Kitty's Key Priorities
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Safeguarding Clean Water
Clean water isn't optional. It's essential.
Our creeks, groundwater, and wells support families, farms, and small businesses across District 2. Families rely on clean water every day. Our farmers depend on clean water to keep their land productive, and small businesses depend on it to operate. Once water quality is damaged, it's expensive -- sometimes impossible -- to restore.
Protecting clean water means:
- Making careful, science-based land-use decisions
- Holding new development to responsible, enforceable standards
- Engaging in long-term thinking, not short-cuts to prevent problems before they become expensive taxpayer burdens
This is about stewardship, not politics! It's about protecting the health, agriculture, and property values in District 2.
Protecting Our Rural Land
Property rights are fundamental -- but no one should have their land or quality of life damaged by irresponsible development next door. Trust me, I know.
Washington County's rural land isn't empty space waiting to be filled -- it's part of who we are. It's working land -- farms, forest, creeks, and homesteads that support families and preserve the rural way of life many of us chose. These spaces aren't obstacles to progress -- they're assets worth protecting. Once they're gone, they're gone. Forever.
I'm stepping forward as a candidate for District 2 because I believe good county leadership:
- Balances individual property rights with community impacts
- Protects neighboring landowners from harmful land-use decisions
- Considers long-term consequences before approving changes that can't be undone
Smart, Responsible Growth
Growth is coming -- In fact, it's here! But how we plan matters. Good planning means protecting rural roads, farmland, and neighborhoods while allowing growth where infrastructure already exists.
You don't have to be anti-growth to believe growth should make sense. Growth should be earned, planned, and paid for -- not forced.
As County Commissioner, I'll fight for:
- Thoughtful and effective zoning that reflects rural realities - not corporate/developer wish lists
- Infrastructure before development, not after
- Respect and fair treatment for the people who already live, work, and pay taxes here.
District 2 deserves a County Commissioner who simply has the courage to say "NO" when a project threatens neighborhoods, property values, or entire communities.
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About Me
Personal & Professional
- Deep East Tennessee family roots
- First Families of Tennessee (Col. John Pemberton)
- Employed 27 years in healthcare policy and communications
- Strong public and non-profit leadership background
- 2 married daughters; 6 grandchildren
Education
- Washington County, TN 101
- Leadership Houston, Greater Houston Partnership
- Leadership Texas, Foundation for Women's Resources
- Leadership America, Foundation for Women's Resources
- Senior Policy Fellow, America's Essential Hospitals (formerly National Association of Public Hospitals)
- Greenbrier College for Women, W. Va.
- The University of Texas at Austin
Past Volunteer & Community Leadership
- Alzheimer's Disease Association, National Director (Chair, National Public Policy)
- Alzheimer's Disease Association of Greater Houston and Southwest Texas, President
- Texas Council on Alzheimer's Disease, Vice Chair
- United Cerebral Palsy of Texas, Director
- Harris County-Houston Sports Authority, Director
- Texas Association of Business - Houston Chapter, President
- City of Baytown Municipal Development District, Charter Director
- Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Education Center, Director
- Rotary Club of Baytown, Director
Washington County Commission District 2
District 2: A good place to call home
District 2 is one of 15 commission districts in Washington County. Located in far southwest Washington County, District 2 shares a border with Greene County on the west and Unicoi County to the South. One of the most beautiful parts of the county, District 2 is also one of the largest rural areas and home to a number of small peaceful agricultural communities, such as Limestone, Broylesville, Washington College, Chuckey, and portions of Telford, to name a few.
This campaign is not about ideology or politics as usual. It's about responsibility.
County government exists to protect essential resources and to regulate development in an orderly way that protects the environment and the general welfare of all citizens -- not gamble with them.
CONTACT FORM
I'm running for County Commission District 2 to protect our rural land, clean water, and community character while supporting responsible, well-planned growth in Washington County. Your thoughts and opinions are important to me.
Give me a call or, better yet, drop me an email. I want to hear from neighbors across District 2 -- what you value, what you're worried about, and what you want protected. Better decisions start with listening.
Kitty Allen
