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<h2>From Small Business to Public Service</h2><span class="image image-base image-right image-tilt-left" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6a157996-45aa-499d-86a8-2c359b764264/8da4a735-6ff2-4b50-be03-8decc44e4971/8da4a735-6ff2-4b50-be03-8decc44e4971.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1477%2C1000&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="50" tiltdirection="left" variant="base"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>For over 25 years, I've been a mother, wife, small business owner, and community advocate. My small businesses, retail shops, art galleries, restaurants, and one of the first non-toxic nail salons in the nation, were never just about profit. They were sanctuaries where neighbors of every background could work with dignity and build community. That experience taught me that when workers and neighbors hold real economic power, wealth stays rooted in community instead of flowing out to absentee investors. It's why I'll always fight for small, local, and worker-owned businesses over corporate interests looking to extract value from our neighborhoods.</p><p>When the pandemic hit, I didn't wait for institutions to act. I mobilized alongside my community: organizing food fridges, setting up vaccine clinics, and rallying support for small businesses on the brink of collapse. That experience confirmed what I already believed: survival and progress are always collective. It's the same principle behind my support for a public Neighborhood Center in District 2 and participatory budgeting that puts real power over public spending directly in residents' hands, not people with the loudest voices and the deepest pockets, but the people who actually live here.</p>

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<p>Housing security isn't just about avoiding displacement, it's about preserving the community people spent a lifetime building. Renters shouldn't have to weather record eviction filings while the very funding meant to defend them gets cut, and affordability shouldn't be capped by a state law that bars cities from reining in rent gouging. Keeping people housed here means eviction defense, down payment assistance that doesn't run dry, and zoning that allows the small scale housing options families actually need. It also means anti displacement tools like community land trusts, and requiring developers to answer to the neighborhoods they build in, so long time residents aren't pushed out as the area grows. When housing policy centers the people first, growth adds to a community instead of erasing it.</p>

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<p>A thriving local economy isn't just about the name on the storefront, it's about the wealth staying rooted in the community that built it. Small, immigrant, women, and minority owned businesses can't compete without simplified permitting, accessible capital, and support that actually reaches Far Southwest Denver instead of stopping downtown. Strengthening these blocks means livable wages, paid sick leave, and protections for tipped, gig, and domestic workers who are too often left out of standard labor law. It also means investing in the corridors identified for growth and letting community led development, not outside development, shape what gets built. When local entrepreneurs and their workers are invested in together, the whole district grows in a way that reflects the people who live there.</p>

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<h2>A Refugee Family's Daughter</h2><span class="image image-base image-right image-tilt-right" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6a157996-45aa-499d-86a8-2c359b764264/2a32ec9d-ee4f-4e65-8d90-70a3c2588f31/2a32ec9d-ee4f-4e65-8d90-70a3c2588f31.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1449%2C1000&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="50" tiltdirection="right" variant="base"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>My story begins long before I was born, shaped by the courage and sacrifice of my parents, who fled their home because of war.</p><p>My parents were what many called "boat people," among nearly two million who fled Vietnam by sea after the fall of Saigon. That journey was harrowing. Refugees faced overcrowded boats, starvation, violent storms, and piracy. Historians estimate that between 200,000 and 400,000 people died at sea. My parents were some of the fortunate ones who survived.</p><p>They arrived in the U.S. at a temporary tent city built to process the wave of refugees, and were sponsored by a family in Minnesota through the federal resettlement program. Ordinary people, who didn't know my parents but welcomed them anyway, gave them food, clothing, job training, and dignity. That generosity changed the course of our family's story. It's also where I learned the lesson that has shaped everything I believe since: when public systems and communities show up for people, lives are transformed. Not charity. Not luck. Investment, and solidarity.</p><p>My parents met in Minnesota at 17 and 19, teenagers carrying unimaginable trauma. With the help of community, my dad trained as a machinery repairman and my mom became a seamstress. My dad later found work in Denver at Bar-S Foods, and through the resettlement network, my parents secured public housing in Sun Valley Homes, where I was born. Public housing didn't just give my family shelter. It gave us a foundation to build from. They worked long hours, stretched every dollar, and moved our family into the apartments above the old Federal Theater. Years later, through grit and sacrifice, they did what once seemed impossible: they bought their own home. Watching my parents work themselves to exhaustion is why I know in my bones that working families deserve more support than this city has ever given them. Public investment isn't a handout. It's the difference between a family surviving and a family building a future. Housing, healthcare, good jobs and childcare shouldn't be things people have to fight for on their own. They should be guaranteed.</p>

