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A Denver for the people.

Melissa Mejía is running for City Council At-Large because she believes experience is the best expertise, and Denver deserves leaders who've actually lived what they're legislating.

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Why I’m running for Denver City Council

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From Single Mom to Housing Advocate

Before she was writing housing law, Melissa Mejía was living the reasons it needed to change. Raised on Denver's North and Westsides, she spent a decade as a pastry chef raising two kids as a single parent before going back to school in her thirties for a psychology degree and a Master of Public Administration from CU Denver. She's since led the fight for some of the strongest tenant protections in the country.

A track record of getting it done:

✔ Led the 2024 overhaul of Colorado's warranty of habitability law

✔ Won some of the strongest for-cause eviction protections in the country

✔ Wrote the state's first statutory definition of anti-displacement

✔ Served on Denver's Planning Board reviewing the rezonings shaping our city

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Advocating for the people

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Advocating for the people 〰️

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The Issues

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    A truly affordable Denver

    From child care to groceries to housing, Melissa is fighting to make everyday life in Denver affordable again, for the people who make this city run, not just the people who can already afford it.

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    Housing you can actually afford

    Melissa has spent her career writing the policy that keeps people housed: eviction protections, habitability standards, and anti-displacement law that's already becoming a national model.

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    A Denver where every resident can thrive

    Immigrant protections, public safety rooted in prevention, and neighborhoods that feel safe and connected, Melissa believes dignity for every Denverite isn't negotiable.

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    Responsible to the whole city

    Running at-large means answering to every neighborhood. Melissa is committed to showing up everywhere, not just where the loudest voices are.

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Let’s Get To Work

Every door knocked, every dollar given, every conversation started moves this campaign forward. If you believe Denver's next council should be shaped by the people who live here, there's a role for you.

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