YIMBY Action✓ Endorses
2026 Midterm Partner Endorsements
Monica Martinez
Denver City Council At-Large Seat B, Citywide · City and County of Denver, CO
Backed byYIMBY Action
What the Guides Said
YIMBY Action✓ EndorsesAbout Monica Martinez
Monica's father, Lauro — "Ledd" to everyone who knew him — came to this country at ten years old without proper documentation, arriving with his father and sister and leaving his mother and eleven brothers and sisters behind in Mexico. He came with just hope, and órale. He earned his GED while living at a YMCA in Chicago, picked fruit alongside his father in the fields of central California, and eventually put himself through Cal State Long Beach with a degree in math — where he met Monica's mother, a public school teacher who taught bilingual classes across the Latino communities of southeast Los Angeles County.
That same hope — that same órale — carried into Monica's life, and she still has it today. After a literature degree from UC Berkeley and a Master's in Public Policy from the University of Texas, she arrived in Denver in 2003 knowing only the person who'd hired her. Two years later, working for the City, she bought her first home — that little 2nd floor condo — back when a person still could.
From monica4council.com
Monica Martinez on Housing and Abundance
“Monica's delivered on housing, transportation, and the affordability Denver families need , and she'll get it done on city council.”
“Monica created actionable affordable housing strategies such as purchasing East Colfax motels that she converted to shelter, and even helped build the first LEED-Gold residences in Denver.”
“Worked on the team that created the nation's first LEED-Gold apartment building, delivering attainable and sustainable housing.”