I would like to offer my personal endorsement, as well as support from The Weekly Issue/El Semanario to a young man who continuously takes the reins of leadership regardless of the situation, to ensure equality, and encourages others to join in the circle of justice.

Denver City Council candidate for District #3, Paul D. López, is a University of Colorado-Denver graduate and well-respected community advocate, who has continuously taken the reins of leadership regardless of the situation, to ensure equality, and encourage others to join in the circle of justice.

Over the past seven years, I have had the fortunate opportunity to observe Paul’s heart-felt actions and true concern for our communities. His endless energy falls into the laps of those to be held accountable for injustice. It’s common for Paul not only to question inequities, but also to act on them, despite consequences it may cause him personally.

Denver’s City Council is in dire need of new leadership who can offer new vision for Denver’s expanding communities. I know that Paul’s extensive life experiences and commitment will forever change a community whose needs have long been ignored. Denver needs leaders who understand the basics of humanity and the economic realities that communities and families are currently experiencing. Denver voters need to change the faces of elected leadership and the only way to accomplish that is to vote; and despite the past election disaster, I am hopeful for professional results this May.

Growing up in District #3’s Westwood community and soon to begin raising his own family – with his wife Marisol and daughter due in June -- in his beloved neighborhood, Paul knows first-hand the needs of the community he hopes to represent.

With deep roots of family and community commitment, Paul learned responsibility through the efforts of his close-knit family. His mother served as an educator at Castro Elementary, also teaching her son the importance of social responsibility. His father, a native of Veracruz, México, worked many years of hard labor to care for his family teaching Paul the responsibility of family. His beloved Abuela is a pillar of strength and compassion, and through his extraordinary relationship with his three sisters and two nieces, Paul has become a mentor and role model, ensuring a positive path for younger generations.

Paul’s heart and actions speak along similar lines of historic activism, and ...