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Tricia Lister
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Nonpartisan

Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

0

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

J. Graham Brown School

Bachelor's

Earlham College, 1986

Law

University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, 2005

Personal
Birthplace
Louisville, Ky.
Profession
Attorney at law
Contact

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Tricia Lister is a member of the Jefferson County Public Schools in Kentucky, representing District 2. She assumed office on January 6, 2025. Her current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Lister ran for election to the Jefferson County Public Schools to represent District 2 in Kentucky. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Lister completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Tricia Lister was born in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from J. Graham Brown School. Lister earned a bachelor's degree from Earlham College in 1986 and a J.D. from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2005. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and solo practitioner, barista, and doula.[1] [2]

Lister has been affiliated with the following organizations:[2]

  • Louisville Bar Association
  • Kentucky Assn. of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Jefferson County Women Lawyers Assn.
  • Stage One
  • The Political Women's Council
  • Emerge

Elections

2024

See also: Jefferson County Public Schools, Kentucky, elections (2024)

General election

General election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2

Tricia Lister defeated Jody Hurt in the general election for Jefferson County Public Schools Board of Education District 2 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tricia Lister
Tricia Lister (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
96.8
 
20,884
Image of Jody Hurt
Jody Hurt (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
 
0.1
 
23
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.1
 
677

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,584
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Lister in this election.

2022

See also: Kentucky intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

General election

General election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1

Audra Jean Eckerle defeated Tricia Lister in the general election for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Audra Jean Eckerle
Audra Jean Eckerle (Nonpartisan)
 
58.9
 
121,461
Image of Tricia Lister
Tricia Lister (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
41.1
 
84,762

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 206,223
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Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Audra Jean Eckerle and Tricia Lister advanced from the primary for Kentucky Court of Appeals 4th Division 1.

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Candidate Connection

Tricia Lister completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lister's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Tricia Lister is a graduate of the J. Graham Brown School, a public magnet school in Louisville, Kentucky; the mom of 3 adult children, all graduates from Jefferson County Public Schools; and, an attorney with more than 15 years of experience. She is running for District 2 Jefferson County School Board. Tricia was recently endorsed by CFAIR, and received the 2024 Moms Demand Action Gun Sense Candidate Distinction. Tricia and her husband reside in the Highlands with their two dogs, sharing a love for live music, theater, running, hiking, and backpacking. She also enjoys reading and playing bridge. Tricia currently serves on the Boards of The Louisville Bar Association, The Women Lawyers Association, Kentucky Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Stage One, and The Political Women’s Council.
  • Increase Engagement of Students and Staff. It is vital to create an environment where teachers feel free to teach in ways that are exciting and interesting to our students. Creative curriculums can meet students where they are and move them forward.
  • Attract and Retain Quality Teachers and Staff. This year’s expansion of teachers’ benefits is the first step in attracting and retaining quality teachers. Other steps include funding classroom management support, and increasing mental health and social work professionals in our schools, so teachers can teach, and others can support students holistically. This includes having an open forum with JCTA to hear and understand what our teachers and staff need to excel. Our teachers need to be respected as professionals. We need our teachers to feel ownership over their classrooms and proud of what JCPS has to offer to each and every child.
  • Improved Relationship with State Legislature. Tricia will work with the state legislature to increase funding to all public school systems in Kentucky, including funding for teachers, expanded transportation support, mental health professionals, and for creating alternative public education options to meet all of Kentucky students’ needs. The answer does not lie in diverting dollars from JCPS. Nor does it lie in breaking up JCPS - we are stronger together, and resources need to be shared to maximize benefits to the schools.
I care deeply about public education, and about an engaged and thriving community. We all do better when each of us is supported and thriving. This includes equitable access to education, housing, employment, health care, and food. We all also need to feel safe. Safety is prevalent when a community, each and every person in the community, is healthy and has a voice. These are my goals - to work towards making sure everyone has a voice in the planning and decision-making in our community, and that they have a way to make that voice heard.
I really look up to my Dad, Sloan Lister, who is no longer with us. He was always curious, respectful, and eager to lend a hand. His positive outlook was so inspiring. I learned from him to always look for the positive, and find a way to help. Helping is always best informed by listening.
I am passionate, caring, and smart. I also have a lot of energy. All of these things combine well to serving the public. My many years of experience as an attorney have honed my skills at issue-spotting, collaborating, and implementation.
The core responsibilities of an elected member of the School Board are to believe in the potential excellence of the schools and identify what obstacles there are to each and every child having access to that excellence. Let's be a can-do Board and find creative ways to implement great ideas.

