Background
Political affiliation
Officially nonpartisan; not publicly stated.
Denver City Council elections are officially nonpartisan; the 2023 official results list no party for any council candidate. 2023 official results
Voting record since July 17, 2023
4,981 recorded votes: Aye 4,173 Nay 76 Other 732
Endorsements
Endorsement Endorsed by Denver DSA in 2023 (endorsement, not party registration). source
Endorsements are not party registration.
Most consequential votes
Selection rule (automated): Selection rule (deterministic, from Legistar recorded votes 2023-07-17 onward, one row per file number using its latest recorded vote): (1) up to 6 of the closest split votes the member cast Aye or Nay on, ranked by the smaller of ayes/nays (ties: newest first); (2) then the closest-split (else newest) vote in each high-profile category not yet represented: final budget adoption, ballot referral, police/safety, housing/homelessness, zoning/land use; (3) fill to 10 with the next closest splits. Categories are keyword matches on official titles. The Prop 132 proclamation (26-1464) has no recorded vote in the data as of 2026-10-13. Tallies count Aye and Nay only. Ties and one-vote margins were re-checked against live Legistar vote records and the official action text.
| Date | File # | Title (official) | Category (auto) | Vote | Outcome | Aye–Nay | Why selected | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | 26-0246 | A resolution approving a proposed Agreement between the City and County of Denver and Axon Enterprise, Inc. to provide an Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system that includes 50 cameras and ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (7 Aye, 6 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Kashmann, duly seconded by Council member Hinds, that Council Resolution 26-0246 be adopted, carried by the following vote:…” (history). | police/safety | Nay | Pass | 7-6 | close split | votes |
| 2025-11-03 | 25-1746 | Parady Amendment No. 5 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 7 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Amendment 25-1746 be offered, failed to carry by the…” (history). | budget | Aye | Fail | 6-7 | close split | votes |
| 2025-11-03 | 25-1758 | Lewis Amendment No. 4 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 7 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Lewis, duly seconded by Council member Parady, that Council Amendment 25-1758 be offered, failed to carry by the following vo…” (history). | budget | Aye | Fail | 6-7 | close split | votes |
| 2025-11-03 | 25-1759 | Lewis Amendment No. 5 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (7 Aye, 6 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Lewis, duly seconded by Council member Parady, that Council Amendment 25-1759 be offered, carried by the following vote:…” (history). | budget | Aye | Pass | 7-6 | close split | votes |
| 2025-11-03 | 25-1765 | Parady Amendment No. 8 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 6 Nay, Absent 1) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member Gonzales-Gutierrez, that Council Amendment 25-1765 be offered, failed to carry by the…” (history). | budget | Aye | Fail | 6-6 | close split | votes |
| 2025-11-03 | 25-1773 | Lewis and Gonzales-Gutierrez Amendment No.2 to the Mayor’s Proposed 2026 Budget ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 7 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Gonzales-Gutierrez, duly seconded by Council member Torres, that Council Amendment 25-1773 be offered, failed to carry by the…” (history). | budget | Aye | Fail | 6-7 | close split | votes |
| 2025-08-18 | 25-0920 | A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at the general municipal election on November 4, 2025, a proposed amendment to th ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (7 Aye, 6 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member Flynn, that Council Bill 25-0920 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, carr…” (history). | ballot referral | Nay | Pass | 7-6 | close split | votes |
| 2025-08-11 | 25-0922 | A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of registered electors of the City and County of Denver at the general election to be held on November 4, 2025 the question of the granting of a franchise ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 7 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Hinds, duly seconded by Council member Watson, that Council Bill 25-0922 be placed upon final consideration and do pass, fail…” (history). | ballot referral | Nay | Fail | 6-7 | close split | votes |
| 2024-02-12 | 23-1960 | A bill for an ordinance amending Chapters 24, 38, and 49 of the Revised Municipal Code concerning the removal of shelter when the outside temperature is predicted to be thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit o ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (7 Aye, 6 Nay) and the official action text: “A motion offered by Council member Parady, duly seconded by Council member Hinds, that Council Bill 23-1960 be passed notwithstanding the disapproval or objecti…” (history). | housing/homelessness | Aye | Pass | 7-6 | close split | votes |
| 2024-01-29 | 23-1850 | A bill for an ordinance changing the zoning classification for 3051 Lawrence Street in Five Points.
Approves a map amendment to rezone property from G-RH-3, UO-3 to G-RX-3, located at 3051 Lawrence St ✔ Verified against the live Legistar vote record (6 Aye, 7 Nay) and the official action text: “Council sat as a Committee of the Whole, commencing at 5:47 p.m., Council President Torres presiding, to hear speakers on Council Bill 23-1850. Joel Noble, Step…” (history). | zoning/land use | Nay | Fail | 6-7 | close split | votes |