Priorities — Tran for Two

A Platform Built by Neighbors

A campaign rooted in home. District 2 isn't just where Trần is running; it's her home. From the start, she wanted this campaign to be about building real relationships rather than collecting votes, and about bringing joy back into how we show up for each other. That's why she keeps opening her own home to neighbors, sharing a meal or a cup of coffee and talking about what's happening on their blocks. For the past year, she's hosted and attended monthly community events, block parties, corner protests, community yard sales, and farmers markets, and spent time at front doors, local businesses, parks, and places of worship. At every stop, she's asked neighbors what they need instead of telling them what they should want, listening to families, seniors, workers, small business owners, and young people across Far Southwest Denver.

A community that has carried itself. Along the way, she's seen what makes this district special: neighbors who laugh together, look out for each other, and celebrate the cultures and traditions that make the Far Southwest Denver home. Families, small business owners, artists, elders, and kids have kept this community strong for decades, often on their own. Rent, food, and childcare cost more every year, our roads and transit need repair, and our small businesses deserve more support than they've received. What we've never lacked is resilience. We show up for each other, and we deserve leadership that shows up for us too.

A shared vision ready to grow. That resilience shows in the Far Southwest Area Plan, adopted unanimously by council in December 2025 after a year and a half of community input. It lays out a 20-year vision for Bear Valley, College View, Fort Logan, Harvey Park, Harvey Park South, and Marston, pointing toward the roads, transit, third spaces, and public art neighbors have long hoped for. Neighbors organized and kept showing up to shape it. Now it needs a councilmember who will use her budget votes, zoning votes, and voice at City Hall to help bring that vision to life.

Priorities Built by Neighbors

Every priority below began as a conversation with a neighbor. Together, they reflect what people told Trần matters most: safe and affordable homes, care for the people we love, city services that reach every block, thriving local businesses, and a district built for the people who call it home.

Invest in Us: Care, Housing & City Services

Neighbors shared that they want help close to home, homes they can afford to stay in, and city services that reach the Far Southwest as reliably as anywhere else.

Care as essential infrastructure. Trần understands care firsthand as a working mom of four who has lived the hard math of childcare costs and daily worry. She believes a council office should be a place neighbors can walk into for real help. From day one, she'll open her council office in the heart of the district as the first step toward a Far Southwest Denver Neighborhood Center, working alongside trusted community organizations to connect neighbors with housing help, health screenings, food programs, childcare, small business support, and veteran and immigrant navigation in one welcoming place. She'll champion city budget support to grow it into a full neighborhood hub over time, and she'll support youth mentorship, paid internships, and care for elders and veterans. Most of all, she wants the center to feel like it belongs to the community, with partners who speak the languages of the district, hours that fit working families' schedules, and neighbors helping shape what it offers.

Homes where neighbors can stay. Trần believes housing is a human right and that long-time residents should be able to stay in the community they've spent a lifetime building. District 2 needs safe, stable housing built for how families actually live here, including multigenerational households, grandparents raising grandkids, and families sharing homes to make rent work. She'll sponsor and support stronger tenant protections that prevent unnecessary evictions and hold landlords accountable for keeping homes safe and livable, with special care for seniors on fixed incomes and neighbors with disabilities. Denver's Department of Housing Stability (HOST) funds eviction prevention and legal help for tenants, but that funding was recently cut even as eviction filings hit record highs. Since council approves HOST's budget, Trần will work to restore it, and use her budget vote to prioritize home repair help and property tax relief so seniors can stay in the homes they love.

A path to owning a home. Denver already offers down-payment assistance to help renters become homeowners, but the funding often runs out before every family is served. Trần will use her budget vote to protect and grow that support each year, so a waitlist isn't what keeps a District 2 family from owning a home. She'll champion mixed-income neighborhoods where nurses, teachers, service workers, and seniors can live side by side, and support Denver's income-restricted homeownership program so homes stay affordable for the next family too. The Area Plan calls for more small-scale housing like rowhouses, duplexes, and ADUs, built thoughtfully and at a scale that fits our neighborhoods. Trần will use her zoning and land-use votes to carry out those recommendations, including co-housing and mixed-use development that keeps neighbors close to jobs and community.

Growth that keeps our community whole. Trần believes in placekeeping: caring for the people, culture, and character that make the Far Southwest home as the district grows. She'll support community land trusts and the anti-displacement efforts the Area Plan calls for, and introduce proposals giving tenants and nonprofits the first chance to buy their buildings when they're sold. She'll look for community benefit agreements before supporting major development in the district, and encourage planning where residents help shape how growth happens, so new investment serves long-time residents and new neighbors alike.

