Freeholder Elizabeth Randall
Biography 2005

Elizabeth "Lisa" Randall was elected to the Freeholder Board in November 2003. She previously served as county counsel under the administration of former Bergen County Executive William "Pat" Schuber, where she spearheaded important initiatives, such as the downsizing of county government, and the preservation of thousands of acres of open space. Prior to serving in county government, Randall was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1985. She was appointed New Jersey Commissioner of Banking and Insurance under Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. Prior to that, she served as assistant counsel in the office of Gov. Thomas Kean. She also served as vice president of the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority, which manages the meadowlands sports complex.

Randall was an adjunct professor of public policy at Ramapo College and currently sits as a member of the Rutgers Finance Advisory Board. She formerly worked as an attorney in the Westwood Law firm of Randall, Randall and Stevens. Randall is currently on the Columbia Bank Board of Directors, and is the only woman to serve in this capacity in the history of the bank. She is a member of the Board of the Westwood Senior House and president of the Riley Senior Center,< a senior activity center in Westwood.

Among her priorities as a freeholder are to restore honest budgeting to the county, reduce the county debt, and make Bergen County a leader in campaign finance reform. She is working to bring meaningful protections against so-called "pay to play" in Bergen County. One of her first acts as Freeholder was to introduce an amendment to the county’s ethics code forcing full disclosure of campaign contributions given by vendors to officeholders, political parties and political action committees. She is also a leading force for Bergen County to keep the Continental Airlines Arena open, help assure feasible transportation, and to protect Bergen County from over development.
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