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Lisa Clancy

Democratic · MO · Member, St. Louis County Council

Lisa Clancy is a Democratic candidate for the St. Louis County Council in District 5, where she is the incumbent, having served on the council since 2019.

Where Lisa Clancy stands, based on their records

Supports

Healthcare Affordability (4 records), Housing Affordability (1 record)

Mixed record

Environment and Public Health (2 support · 1 oppose), Government Efficiency (1 support · 4 oppose), Government Spending Reduction (9 support · 5 oppose),

Track record

Track record — Healthcare Affordability

Healthcare Affordability · 4 support
  • Introduced and voted for a St. Louis County Council resolution urging Missouri to fully fund the Department of Mental Health's Self-Directed Supports program, which helps about 3,700 families with developmental disabilities live at home instead of in institutions. It warns that cutting reimbursement rates would drive away direct-support workers and disrupt care (Resolution 7612 of 2026, adopted 7-0).

    March 17, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-sponsored and voted for a resolution supporting gender-affirming medical care in the St. Louis region; it passed 4-1.

    February 21, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-sponsored a proposal to use at least $1 million in federal relief funds for transportation, lodging, and child-care costs for residents traveling for abortion care; the proposal failed 4-3.

    July 19, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: abcnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Joined an open letter urging Mercy Health to support and collaborate with Jamaa Birth Village rather than open a competing Ferguson maternal-health center, citing racial disparities in maternal mortality and culturally congruent care.

    December 26, 2019Supports Healthcare Affordability

    Source: stlamerican.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Voted against the fiscal-year 2024 General Fund budget of $402.1 million and Health Fund budget of $74.0 million; both passed 6-1.

    December 12, 2023Opposes Environment and Public Health

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against rescinding the council's prior approval of a temporary county face-covering requirement; the rescission failed 3-4.

    February 22, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-sponsored and voted for extending the county public-health order requiring face coverings; the special-meeting resolution passed 4-0.

    August 27, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Efficiency

Government Efficiency · 1 support · 4 oppose
  • Voted against directing the county revenue director to waive late fees on tax payments received or postmarked by December 31; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Government Efficiency

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a package expanding council-controlled legal representation in the county-prosecutor appointment dispute and related matters, and later opposed veto overrides; the measures passed by 6-1 margins.

    January 7, 2025Opposes Government Efficiency

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution requiring the county prosecutor to obtain council approval and reimbursement before using county resources to aid the St. Louis circuit attorney; it failed 3-4.

    May 16, 2023Opposes Government Efficiency

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for ending marijuana testing for most current and prospective county employees while retaining safety-sensitive and federally required exceptions; the bill passed 4-3.

    March 8, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a substitute ordinance changing the county's rules for employing or contracting special counsel; the substitute failed 3-4.

    December 22, 2020Opposes Government Efficiency

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 9 support · 5 oppose
  • Sponsored and voted for appropriating $7 million from the Proposition A mass-transit sales tax to Bi-State Development for budget deficits; the ordinance passed 5-2.

    March 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Cast the lone votes against the council's fiscal-year 2026 budget package, which reduced the county executive's proposed budget by about $49 million, and against the accompanying 2026 property-tax rates.

    December 16, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: spectrumnoticias.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $325,000 in NFL settlement funds for a Spanish Lake small-area planning study; the ordinance passed 5-2.

    July 22, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against directing the county revenue director to waive late fees on tax payments received or postmarked by December 31; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    April 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $250,000 for the county Police Athletic League; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    April 15, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $520,000 in NFL-settlement interest for the April 2025 municipal election; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    March 11, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against restricting county expenditures used to inform the public about ballot measures; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    March 11, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against revising the county's property-tax credit program for eligible senior taxpayers; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    July 23, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $40 million from NFL settlement funds for subdivision paving projects; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    April 30, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against the fiscal-year 2024 General Fund budget of $402.1 million and Health Fund budget of $74.0 million; both passed 6-1.

    December 12, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against adopting a substitute fiscal-year 2023 General Fund budget of $368.3 million; the adoption motion failed 3-4.