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<h2>Knowing City Hall, Fighting for District 2</h2><span class="image image-base image-left image-tilt-left" style="width: 45%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6a157996-45aa-499d-86a8-2c359b764264/3cfb5dc8-ad5a-4bdc-8232-da995cba5016/3cfb5dc8-ad5a-4bdc-8232-da995cba5016.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1477%2C1000&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="left" alignwidth="45" tiltdirection="left" variant="base"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>Today, I work for the City of Denver, helping make sure residents who are too often overlooked actually get heard by their own government. That work has shown me both where our systems work well and where they still fall short. I work closely with departments across the city, which means I already know how City Hall works from the inside. I won't need time to learn the job. I can get right to work for District 2 on day one.</p><p>Everything I believe, that people deserve housing, healthcare, childcare, and safety without their dignity depending on income or luck, that working families and small business owners deserve real power over the decisions that shape their lives, comes from how I was raised, the family Josh and I built together, and the work I've spent my life doing. It's not a label I adopted. It's my parents' story, it's Josh's and mine, and it's the throughline of everything I'm fighting for.</p>

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<h2>From Small Business to Public Service</h2><span class="image image-base image-right image-tilt-left" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6a157996-45aa-499d-86a8-2c359b764264/8da4a735-6ff2-4b50-be03-8decc44e4971/8da4a735-6ff2-4b50-be03-8decc44e4971.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1477%2C1000&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="50" tiltdirection="left" variant="base"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>For over 25 years, I've been a mother, wife, small business owner, and community advocate. My small businesses, retail shops, art galleries, restaurants, and one of the first non-toxic nail salons in the nation, were never just about profit. They were sanctuaries where neighbors of every background could work with dignity and build community. That experience taught me that when workers and neighbors hold real economic power, wealth stays rooted in community instead of flowing out to absentee investors. It's why I'll always fight for small, local, and worker-owned businesses over corporate interests looking to extract value from our neighborhoods.</p><p>When the pandemic hit, I didn't wait for institutions to act. I mobilized alongside my community: organizing food fridges, setting up vaccine clinics, and rallying support for small businesses on the brink of collapse. That experience confirmed what I already believed: survival and progress are always collective. It's the same principle behind my support for a public People's Center in District 2 and participatory budgeting that puts real power over public spending directly in residents' hands, not developers, not lobbyists, but the people who actually live here.</p>

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<p>Trần Nguyễn-Wills is the eldest daughter of Vietnamese refugees, and a small business owner and community advocate running for Denver City Council District 2. Born and raised in Denver, she grew up translating for her parents at doctors' offices, government agencies, and school, learning early what it means to navigate a system that wasn't built for families like hers.</p><p>She works in Community Outreach for the City of Denver, giving her firsthand knowledge of how the city works, and where it has fallen short for the people of Denver. Trần believes Far Southwest Denver deserves fresh, energetic leadership that understands today's challenges, from housing and childcare costs to the cost of running a small business, and isn't afraid to fight for bold, real solutions. As a working mother, wife, and small business owner, she's living what working families in this district are up against.</p>

