures and close dangerous loopholes."

Wants to create a vocational training pipeline for trades workers.

Supports getting rid of government regulations around opening a business.

- Wants to create a vocational training pipeline for trades workers.
- Supports getting rid of government regulations around opening a business.

Jeffrey C. McKay

- The chairman of the board of supervisors works together with members of the board to set and implement county policy. 
- The board of supervisors is tasked with approving the county budget, setting local tax rates, approving plans for land use in the county, and appointing county officials. 
- The chairman of the board calls meetings, sets the agenda, chooses officials to appoint to county commissions and boards, and voters along with other board members. 
- The chairman of the board of supervisors represents the entire county. 
- Most board of supervisors chairs in Virginia are elected in odd years to four year terms. Elections are partisan.
