Many public servants are easily stamped with political labels. Not Lori Henry.
 Career Highlights Roswell City Council:​

  • Authored the “Big Box Ordinance” to restrict new construction of large retail spaces, citing the overabundance of existing vacant “big box” sites.

  • Authored a major revision of the Tree Ordinance that tightened development standards in order to preserve Roswell’s tree canopy.

  • Championed the Midtown Roswell Redevelopment study that resulted in Roswell winning a $2.2 million dollar Livable Centers Initiative grant that paid for transportation, pedestrian and streetscape improvements to that area.

  • Co-authored the Steep Slope Ordinance aimed at limiting damage from building too close to fragile landscapes.

  • Co-authored the Master Planned Mixed-Use Ordinance. This was ultimately adopted by the State of Georgia as a model ordinance.

  • Improved employee morale and retention by developing non-monetary incentives for city employees (including the police force) during the economic downturn.

  • Advocate for Continuing Care Retirement Community text amendment that allowed for independent, assisted and nursing home living within a single campus.

WORKING FOR YOU:

She is a leader who defies categories. Her unwavering focus is on the community’s needs, not a political agenda that benefits special interests, or herself.

Lori treasures working-class values like hard work, family, personal responsibility, fair-play and fiscal responsibility - because she was raised with them. Then she raised her own family with those precise values. She is truly one of us.

Very few people in the political arena can match Lori in community leadership experience, business acumen (owner of a local business), public service (eight years on the Roswell City Council) and public policy service (five years teaching in Georgia’s public schools).
Lori wrote Roswell’s “Big Box Ordinance,” which protects neighborhoods from large retailers who wanted to abandon their “mega” stores to move across town into newer digs. Those abandoned big boxes are devastating to property values in nearby neighborhoods, and Lori’s ordinance protects them by mandating the renovation and re-use of existing big box stores.

Lori also wrote an update to the original Tree Ordinance that tightened development standards in order to preserve Roswell’s tree canopy. It’s one reason Roswell was regularly cited as one of Georgia’s greenest cities. Lori also co-authored Steep Slopes Ordinance, aimed at limiting damage from building too close to fragile landscapes, like the Seven Branches.

IT'S YOUR MONEY:

Lori is a hard-working fiscal conservative and considers the budgeting of your tax dollars one of the most important responsibilities of an elected official. Transparency is Lori’s watchword because it’s your money, something government should never forget.

Lori and her husband, Karl have been long time residents of Roswell, where they raised their now adult daughter, Scottie. Lori is the owner of a small business, H and B Promotional Products located near Roswell’s Historic District. Lori moved to Roswell as a young adult with her parents, who lived in Martin’s Landing for over 35 years. Lori is a graduate of Ohio State University and began her career as a Cobb County public school teacher.

Lori has spoken to numerous groups throughout the state including the City/County Managers Association, the Georgia Planning Association, and the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Community Planning Academy as an authority on redevelopment issues facing suburban communities.
Lori & Karl
"I have deep roots in Roswell having lived in Martin's Landiing during my summers home from college and now with my family just outside the historic district."
Lori, Jason & Ana
"During the campaign in the spring, I walked many neighborhoods in Roswell and met many millennials who live in subdivisions throughout the city. I observed that children seem to be a prime motivator for millennials buying a home in Roswell, although there is usually a dog or  even a pet goat enjoying  the yard!"

Lori & Zara
"It is good getting out in the community and meeting with small business owners, like East Roswell's Zara at Coffee Bianco.   As a small owner myself, I see opportunities to improve the local business environment and lead the commercial redevelopment that the city needs."