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<p>My story begins long before I was born — shaped by the courage and sacrifice of my parents, who fled their home because of war.</p><p>My parents were what many called “boat people.” They were among nearly two million who fled Vietnam by sea after the fall of Saigon. That journey was harrowing. Refugees faced overcrowded boats, starvation, violent storms, and piracy. Historians estimate that between 200,000 and 400,000 people died at sea. My parents were some of the fortunate ones who survived.</p><p>They first arrived in the United States at a temporary tent city set up to process the wave of refugees. From there, they were sponsored by a family in Minnesota through the federal resettlement program. Ordinary Americans — people who didn’t know them but welcomed them anyway — gave my parents food, clothing, job training, and most importantly, dignity. That generosity changed the course of our family’s story.</p><p>It was in Minnesota that my parents met. They were just 17 and 19 — teenagers carrying unimaginable trauma, in a country where they didn’t know the language or culture. Yet, with the help of community, my dad trained as a machinery repairman and my mom became a seamstress. Their sponsors even helped pay for their wedding, setting them on a path neither could have imagined when they climbed onto those boats.</p><p>Not long after, my dad found work in Denver at Bar-S Foods. Through connections made in the resettlement program, my parents secured public housing in <a href="https://www.historycolorado.org/westside-memory-project-bottoms-sun-valley-neighborhood" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sun Valley Homes</a>, where I was born. From there, they worked long hours, saved what little they could, and eventually moving our family to the Northside into the apartments above the old Federal Theater, when it was still a dollar movie theater. Years later — through grit, persistence, and sacrifice — they did what once seemed impossible: they bought their own home, just 15 minutes north of Denver.</p><p>That’s the foundation I come from — a family who risked everything for freedom, and a community that caught us when we fell.</p><p>My childhood was shaped by responsibility. Because my parents were still learning English and navigating this new country, I often served as their interpreter — at doctors’ offices, schools, and government agencies — all while struggling to learn English myself.</p><p>At school, I longed to be like my friends — the “all-American kid” who went to the mall, had sleepovers, and stayed out late. But at home, I was Vietnamese — the eldest daughter, the cultural bridge, the one who helped my parents navigate a country that didn’t always welcome them. I lived in the in-between, belonging fully to neither world: not entirely Asian, yet not fully American.</p><p>By 15, the weight of those responsibilities caught up with me. I found myself on my own — couch-hopping and relying on the kindness of friends, their parents, and school counselors. Once again, community stepped in to catch me when I was falling.</p><p>It was around that time I met Josh. We were just kids — 15 and 17 — when we became teen parents. Josh and his family took me in as one of their own, and together we built a new life. It wasn’t easy. But love and community changed the trajectory of my story.</p><p>Today, as an adult, I walk alongside my parents on our shared journey of healing. Together, we are learning to carry our traumas with grace, to turn pain into strength, and to transform struggle into connection. Our healing isn’t perfect, but it is powerful — a reminder that love, resilience, and community can rebuild what once felt broken.</p><p>When I share this story, I don’t share it for sympathy. I share it to show the transformative power of community and advocacy.</p><p><strong>Community gave my parents a chance at survival.<br>Community lifted me through my hardest years.<br>Community helped us raise our family, grow our small businesses, and nurture others along the way.</strong></p><p>And community is the reason I have the courage to stand before you today.</p><p>But my courage doesn’t come from community alone. It also comes from my parents. Watching them leave everything behind, risk their lives at sea, and rebuild from nothing gave me a blueprint for bravery. Their sacrifices taught me that even when the odds are against you, even when the seas are rough, hope is worth fighting for.</p><p>Their bravery is my inheritance. Their strength is my foundation. And because of them — and because of community — I have the courage to stand here now: ready to lead, ready to serve, and ready to advocate for a stronger, more inclusive Denver.</p><p>Over the last 25+ years, I’ve worn many hats: mother, wife, sister, friend, small business owner, creative, daughter of Vietnamese refugees — and now, community advocate and public servant. Each of these roles has shaped who I am:</p><p><strong>As a daughter of refugees</strong>, I learned that opportunities aren’t handed to us — they are built with grit, resilience, hope, and community.</p><p><strong>As a mother</strong>, I think about the city my children will inherit and the community they will grow into.</p><p><strong>As a wife</strong>, I dream with Josh about a future where families like ours can stay rooted, thrive, and grow old together.</p><p><strong>As a business owner</strong>, I learned the importance of investing in people and creating spaces where everyone belongs.</p><p><strong>As a creative</strong>, I learned to imagine what doesn’t exist yet — and to see possibilities where others see barriers.</p><p><strong>As a reproductive rights advocate,</strong> I know that belonging also means the freedom to make decisions about our own bodies, and access to care that supports healthy families and thriving communities.</p><p><strong>As a community advocate and public servant</strong>, I’ve built programs and strategies that ensure historically excluded voices are heard, uplifted, and centered in decision-making. I’ve seen where our systems work and where they fall short. That’s why leaders must listen deeply, be rooted in community, and carry lived experience into every decision.</p><p>I am more than a candidate for Denver City Council — I am a bridge-builder whose life has been defined by resilience, advocacy, and the belief that everyone deserves to belong.</p><p>My small businesses — from retail shops and art galleries to restaurants, and one of the first non-toxic nail salons in the nation — were never just about commerce. They were sanctuaries: welcoming spaces where women, immigrants, refugees, youth, LGBTQ+ community members, people of color, working families, and neighbors of every background and identity could work with dignity, celebrate culture, gather in safety, and build lasting connections. They were places where belonging was as essential as business, and where equity, justice, and community care were quietly and steadily woven into everyday life.</p><p>When crisis struck during the pandemic, I didn’t wait for institutions to act — I mobilized alongside my community. Together, we organized food fridges to feed hungry families, set up vaccine clinics for essential workers, and rallied support for immigrant-, refugee-, and minority-owned businesses on the brink of collapse. These weren’t acts of charity — they were acts of solidarity, advocacy, and connection, reminding us that survival and progress are always collective.</p><p>Today, I serve as Deputy Director of Community Outreach for the City of Denver, bringing nearly three years of hands-on experience inside City Hall. In this role, I build multilingual, culturally responsive engagement strategies to ensure historically excluded voices are heard, respected, and reflected in city decision-making. Because I understand how city government works from the inside, I am uniquely prepared to lead City Council District 2—navigating systems effectively, advocating strategically, and turning community priorities into action.</p><p>I also serve on the Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Board and the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs, where I advocate for reproductive justice, cultural equity, and inclusive public policy. Together, my experience, values, and commitment to public service equip me to help our neighborhoods grow stronger and thrive.</p><p>If elected, I would become the first Asian American and first-generation Vietnamese American to hold a seat on Denver City Council. But representation alone is not enough.</p><p>My vision is bigger: to remake the very table of power. To ensure that working families, immigrants, refugees, youth, seniors, people of color, LGBTQ+ neighbors, and every community too often pushed to the margins are not only included — but truly centered — in shaping Denver’s future.</p><p>My campaign is about building a city where no one feels invisible; where housing is stable and affordable, small businesses thrive, culture is honored, and every neighborhood — from Mar Lee to Harvey Park, from Bear Valley to Fort Logan — feels connected to the decisions made at City Hall.</p><p>For me, public service is not a career move. It is a calling. It is the continuation of the courage my parents carried across the ocean, the resilience I cultivated as a young mother, and the love I pour every day into my family, my neighbors, and my city.</p><p>Denver’s District 2 doesn’t just deserve a representative. It deserves a leader who knows firsthand what it means to struggle, to organize, to build, and to belong — and who will fight to make sure everyone has a seat at the table.</p>