Some problems are system-wide, and the Board needs to identify and implement solutions for problems. Some issues are seen in specific schools or Districts. The Board needs to support that school or District in implementing solutions in those particular areas. We are a large, diverse system - wherefrom comes our strength and beauty.
A thriving school system develops life-long learners who are curious and enthusiastic about their community and the world. We want our future adults to be optimistic, smart, competent, and engaged. We want employers to view Louisville as a great city to bring employees to, and we want our kids to want to raise their own kids here.

JCPS has so many excellent programs, and incredible teachers and staff - let's talk about them and give them the freedom and support they need to feel pride and ownership in their work.
I want JCPS to thrive. I loved being a student here, and I want others to have that same experience. I feel no need to have any particular success attributed to me - I just want JCPS to be great!
I remember the Nixon hearings. All of a sudden, you couldn't walk in a room without all the adults telling you to shush so they could hear the tv. I was nine years old at the time.
I started babysitting when I was 11 or twelve years old. Besides babysitting, I ushered at Macauley Theatre (now Brown Theatre) in high school. I worked there all through high school.
I am always reading and love so many books - can't say one in particular. Lessons in Chemistry was great. I love stories with strong female characters.
Peter Pan or Pippi Longstocking.
Three Little Birds, by Bob Marley
Overthinking. I struggle with relaxing, and not taking things too seriously. I struggle with waiting for things. I always feel aware that life is too short.
C-FAIR, and I have earned the distinction of being a gun sense candidate from Moms Demand Action
I am a firm believer in transparency. The government works for the People - the people are the bosses and have a right to be involved in the decision-making, not just informed after the fact.

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2022

Candidate Connection

Tricia Lister completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lister's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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I am an experienced appellate attorney running for an empty seat on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. I am a proud product of Jefferson County Public Schools, and I sent my three children through JCPS as well. I married my best friend (and high-school sweetheart) while we were living in California. I was working at the California Supreme Court Law Library in San Francisco, and then we moved back to Louisville to raise our kids. I graduated from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law in 2005, and have been a practicing criminal defense and appellate attorney since that time. In Louisville, besides my law practice, I have spent my time as a stay-at-home mom, a barista, a doula, a member of the Brown School Site Based Decision Making Council, a runner, a dog owner, a traveller, a listener, and a good friend to many. I bring a variety of life experiences, and many years of appellate experience, to my campaign for the Kentucky Court of Appeals.
  • I believe in Equal Access to Courts, regardless of race, sex, religion, economic class, sexual preference, or financial means.
  • I believe in Justice For All.
  • I am trusted, experienced, and a good listener.
As a non-partisan judicial candidate, I have no response to this question beyond my key messages above.
I care deeply about people and about community. I am a good listener, and a smart analyzer. I have a strong sense of justice and what is right.
Know as much as possible about the life experiences of the many different people in the state.
I delivered newspapers for a year or two when I was 13. This involved early morning assembly of papers, walking around in the dark, and billing customers. My brother and I worked on this together, and I have many fond memories of the time. I also babysat around that same time. Soon after that I got a job working as an usher at Macauley Theatre (now Brown Theatre). I had work-study jobs in the cafeteria and the library while in college.
"Me, Myself, I", by Joan Armatrading.
Appellate judges are responsible for interpreting the law and determining how it should be applied. Legislators write the laws, appellate judges interpret the laws and determine their meaning and application. People should pay attention to who their appellate judges are.
I am very analytical. My "legal philosophy" is to read the law, and the case law that has been developed around any particular issue. Case law is a conversation that I like to listen to and contribute to.
Yes, only in that it is important to try to see laws from various points of view in order to be able to deeply analyze and understand the law.
No.
The seat is open and I believe my legal experience and life experiences would be a strong positive contribution to the courts.
No.
It is important that the judiciary have a wide breadth and depth of experience from which to view the law. More different voices are needed on the courts.
Yes, in general, but not completely.

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    1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 9, 2022
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 24, 2024
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