Lisa Gail Willner is a Democratic member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, representing District 35 in Louisville since January 2019. A clinical psychologist and advocate, she focuses on mental health, public education, children's rights, labor rights, women's rights, LGBTQ+ fairness, environmental justice, and economic opportunities for families, seniors, and communities.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Graduated from Yale University; PhD in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. Former APA Citizen Psychologist and Executive Director of the Kentucky Psychological Association.
• Early Career: Served as Director of Religious Education at First Unitarian Church; elected to Jefferson County School Board in 2014, where she acted as Vice Chair, advocated for public schools, mental health, student voice, fairness efforts, and labor/management collaboration.
• *Kentucky House Service *: Serves on Education, Health and Family Services, Appropriations & Revenue, and Medicaid Oversight Committees; also on Postsecondary Education, Primary and Secondary Education, and Health Services . Primary author of Trauma-Informed Schools legislation; works on mental health, public education, public safety, and maternal health initiatives. Chairs the House Democratic Women’s Caucus.