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Who is running for the at-large seat

Every candidate we can confirm, with what they have filed and where to read them in their own words. We keep our own row honest and we do not editorialize in anyone else's.

  1. Jake Browne This campaign

    Committee: Browne for Denver

    Public financing: Takes Denver's Fair Elections Fund, so $415 is the cap per person and no corporate or PAC money is accepted

    Published record: Four promises for the term, a spending plan, and every receipt

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  2. Nicole Shea Niebler

    Committee: Nicole Shea Niebler

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-05.

    Published record: Hub Coordinator with Sunrise Movement Denver.

  3. Melissa Mejía

    Committee: Mejia for Denver

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-05.

    Published record: Director of State and Local Policy at the Community Economic Defense Project; previously an aide in the Denver City Council District 3 office.

  4. Alfredo Reyes

    Committee: Reyes for Denver

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-05.

    Published record: In his own campaign launch: "Westside born. Denver built. Son of immigrants. Builder. Neighbor."

  5. Monica Martinez

    Committee: Two committees registered in Denver's SearchLight system: Monica Martinez for Council (filed 2026-07-31) and monica martinez for city council (filed 2026-08-05).

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-05.

    Published record: Executive director of the Fax Partnership, an East Colfax nonprofit, since June 2015.

  6. Gabriel Konkle

    Committee: Gabriel for Denver

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-05.

    Published record: In his own campaign launch: "I am not a lawyer. I am not a politician. I am not a businessman. I just think we should be able to afford the city of our dreams."

  7. Jeff Walker

    Committee: Not confirmed in Denver's SearchLight committee search under his name as of the 2026-08-12 pull.

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-06.

    Published record: Former elected member of the RTD board.

    Campaign site
  8. Kristina Maldonado Bad Hand

    Committee: Maldonado Bad Hand

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-06.

    Published record: Would be the first tribally enrolled Native American member of Denver's council. Endorsed by the Colorado Intertribal Policy Alliance, announced 2026-06-11.

  9. Cynthia Diaz

    Committee: Committee to Elect Cynthia Diaz

    Public financing: Not shown as participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-07; a candidate can opt in after filing and committee registration, so this status can change.

    Published record: Owns Tonantzin Casa de Café on Santa Fe Drive. In her own announcement: "I open my doors every morning. I sign the lease. I make payroll."

    Campaign site
  10. Danny F. Lopez

    Committee: Not found in Denver's SearchLight committee search as of the 2026-08-12 pull.

    Public financing: Not shown as participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-10; a candidate can opt in after filing and committee registration, so this status can change.

    Published record: 2023 write-in candidate for Denver mayor and an at-large council seat; ran for District 2 council in 2015.

  11. Antonio Martinez

    Committee: Not found in Denver's SearchLight committee search as of the 2026-08-12 pull.

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-10.

    Published record: No published record found in our files as of the 2026-08-12 check.

  12. Julissa Soto

    Committee: Soto for Denver, per her own campaign site's paid-for disclaimer; not found in Denver's SearchLight committee search as of the 2026-08-12 pull.

    Public financing: Participating in Denver's Fair Elections Fund, not yet qualified, per the Clerk's candidate filing dated 2026-08-11.

    Published record: Founder of Julissa Soto Latino Health Equity Consulting and Casa Inmigrante.

    Campaign site

Last checked against the Denver Clerk and Recorder's filings on August 12, 2026. If you are a candidate and a row is wrong or missing, write [email protected] and we will fix it.

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