Meet Lisa

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Lisa was raised by a blue-collar, working class family that lived within their means. She was a latch-key kid who grew up watching her parents work hard, which instilled a strong moral foundation in her.

Lisa didn’t have a traditional path in life, and like many of us, often struggled to get by. As a single mom, Lisa started her career by working as a bank teller in 1996. At the time, it was a job available to her without a college degree, and allowed her to pick up her daughter from daycare before they closed.

She stressed about collectors calling her at work, her debit card getting declined at the grocery store, and even filing for bankruptcy. She didn’t plan on building a career there, but this was the start of what would become her long-term and successful career in financial services.

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She has called Auburn home since 2018 when she and her husband of 24 years, Richard, moved to their neighborhood.

From humble beginnings living paycheck to paycheck, she worked hard for years and eventually became an executive–leading teams, improving organizations, and positively changing workplace culture.

Driven by a desire to continue her education and show her daughter that growth never stops, Lisa decided to go back to school and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. Her life experiences have been one challenge after another, but it ignited a desire in her to do right by and help others.

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Lisa was appointed to the Auburn City Council earlier this year, and has hit the ground running by leading with heart and seeking to do right by Auburn families and businesses.

She has brought her lived experiences as a mom, a wife, a daughter, a financial services professional, and as a leader to Auburn City Hall. With over two decades of leadership experience in her field, Lisa Stirgus will help guide Auburn to invest in the right priorities.

She’ll be relentless in advocating for safe and clean streets, with a foundational belief that when every street in Auburn is safe and clean, everyone will thrive. She leads with empathy, listens deeply, and truly cares about understanding different perspectives in order to grow as a community and as leaders.

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Over the past two years, she’s watched as the Auburn City Council has changed, and she’s confident that her role on the council is to take the progress that has been made and turn it into real momentum.

She never loses sight of the people behind politics, and doesn’t have ambitions to run for higher office. Lisa brings grit, empathy and a passion to do good to Auburn. She wants residents to feel proud of their representatives and feel seen, our businesses to feel supported, and neighborhoods to feel safe and cared for.

She’s running to retain her seat to build a cleaner, safer and stronger Auburn for everyone. She’ll bring her grit, perseverance, and ability to deliver results to the council.

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