I'm running for Denver City Council At Large B

Because Denver can be the community we've always wanted, or it can be a playground for corporate interests.

Photo of Gabriel standing in front of Denver

What will I tackle?

Affordability

Average rent in Denver increased by 45% over the past 10 years. Gas increased by 100%. Food by 44%. Have your wages kept up? Workers' rights are repeatedly curtailed, while corporations get hall passes. Denver must be a city for all, not the 1%.

Housing Crisis

Companies come into Denver and buy up neighborhood homes only to flip them or charge exorbitant rents. Or, worse, they build giant, luxury apartment high-rises that no average Denverite could afford. Housing in Denver should cater to the income of existing residents, not to wealthy outsiders.

Criminal Injustice

Most people end up in jail for low-level, non-violent crimes, leading to an intentional pipeline of vulnerable people being funneled to for-profit prison systems that implement modern day slavery in Colorado. These racist and ableist systems must be circumvented.

Food Security

As someone who skipped meals because I couldn't afford food, eating ice to feel full, I know firsthand how important food security is to health and mental well-being. We deserve healthy food for all Denverites.

Homelessness

Since my early twenties, I've worked with our neighbors experiencing homelessness. It's time to set aside the misconceptions and unjustified fears. Housing-first policies work. Let's put a roof over every Denverite's head.

Big Tech

Big tech will not save us. They're not even trying to save us. They're trying to make money off of us. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we can push back against their schemes to use Denver as a foothold for surveillance, data centers, and cheap labor.

I'm no stranger to poverty.

I grew up on a rural farm. We ate what we grew. We went to clothing swaps. We patched those same clothes when they wore holes. And Wendy's was fine dining to us. I wouldn't trade that childhood for anything. Since growing up, I've experienced the thick and the thin, from living out of my car and eating ice to feel full to owning my own home. Your city leadership should know what it's like to be on both sides of the poverty line.

I'm a jack of all trades. Literally.

From managing a fast food chain, to working in finance, to cleaning restaurants overnight, to making local TV commercials, to electrician work, to driving schoolbuses, to working in tech, it sometimes feels like there's not a job I haven't done, yet. Who better to represent you than someone who's been in the trenches with you?

I'm a community organizer.

I've been the head cook for a charity kitchen, started a mutual aid and political action group, served on the board of a non-profit providing food security to those in need during COVID, organized concerts, advocated for local filmmaking, been on the board of a committee for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, and spoke at local meetups across the state. I am also proud to serve as the Lay Leader at Cameron United Methodist Church on Pearl Street, a progressive church with a Black Lives Matter flag flying inside, a black and openly gay pastor, and a congregation whose lifeblood is social justice. Serving on City Council will be the culmination of my endeavours, and the best way I can continue to advocate for Denver.

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