Room for everyone to belong. Trần believes no one in District 2 should have to sleep in a car, a tent, or a doorway. She supports a Housing First approach that helps people into stable homes first, then connects them with the mental health care, addiction treatment, job support, and case management they need to stay housed. She'll encourage the city, nonprofit providers, and the state to work together closely, so no one falls through the cracks between agencies. She'll also stand with immigrant neighbors by supporting Denver's immigrant protections, including ending city coordination with ICE, and by supporting the Immigrant Defense Fund and the community groups helping new arrivals find their way.

City services that reach every block. Trần believes good city services begin with listening, and she'll start on day one. Her office will keep track of neighbors' reports on potholes, graffiti, trash, snow removal, broken streetlights, and code concerns, follow up with city departments to help get them addressed, and share what it learns so residents can see how District 2 is being served. She'll walk the district alongside city departments to spot needs early, help business owners and homeowners find their way through permitting, and propose that the city share response times by district. When services fall behind, she'll look at whether departments have the staffing they need, because good service depends on supporting the city workers who provide it. She'll hold regular community meetings with interpretation, keep office hours at the Neighborhood Center, encourage open budgeting and contracting, and share a yearly update on her progress.

Small Business, Strong Blocks

Neighbors shared how much they love their family restaurants, corner shops, and local markets, and how much they want to see them thrive and stay. They also want more new businesses close to home, so they can shop, eat, and spend their money right here instead of traveling across town, keeping our local economy strong and our neighborhoods walkable.

The heart of the Far Southwest. Family-owned restaurants, corner shops, and immigrant, women, and minority-owned businesses give this district its flavor and character, and Trần believes the wealth they create should stay rooted here. When Denver builds, she wants it to build with local hands and local businesses. Too often, opening a business in District 2 has felt out of reach, not for lack of ideas or drive, but because the resources and support haven't made their way here. Trần wants to change that.

Support that makes the path easier. As a small business owner for more than 20 years, Trần knows what it takes to keep a business going and to build a good workplace. On council, she'll work with city agencies on reforms that simplify permitting, licensing, and inspections, so owners can spend more time with customers and less time on paperwork. She'll encourage Denver Economic Development & Opportunity (DEDO) and its Division of Small Business Opportunity to strengthen certification, mentorship, and contracting support for immigrant, women, and minority-owned businesses, and help bring startup funds, affordable capital, and technical support, like DEDO's Commons on Champa, to Far Southwest Denver. She'll use her vote on city contracts to favor ones local businesses can compete for, with on-time payment. She'll champion commercial rent protections so longtime owners can stay in place, and work to help community organizations find affordable space and the support to keep serving neighbors.

Corridors that grow with us. The Southwest Area Plan identifies Federal, Sheridan, Evans, and Wadsworth as future "Complete Community Centers," meant to grow into walkable, welcoming hubs by 2045. Trần will use her budget, zoning, and land-use votes to help bring that vision to life through community-led development, so growth adds to these corridors while keeping the businesses and residents who built them, along with the cafés, barbershops, and gathering places that hold neighborhoods together.

Open doors for every entrepreneur. Trần will introduce ordinances that support home-based businesses, mobile vendors, food trucks, pop-ups, and local markets, so entrepreneurship is open to neighbors who don't have a storefront. She'll advocate in each budget for incubators, shared workspaces, neighborhood organizations, and stabilization grants, so local entrepreneurs can start, grow, and stay right here. She'll also connect home-based and neighborhood child care providers with the city resources they need, because child care is the business that makes every other business possible.

Dignity for every worker. Trần believes a thriving local economy works for everyone who keeps it running, and no one should have to choose between a good job and an affordable life. She'll stand with unions, support workers' right to organize, and vote for prevailing wages, apprenticeships, and local hiring on jobs funded with public dollars, so working families see a fair return on the taxes they pay. She'll support livable wages, paid sick leave, and predictable scheduling, along with fair contracts and worker-owned cooperatives. She'll protect tipped workers, encourage stronger enforcement against wage theft, and stand with home cleaners, gig workers, childcare workers, and other essential workers who are too often overlooked. She'll also work with local employers and unions to open paid internships and summer jobs that help young people build careers close to home.

District Built for Us: Transit, Climate, Safety & Culture

Neighbors shared that they want to walk their kids to school safely, catch a bus they can count on, cool off in a shady park, and feel proud of where they live. And the kids made one request loud and clear: more pools.

A fair share for the Far Southwest. For many years, the Far Southwest has seen less investment in sidewalks, street lighting, transit, and pedestrian safety than other parts of the city. Those gaps came from decisions over time, and council has the power to make better ones. Trần believes every neighbor deserves to move through their own community safely, affordably, and with dignity, and that District 2 deserves its fair share.