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<h4><span style="color: var(--color-headline-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-headline-primary);"><a href="https://vimeo.com/1088912643" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: var(--color-headline-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-headline-primary);">Tran Nguyen - Wills: Designing Community</a></span></h4><p>As a guest on Caffeinated Mornings' Design Series, Trần reflected on how a DIY mindset, design thinking, and entrepreneurship have shaped her approach to building community and creating change.</p>

<h4><span style="color: var(--color-headline-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-headline-primary);"><a href="https://www.hbomax.com/shows/not-so-pretty/e22e8ebc-9cbc-4607-a855-64abf1bba46b" style="color: var(--color-headline-primary); text-decoration-color: var(--color-headline-primary);">Not So Pretty: Episode 2 - Nails</a></span></h4><p>A docuseries narrated by Keke Palmer investigates the beauty, hair and nailcare industries, exposing ugly truths.</p>

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<p>Everyone deserves to feel safe, in their home, on their block, at work. Safety and trust rise together, a city is safest when people believe the system is fair, transparent, and responsive.<strong> </strong>Public safety isn't just the absence of crime, it's the presence of opportunity, stability, and community. We cannot arrest our way out of poverty, criminalize mental illness, or criminalize homelessness. Building real safety means expanding programs like STAR, which sends a clinician and medic instead of law enforcement to mental health crises but currently reaches less than half its calls. It also means investing in violence prevention, youth diversion, restorative justice, and the lighting and walkways that make a block feel safe to walk through. The data has shown over and over again that safety grows in well resourced communities, not over policed ones, and when we protect people's basic needs and uphold their dignity, everyone is safer.</p>

Safety Rooted in Community

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<h2>News &amp; Press</h2>

News List

<h2>Support Our<br> Neighbors in District 2</h2>

<p>Food &amp; Drink</p>

<p>Must Visit</p>

<p>Artists</p>

<p>Small Business Owners</p>

Accordion

<p><strong>Get your volunteers excited</strong> with a little intro to the events section!</p>