    December 13, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against transferring $23.8 million in ARPA funds to the general fund and appropriating the same amount for the Police Department; both linked ordinances passed 5-2.

    October 25, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $1.2 million in ARPA funds for KidSmart; the ordinance failed 2-5.

    October 25, 2022Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution authorizing special-obligation bonds for the county's $105 million contribution to a convention-center project; it passed 5-2.

    November 23, 2021Supports Government Spending Reduction

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support · 3 oppose
  • Publicly pressed the council to advance funding for the Save Lives Now regional gun-violence plan and called the delay a political power play.

    May 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: stlmag.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for a resolution supporting construction of new regional police and county-government headquarters; it failed 3-4.

    April 23, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution requiring the county prosecutor to obtain council approval and reimbursement before using county resources to aid the St. Louis circuit attorney; it failed 3-4.

    May 16, 2023Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against an ordinance revising county rules for people standing in roadways, medians, and intersections; it passed 4-3, and she later opposed the unsuccessful veto override.

    May 16, 2023Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against two collective-bargaining ordinances for county police officers and sergeants that amended compensation; both passed 6-1.

    September 21, 2021Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Introduced the county ordinance, passed 4-3, making it illegal for people with domestic-violence convictions or active protection orders to carry concealed weapons in St. Louis County.

    February 25, 2020Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: abcnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability · 1 support
  • Sponsored the ordinance that the County Council passed 4-3 to establish a St. Louis County Affordable Housing Trust Fund, initially financed with medical-marijuana sales-tax revenue and administered for affordable-housing and homelessness priorities.

    December 17, 2019Supports Housing Affordability

    Source: stlpr.org · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 5 support · 2 oppose
  • Introduced and voted for a St. Louis County Council resolution urging Missouri to fully fund the Department of Mental Health's Self-Directed Supports program, which helps about 3,700 families with developmental disabilities live at home instead of in institutions. It warns that cutting reimbursement rates would drive away direct-support workers and disrupt care (Resolution 7612 of 2026, adopted 7-0).

    March 17, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Pushed a St. Louis County law requiring new homes to be built so people with disabilities can use them (universal design), meeting with the Home Builders Association and asking lawyers to review the reporting rules the builders objected to.

    September 8, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a proposed county property-tax credit for eligible senior taxpayers; it failed 3-4.

    July 18, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against an ordinance revising county rules for people standing in roadways, medians, and intersections; it passed 4-3, and she later opposed the unsuccessful veto override.

    May 16, 2023Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-sponsored a proposal to use at least $1 million in federal relief funds for transportation, lodging, and child-care costs for residents traveling for abortion care; the proposal failed 4-3.

    July 19, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: abcnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for an ordinance establishing a St. Louis County Youth Advisory Council; it passed 6-1.

    June 29, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored the ordinance that the County Council passed 4-3 to establish a St. Louis County Affordable Housing Trust Fund, initially financed with medical-marijuana sales-tax revenue and administered for affordable-housing and homelessness priorities.

    December 17, 2019Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: stlpr.org · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — Public Infrastructure

Public Infrastructure · 2 support · 1 oppose
  • Sponsored and voted for appropriating $7 million from the Proposition A mass-transit sales tax to Bi-State Development for budget deficits; the ordinance passed 5-2.

    March 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for a resolution supporting construction of new regional police and county-government headquarters; it failed 3-4.

    April 23, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution authorizing special-obligation bonds for the county's $105 million contribution to a convention-center project; it passed 5-2.

    November 23, 2021Opposes Public Infrastructure

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

Track record — General

General · 30 records
  • Voted against overriding the county executive's veto of a bill authorizing the council chair to contract for counsel to protect county interests; the override passed 6-1.

    June 30, 2026

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against overriding the county executive's veto of an ordinance requiring council approval before the public-health director may waive animal-adoption fees for emergency events; the override passed 6-1.

    May 19, 2026

    Source: spectrumlocalnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Cast the lone vote against referring the council Ethics Committee's investigation of County Executive Sam Page's outside medical work to county and state prosecutors.

    May 12, 2026

    Source: spectrumlocalnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Cast the lone no vote as the County Council overrode (passed over the objection of) County Executive Sam Page's veto of a bill limiting how the county hires and uses outside lawyers. The override carried 6-1 (Bill No. 61, 2026).

