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Lauren McLean

Mayor / Boise, ID

After conversations with thousands of Boise residents, Mayor McLean’s priorities for the coming years include:

  • An increased commitment to transparency, accountability, and accessibility as residents seek to engage with City Hall
  • A renewed sense of urgency in addressing our city’s growing affordability crisis, housing shortages, and homelessness
  • Building new regional relationships at every level of government and business to work towards an actionable plan for valley transportation
  • Demonstrating that a city truly thrives when we chart a shared future with our entire community, embrace the unique opportunities of a 21st century economy, and place conservation front and center in every policy we make and every goal we set

Lauren McLean was born in Boston, raised in Texas, and moved to upstate New York before college. After graduating with honors from Notre Dame in 1997, Lauren married her high school sweetheart, Scott, and the two settled in Boise. In the middle of building a life and raising two children, Lauren jumped into politics and civic engagement work while earning her MPA in environmental policy from Boise State University.

In 2001, at just 27, Lauren led the historic Boise Foothills Open Space Campaign and successfully protected the Boise Foothills for future generations. In 2011, Lauren was appointed to Boise’s City Council, was twice re-elected, and selected by her peers to serve as Council President in 2017.

On the weekends, Lauren McLean is an avid trail runner, backpacker and skier. Most days she can be spotted running on Boise’s Foothills trails and biking to City Hall.

She and Scott have two children, Madeleine (a college sophomore) and Aiden (a high school sophomore).

Lauren McLean’s Ideas

Boise’s Geothermal LIV District

Problem The City of Boise needed to redevelop part of the downtown area to spur economic growth, while also ensuring that they continue to meet […]

Climate Change | Lauren McLean | Mayor | Boise, ID

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  • NewDEAL Statement on Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v Wade 

    For Immediate Release:                                                                 June 24, 2022                                                                          Contact: Jonathon Dworkin (NewDEAL), 202-660-1340 x5, jonathon@newdealleaders.org   NewDEAL Statement on Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v Wade  Washington, […]

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  • Debbie Cox Bultan and Commissioner Ken Lawrence Op-Ed: Op-Ed: State, local leaders a firewall against attacks on democracy

    State, local leaders a firewall against attacks on our democracy by Debbie Cox Bultan, Commissioner Ken Lawrence May 28, 2022 In the aftermath of the […]

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NewDEAL Statement on Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v Wade 

June 24, 2022
For Immediate Release:                                                                 June 24, 2022                                                                          Contact: Jonathon Dworkin (NewDEAL), 202-660-1340 x5, jonathon@newdealleaders.org   NewDEAL Statement on Supreme Court Opinion Overturning Roe v Wade  Washington, […]
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Debbie Cox Bultan and Commissioner Ken Lawrence Op-Ed: Op-Ed: State, local leaders a firewall against attacks on democracy

June 2, 2022
State, local leaders a firewall against attacks on our democracy by Debbie Cox Bultan, Commissioner Ken Lawrence May 28, 2022 In the aftermath of the […]
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NewDEAL Forum Launches National Initiative to Defend Democracy

May 25, 2022
“If democracy is to be strengthened, we must address the needs of state and local officials,” says Debbie Cox Bultan, CEO of the NewDEAL Forum.                 […]
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