Lisa Calderón for Denver Mayor

Описание: Everywhere I go, people tell me the same thing — Denver needs leadership that works for all of us. Despite the promises Mike Johnston made to voters, the cost of living keeps rising, our city’s financial challenges continue to worsen, and homelessness has only been pushed out of sight instead of truly addressed. When residents have spoken up, too many have been ignored, and some even retaliated against.

Denver deserves better.

Many of you have shared your concerns about the direction of our city, and I hear you. Our city’s future is too important to leave unchallenged.

I came within 2% of making the runoff in the last mayoral race — running a grassroots campaign powered by people, not billionaires. Together, we proved that a community‑driven movement can compete against massive outside spending. I am proud of the campaign we ran in 2023 and excited to announce that the team is back — along with some new community leaders! All together, we can finish what we started.

The final push that brought me into this race was the mayor’s decision to lay off city employees — a move that disproportionately harmed women, older workers, and people of color. As a former city employee myself, I stood with workers and unions to oppose these unprecedented layoffs and helped connect impacted employees with legal support when due process was ignored.

Standing up for working people isn’t just a campaign promise for me — it’s who I am. My life’s work has been about empowering people and fighting for a city where everyone can thrive.

It’s time to change the face of City Hall — but I can’t do it alone.

You can help power this change in two important ways.