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Lisa Carlquist is originally from Marietta, Georgia. Lisa earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is widowed and lives in the Atlanta, Georgia metropolitan area. 

Lisa is a business leader and chief executive.

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Lisa currently serves as a board member of Artisan Atlanta LLC, the successor entity to the company she founded. She previously served as the president of Artisan Custom Closets in Marietta, Georgia. Before founding Artisan, Lisa worked as a senior design consultant at SpaceMakers of America in Marietta. She also worked as an account manager at T&R Fixtures and as a business developer at ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance.

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Lisa's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia's 11th Congressional District is her first run for public office. 

Believes the economy is suffering from inflation, overregulation, and reckless federal spending, and advocates for expanding domestic energy production and supporting small businesses to help working families succeed.

Believes the economy is suffering from inflation and overregulation.

Supports reining in federal spending, arguing Washington has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem.

Supports lower taxes and reducing regulatory burdens on businesses and working families.

Supports a skilled trade enhancement act and workforce development initiatives.

- Believes the economy is suffering from inflation and overregulation.
- Supports reining in federal spending, arguing Washington has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem.
- Supports lower taxes and reducing regulatory burdens on businesses and working families.
- Supports a skilled trade enhancement act and workforce development initiatives.

Economy

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Advocates for the protection of Second Amendment rights.

Advocates for the protection of Second Amendment rights.

- Advocates for the protection of Second Amendment rights.

Public Safety

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Advocates for expanding domestic energy production.

- Advocates for expanding domestic energy production.

Energy & the Environment

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Supports stronger border security, tougher penalties for traffickers, and providing law enforcement with necessary tools to combat criminal networks.

Opposes amnesty for those in the country unlawfully.

Supports President Trump's military action against Iran, arguing Iran cannot be permitted to develop nuclear capability.

- Supports stronger border security, tougher penalties for traffickers, and providing law enforcement with necessary tools to combat criminal networks.
- Opposes amnesty for those in the country unlawfully.
- Supports President Trump's military action against Iran, arguing Iran cannot be permitted to develop nuclear capability.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports secure elections, stricter enforcement of election laws, and ensuring every legal vote counts.

- Supports secure elections, stricter enforcement of election laws, and ensuring every legal vote counts.

Voting & Elections

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Lisa Carlquist is originally from Marietta, Georgia. Lisa earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is widowed. 



Lisa currently serves as a board member of Artisan Atlanta LLC, the successor entity to the company she founded. She previously served as president of Artisan Custom Closets in Marietta, Georgia, growing the company from a startup to a regional business. Before founding Artisan, Lisa worked as a senior design consultant at SpaceMakers of America in Marietta. She also worked as an account manager at T&R Fixtures and as a business developer at ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance. Earlier in her career she worked as regional sales manager at Premium Meat and Seafood. 



Lisa's campaign for Georgia's 11th Congressional District is her first run for public office. 

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Georgia currently has 14 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Georgia and a US citizen for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.