Liz Hebert
Liz Hebert's close associates
Liz Hebert's Badges Earned
Endorsements
Liz Hebert's Major Donors
Liz Hebert's Notable Efforts
- 2022 Gay City Proclamation
- 2021 Gay City Proclamation
- $1.5 MILLION for private apartment complex
- $4.2 MILLION to build a Racetrac Gas Station
- Did not oppose a 1% sales tax and a 2% sales tax increase in the Holy Rosary Institute Economic Development District
- Did not oppose a 1% sales tax and a 2% sales tax increase in the Northway Economic Development District
- Did not oppose a 2% sales tax and a 2% sales tax increase in the Trappey Economic Development District
- Did not oppose a 1% sales tax and a 2% sales tax increase in the University Gateway Economic Development District
- Voted in favor of an ordinance transferring adjudicated property to SUN CHDO and/or Chris Williams
- Voted to Appoint Kenneth Boudreaux to Fire and Police Civil Service Board
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