<h2>Upcoming Events</h2>

Events List

<h1>Contact</h1>

<h2>Honoring the Past. Building the Future.</h2><p>If elected, I would become the first Asian American and first-generation Vietnamese American to hold a seat on Denver City Council. But representation alone isn't the goal. My vision is to remake who holds power at the table, so that the communities too often pushed to the margins aren't just included, but centered, in shaping Denver's future.</p><p>My campaign is about building a city where no one feels invisible: where housing is a right, small businesses thrive without fear of displacement, caregiving is treated as public infrastructure, safety comes from investment and prevention rather than criminalization, and every neighborhood, from Mar Lee to Harvey Park, from Bear Valley to Fort Logan, finally gets its fair share.</p><p>For me, this is personal. It's the continuation of the courage my parents carried across the ocean, the resilience Josh and I built raising our family together, and the belief that a community, and a city, is strongest when it takes care of everyone in it. District 2 deserves a leader who knows firsthand what it means to struggle, to organize, and to build power collectively.</p><h5>I am rooted in community, ready for change. Together, we will build bridges, create belonging, and shape a Denver that finally works for all of us.</h5>

<p>Infrastructure isn't just about roads and sidewalks, it's about whether a neighborhood gets to move through its own streets safely and with dignity. Residents shouldn't have to wait indefinitely while other districts got the buses, the bike lanes, and the parks, when those decisions were always council's to make. A city that works for everyone is a city where you don't need a car to get to work, school, or a doctor's appointment, and Denver has grown faster than its transit infrastructure, leaving too many residents without reliable options. Closing that gap means ADA accessible sidewalks, protected bike lanes, and pushing RTD for the bus reliability and expanded service this district has gone without, because transit isn't a luxury, it's the circulatory system of an affordable city. It also means climate investment that actually lands where it's needed, since Denver's Climate Protection Fund promises at least half its dollars reach the communities most harmed by climate impacts. The blocks that have waited longest  in District 2 for shade, clean air, and reliable transit deserve to be first in line, not last.</p>

A City Built for Everyone

<h1>Events</h1>

<h2>Honoring the Past. Building the Future.</h2><p>If elected, I would become the first Asian American and first-generation Vietnamese American to hold a seat on Denver City Council. But representation alone isn't the goal. My vision is to remake who holds power at the table, so that the communities too often pushed to the margins aren't just included, but centered, in shaping Denver's future.</p><p>My campaign is about building a city where no one feels invisible: where housing is a right, small businesses thrive without fear of displacement, caregiving is treated as public infrastructure, safety comes from investment and prevention rather than criminalization, and every neighborhood, from Mar Lee to Harvey Park, from Bear Valley to Fort Logan, finally gets its fair share.</p><p>For me, this is personal. It's the continuation of the courage my parents carried across the ocean, the resilience Josh and I built raising our family together in Denver, and the belief that a community, and a city, is strongest when it takes care of everyone in it. District 2 deserves a leader who knows firsthand what it means to struggle, to organize, and to build power collectively.</p><h5>I am rooted in community, ready for change. Together, we will build bridges, create belonging, and shape a Denver that finally works for all of us.</h5>

Press

<p>Cultural investment isn't just about who gets a stage, it's about whether a community's artists are recognized as part of its infrastructure. Far Southwest Denver's creative traditions shouldn't remain an afterthought while other neighborhoods receive public art as a matter of course. Giving this district its stage means enforcing the city's existing one percent public art rule so every capital project District 2 gets comes with art attached. It also means protecting artists and venues from being priced out through tools like a cultural space land trust, and building creative career pathways. When a community's culture is treated as essential rather than optional, it stays rooted instead of being pushed out by its own growth.</p>

Care as Infrastructure

<h1><span style="color: var(--color-bg0-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg0-text);">Vote For Our </span><br><span style="color: var(--color-bg0-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-bg0-text);">Neighbor Trần</span></h1>

<p>This fundraiser and campaign kickoff brought together community members and local leaders for an evening celebrating Trần's candidacy for Denver City Council and a shared vision for a more inclusive Denver.</p>

Launch Party

Past Events

<h2>Our Campaign is About People Power!</h2>

<p><span style="color: var(--color-text); text-decoration-color: var(--color-text);">Find your neighborhood on the District 2 Map, learn about local businesses and community members.</span></p>

Learn More About District 2

Upcoming Events

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<h2>Find Your Council District </h2>

