Democrat Javier Mabrey, an attorney and co-founder of a group that defends Coloradans facing eviction, announced Tuesday that he s running in next year s election for House District 1, a southwest Denver seat held by term-limited Democratic state Rep. Susan Lontine.
Raised by a single mother whose only source of income was a disability check, Mabrey, 30, said he wants to bring his experience growing up in the district â dependent on food stamps, his family faced eviction and was homeless for a stretch â to advocate for economic and racial justice at the state Capitol. Too many Coloradans struggle to get by,â Mabrey said. âColorado families deserve better â they deserve someone who will fight for them. Everyone should have access to good paying jobs, affordable housing and health care.â