Streets and transit that connect us. Much of Denver's bus service is run by RTD, a separate regional agency, so Trần will focus on improving the streets those buses travel, like Federal, Sheridan, and Wadsworth, and work with RTD toward service that connects District 2 to jobs and schools. She'll champion road repairs, better street lighting, ADA-accessible sidewalks, safe crossings, protected bike lanes, and traffic calming, so kids can walk and bike to school, seniors and neighbors with disabilities can get around independently, and families can comfortably and safely walk and ride bikes to parks, shops, restaurants, and bus stops.

Parks, libraries, and gathering places. Trần will support investment in parks, libraries, and community centers, from pocket parks and community gardens to neighborhood plazas that don't need a big budget to make a big difference. Our libraries and community centers already serve as District 2's living rooms, and they deserve programming, repairs, and the staffing to support longer hours without overburdening the librarians and workers who keep them open. She'll make the case in each budget for another recreation center here, so our families have the same access other neighborhoods enjoy.

Opportunities for young people. Trần believes young people deserve real opportunities close to home. She'll bring together Denver Public Schools, the city, and community nonprofits already working with youth to create after-school and summer options like tutoring and homework help, sports leagues, mentoring, job skills, and safe places to spend time after the bell rings. Partner nonprofits will lead and staff these programs, so they can use school buildings, rec centers, and libraries without adding to the workload of teachers, librarians, and staff who are already stretched thin. Young people and parents will help decide what gets offered.

Safety built on care and trust. Every neighbor deserves to feel safe at home, at school, at the park, and at the bus stop. Trần believes real public safety means responding effectively when harm happens and doing far more to prevent it in the first place. That means investing in young people, mental health and crisis response, violence prevention, safe public spaces, and strong neighborhood organizations that know their communities best. Trần will work for safer streets and better lighting on Federal, Sheridan, and Jewell, and support the community groups already leading violence prevention and restorative justice in our neighborhoods. She'll champion expanded mental health crisis response like STAR, including around-the-clock coverage, so neighbors in crisis are met by trained professionals and public safety officers can focus on the calls that need them. She'll stand with victims and survivors, and make sure first responders have the staffing and training they need to do their jobs well. Lasting safety grows from trust between neighbors and the people who serve them, so Trần will support independent oversight, encourage open reporting on use of force and complaints, and use her vote to confirm public safety leaders who share a commitment to transparency and to treating every neighbor with dignity and empathy. Trần will work toward a Denver where we address the root causes of violence without ignoring its consequences, where victims and survivors are supported, and where every neighborhood has the resources it needs to be safe, connected, and thriving.

Climate care where it's needed most. Denver voters created a Climate Protection Fund that raises roughly $40 million a year, with a commitment that at least half reaches the communities most affected by climate impacts. Trần will work to make sure those dollars reach the blocks that need them most, expanding tree canopy so the district's hottest, least-shaded streets can cool down, with clear public reporting on results. A 2025 city auditor's report found Denver's climate efforts aren't yet on track to meet the city's goals, and Trần will champion what the report identified as needed: a reliable energy grid that protects ratepayers from rising costs, resilience against worsening heat waves, and good union jobs in clean energy and home efficiency. She'll support water conservation as droughts become more common, and propose emergency alerts and city information in the languages neighbors speak.

Resources that serve our neighbors. Trần believes growth should serve District 2, not drain it. She opposes committing our water, energy, and utility infrastructure to hyperscale data centers that often promise more jobs than they deliver. For data centers already operating in Denver, she'll support clear guardrails, including public reporting on water and energy use and real consequences when they fall short of city standards or community commitments. Instead, she wants new development to create long-term union jobs building the clean energy and infrastructure Denver needs, while keeping our resources available for the neighbors who depend on them.

A district with its own identity. Far Southwest Denver has a story worth telling, and Trần wants everyone traveling down Federal, Sheridan, or Wadsworth to know they've arrived somewhere special. Denver's Public Art Program sets aside 1% of every city-funded capital project over $1 million for art, and Trần will advocate for District 2's fair share of those dollars. She'll work to keep the Loretto Heights theater an affordable community space and partner with local artists, galleries, and arts organizations on hands-on youth programs where young people learn from working artists and help create the murals in their own neighborhoods. She'll champion gateway art, neighborhood banners, and community festivals that celebrate the district's cultures, businesses, and history, giving District 2 an identity shaped by the people who live here.

Let's Get To Work for District 2!

Every door knocked, every dollar given, every conversation started brings Tran one step closer to Denver's City Council. If you believe District 2 deserves a voice shaped by the people and for the people, there's a role for you — join us.

DENVER CITY COUNCIL District 2