Announcement

<p>Bear Valley, Bow Mar Heights, Centennial Acres, Centennial Estates, College View/South Platte, Dartmouth Heights, Fort Logan, Glenbrook, Grant Ranch, Green Meadows, Harvey Park, Mar Lee, Marston, Marston Shores, Park West, Pinecrest Village, Pinehurst, Pinehurst Estates, Pinehurst South, Provincetown Landing, Seven Springs, Sharon Park</p><p><a href="https://www.denvergov.org/Maps/map/councildistricts" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Check if you're in District 2 here</strong></a></p>

<h2>Find Your Neighborhood</h2>

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Share Your Vision

<p>Investment isn't a favor to a community, it's basic recognition of the people who have carried it for decades without the representation to match. District 2 has organized, shown up, and built its own vision through the Far Southwest Area Plan, and that work shouldn't sit on a shelf while other neighborhoods move forward. Meeting the district's real needs means using budget and zoning votes to turn that vision into a real neighborhood hub, funded youth programs, and gathering spaces that don't require a big budget to make a big difference. It also means an open budget process, where residents can see every line and contract that touches their district. When a community is finally invested in the way it invests in itself, everyone benefits.</p>

Investing in District 2

<p><strong>I am grateful to have endorsements from so many neighbors, small business owners, creatives and community leaders across Denver.</strong></p>

<h6>Colorado State Representative, <br>House District 1</h6>

<h6>Senadora<br>Colorado State Senator,<br>District 34<br></h6>

<h6>Westminster CouncilMember, at-large</h6>

<h4>Obi Ezeadi</h4>

<h6>Colorado State Representative, <br>House district 34</h6>

<h6>Colorado State Representative, <br>House District 33</h6>

<h4>Kenny Nguyen</h4>

<h6>Community Leader and Educator<br></h6>

<h6>community leaders and denver small business owners</h6>

<h4>Allie Bronston and Corey Sampson</h4>

<h6>Writer, Performer and Cultural Worker</h6>

<h6>denver small business owner</h6>

<h4>Mimi Luong</h4>

<h6>denver Local Filmmaker</h6>

<p>Trần Nguyễn-Wills is the eldest daughter of Vietnamese refugees, a working mom, small business owner, and public servant running for Denver City Council District 2. Born and raised in Denver, she grew up translating for her parents at doctors' offices, government agencies, and schools. By 15 she was experiencing homelessness, and by 17 she was a teen parent, learning early what it's like to navigate a system that wasn't built for families like hers.</p><p>District 2 needs someone who has actually lived what working families in Denver are dealing with right now, not more out of touch leadership that doesn't understand what people here are up against. Trần works in Community Outreach for the City of Denver, so she knows firsthand where City Hall has served people well, and where it has fallen short. She believes Far Southwest Denver deserves fresh, energetic leadership from a new generation, people who understand today's challenges, from rising housing, childcare and grocery costs to what it takes to run a small business, and who aren't afraid to push for bold, and innovative solutions.</p>

Page Intro

<h2>A Refugee Family's Daughter</h2><span class="image image-base image-right image-tilt-right" style="width: 50%;"><span class="image-inner-wrapper"><img src="https://run.imgix.net/6a157996-45aa-499d-86a8-2c359b764264/2a32ec9d-ee4f-4e65-8d90-70a3c2588f31/2a32ec9d-ee4f-4e65-8d90-70a3c2588f31.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&amp;bri=0&amp;con=0&amp;sat=0&amp;high=0&amp;shad=0&amp;usm=0&amp;rect=0%2C0%2C1449%2C1000&amp;w=1500" alt="" caption="" align="right" alignwidth="50" tiltdirection="right" variant="base"></span><span class="caption" style="display: none;"></span></span><p>My story begins long before I was born, shaped by the courage and sacrifice of my parents, who fled their home because of war.</p><p>My parents were what many called "boat people," among nearly two million who fled Vietnam by sea after the fall of Saigon. That journey was harrowing. Refugees faced overcrowded boats, starvation, violent storms, and piracy. Historians estimate that between 200,000 and 400,000 people died at sea. My parents were some of the fortunate ones who survived.</p><p>They arrived in the U.S. at a temporary tent city built to process the wave of refugees, and were sponsored by a family in Minnesota through the federal resettlement program. Ordinary people, who didn't know my parents but welcomed them anyway, gave them food, clothing, job training, and dignity. That generosity changed the course of our family's story. It's also where I learned the lesson that has shaped everything I believe since: when public systems and communities show up for people, lives are transformed. Not charity. Not luck. Investment, and solidarity.</p><p>My parents met in Minnesota at 17 and 19, teenagers carrying unimaginable trauma. With the help of community, my dad trained as a machinery repairman and my mom became a seamstress. My dad later found work in Denver at Bar-S Foods, and through the resettlement network, my parents secured public housing in Sun Valley Homes, where I was born. Public housing didn't just give my family shelter. It gave us a foundation to build from. They worked long hours, stretched every dollar, and moved our family into the apartments above the old Federal Theater. Years later, through grit and sacrifice, they did what once seemed impossible: they bought their own home. Watching my parents work themselves to exhaustion is why I know in my bones that working families deserve more support than this city has ever given them. Public investment isn't a handout. It's the difference between a family surviving and a family building a future. Housing, healthcare, and childcare shouldn't be things people have to fight for on their own. They should be guaranteed.</p>

