“Chicago, We Deserve Better — And I’m Ready to Take It On”
Dr. Lisa Nee — a cardiologist, mother, wife, business executive, and federal whistleblower — today announced her candidacy for Mayor of Chicago, pledging to rebuild the broken trust between City Hall and the people it serves.
Dr. Lisa Nee enters the mayoral race as an outsider to machine politics, casting her career across medicine, business, and public accountability as the throughline of her campaign:
“I’m running because I believe we deserve a city where public service actually serves the public —where affordability is a reality, not a talking point, where you don’t need connections to get basic things done, and where honesty isn’t treated like a liability.
As a cardiologist, I’ve watched families struggle to afford the care that keeps them alive. As a mother, I think about the city our kids are inheriting — and whether we’re being honest about it. As an executive, I’ve seen how decisions get made behind closed doors, benefitting those already with power, not the greater good. And as a federal whistleblower, I’ve taken the risk of telling the truth when it wasn’t convenient.
I’m not running because it’s the next step in my career. I’m running because I’ve spent my life seeing what happens when systems fail people — and I’m done accepting it.
This is about dedication and love for the greatest citizens in the greatest city in the world. Chicago, you deserve better. And I’m ready to take it on.”
Dr. Nee’s platform centers on three priorities: making Chicago affordable for working families, trusted leadership for a safer city, and fiscal responsibility that protects the next generation from inherited debt.
For more information, please visit www.LisaNeeforChicago.com