    May 5, 2026

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution stating the council's position on a proposed merger of St. Louis city and county; the resolution passed 4-3.

    March 17, 2026

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against changing the county executive's salary; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    February 17, 2026

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a St. Louis County ordinance raising the county assessor's salary from $95,000 to $150,000 a year. It passed 5-2 (Bill 16, 2026).

    February 10, 2026

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Cast the lone vote against an Ethics Committee recommendation expressing no confidence in the public-health director's animal-shelter leadership, saying the report was sloppy, editorialized, and insufficiently objective.

    November 4, 2025

    Source: spectrumlocalnews.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against defining the county executive's temporary disability or absence and setting notice requirements; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    September 9, 2025

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against an intergovernmental agreement to design, construct, and operate a regional law-enforcement training facility; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    July 29, 2025

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against the Bi-State Development Agency's fiscal-year 2026 operating and capital budget and its county transit-sales-tax disbursement conditions; the ordinance passed 5-1.

    June 24, 2025

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against appropriating $520,000 in NFL-settlement interest for the April 2025 municipal election; the ordinance passed 6-1.

    March 11, 2025

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against sending a county charter amendment to the April 2025 ballot allowing the County Council to fire county department directors and the county counselor (Proposition B).

    February 7, 2025

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against the final ordinance placing a charter amendment on the November 2024 ballot concerning legal counsel for the County Council; it passed 4-3.

    August 27, 2024

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against declaring the county's emergency United Healthcare employee-health-insurance contract null and void without prior council approval; the motion passed 5-2.

    July 23, 2024

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against placing a charter amendment on the November 2024 ballot to change the appointment process for vacancies on the County Port Authority Board; it passed 6-1.

    May 28, 2024

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against changes to licensing rules for sellers of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices; the ordinance passed 4-3.

    May 16, 2023

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against adopting a substitute ordinance revising zoning regulations for marijuana facilities; the adoption motion failed 3-4.

    March 21, 2023

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a resolution calling for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner's resignation; it failed on a 3-3 vote.

    February 28, 2023

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against an ordinance creating prohibited-acts rules for county employees, elected and appointed officials, and board and commission members; it passed 4-2.

    September 13, 2022

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against changing the required frequency of waste collection; the ordinance passed 5-2.

    March 1, 2022

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for a broad county-code update strengthening nondiscrimination provisions, adding gender expression as a protected class, and adopting gender-neutral language; it passed 4-2.

    February 15, 2022

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against ordinances creating county petty offenses for vehicle prowling and vehicle tampering; both passed 6-1.

    January 4, 2022

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Co-sponsored and voted for a resolution supporting reproductive freedom; it passed 4-3.

    December 7, 2021

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against placing a charter amendment on the April 2022 ballot concerning county-executive qualifications and forfeiture of office; the measure passed 4-3.

    December 7, 2021

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Voted against a bill changing county whistleblower reporting rules for mismanagement or legal violations; it passed 5-2, and she later voted against overriding the county executive's veto.

    November 30, 2021

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • Sponsored and voted for an ordinance revising the structure of the county Commission on Human Relations; it passed 7-0.

    September 21, 2021

    Source: stlouisco.civicweb.net · researched July 18, 2026

  • A circuit judge ruled that the January 2021 vote purporting to reelect Clancy as council chair was invalid because the deciding member's term had expired, leaving Rita Days as lawful chair.

    March 2, 2021

    Source: callnewspapers.com · researched July 18, 2026

  • Was unanimously selected by fellow council members as chairwoman of the St. Louis County Council for 2020.

    January 7, 2020

    Source: stlpr.org · researched July 18, 2026

  • Performed paid work in June-August 2019 for a law firm assisting medical-cannabis license applicants, received about $5,000, and did not list the law-firm payment on her 2019 county financial-interest statement; Clancy said the firm's counsel found no conflict and she maintained that state-awarded licenses created no conflict.

    August 16, 2019

    Source: sensijuana.com · researched July 18, 2026

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Profile last researched July 17, 2026.