<h1>Events &amp; Fun-Raisers!</h1>

<p><a href="https://denver.citycast.fm/podcasts/heres-how-to-help-your-denver-neighbors-right-now" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>City Cast Denver:</strong> Here’s How To Help Your Denver Neighbors Right Now</a></p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2026/02/21/denver-capitol-rally-ice-enforcement" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>AXIOS:</strong> Community leaders rally, demand unity amid increased ICE activity</a></p><p><a href="https://issuu.com/lifestylepubs/docs/cherry_creek_2023_10_print" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Cherry Creek Lifestyle Magazine </strong>: October 2023 - Women's Issue</a></p><p><a href="https://fortune.com/2015/08/10/tran-wills-entrepreneur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Fortune Magazine:</strong> From pregnant teen to serial entrepreneur</a></p><p><a href="https://issuu.com/asianavemag/docs/may2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Asian Avenue Magazine: </strong>2023 Asian American Heroes of Colorado</a></p><p><a href="https://5280.com/disrupters-15-people-who-are-changing-denver/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>5280 Magazine:</strong> Disrupters: 15 People Who Are Changing Denver</a></p><p><a href="https://vimeo.com/1088912643" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Caffeinated Mornings: </strong>Tran Nguyen - Wills: Designing Community</a></p><p><a href="https://303magazine.com/2020/12/base-coat-nail-salon-expands/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>303 Magazine: </strong>Base Coat Remains Community Focused While Expanding Into Nordstrom and Whole Foods</a></p><p><a href="https://denverite.com/2021/01/06/sidewalk-pantries-are-a-way-for-neighbors-businesses-and-churches-to-help-during-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Denverite: </strong>Sidewalk pantries are a way for neighbors, businesses and churches to help during COVID</a></p><p><a href="https://www.hbomax.com/shows/not-so-pretty/e22e8ebc-9cbc-4607-a855-64abf1bba46b" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>HBO MAX: </strong>Not So Pretty - Episode 2 - Nails</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/ppp-paycheck-protection-program-small-business.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>New York Times:</strong> Keep Workers On, or Lay Them Off? Small Businesses Face Hard Choices</a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/nail-salon-asian-american/2021/03/26/a0d11674-8c07-11eb-a6bd-0eb91c03305a_story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Washington Post:</strong> Her pandemic year was already tough, as an Asian American nail salon owner. Then came the Atlanta shooting</a></p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/covid-vaccine-stanley-marketplace-aurora/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CBS News: </strong>COVID Vaccine Walk-Up Clinic At Stanley Marketplace Hopes To Reach Underserved Communities</a></p><p><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/beauty-companies-coronavirus-donating-masks-medical-supplies" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Vogue Magazine:</strong> How Beauty Companies Are Helping Make Up the Shortfall in Masks and Medical Supplies</a></p><p><a href="https://www.allure.com/story/future-of-nail-salons-post-covid19-lockdown" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>Allure Magazine: </strong>The Future of Nail Salons in a Post-COVID-19 Lockdown World</a></p><p><a href="https://303magazine.com/2017/05/tran-wills/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>303 Magazine: </strong>How a Homeless Teen Mom Became Denver's 'Svper' Entrepreneur - Meet Tran Wills</a></p><p><a href="https://oralhistory.library.ucla.edu/catalog/21198-zz002kpkh2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>UCLA Library</strong> Interview of Tran Wills</a></p>

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