Flor Alvidrez
2023 - Present
2027
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Flor Alvidrez is a member of the Denver City Council in Colorado, representing District 7. She assumed office on July 17, 2023. Her current term ends on July 19, 2027.
Alvidrez ran for election to the Denver City Council to represent District 7 in Colorado. She won in the general runoff election on June 6, 2023.
Alvidrez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Flor Alvidrez was born in Denver, Colorado. Her career experience includes working in business and serving on the boards of Flatirons Habitat for Humanity and the Latino Cultural Arts Center.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Denver, Colorado (2023)
General runoff election
General runoff election for Denver City Council District 7
Flor Alvidrez won election in the general runoff election for Denver City Council District 7 on June 6, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Flor Alvidrez (Nonpartisan)  | 100.0 | 10,068 |
| Total votes: 10,068 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Nick Campion (Nonpartisan) (Unofficially withdrew)
General election
General election for Denver City Council District 7
Flor Alvidrez and Nick Campion advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adam Estroff, Guy Padgett, and Arthur May in the general election for Denver City Council District 7 on April 4, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Flor Alvidrez (Nonpartisan) | 38.5 | 5,895 |
| ✔ |  | Nick Campion (Nonpartisan) | 19.2 | 2,945 |
 | Adam Estroff (Nonpartisan) | 18.5 | 2,838 | |
 | Guy Padgett (Nonpartisan) | 16.4 | 2,517 | |
 | Arthur May (Nonpartisan) | 7.3 | 1,116 | |
| Total votes: 15,311 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- William Fenton (Nonpartisan)
- Dawn-Janel Hurwitz (Nonpartisan)
Endorsements
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To view Alvidrez's endorsements as published by their campaign, click here. Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Alvidrez in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Flor Alvidrez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Alvidrez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Flor Alvidrez. I grew up in Denver's Lucky District 7 where I am running to serve as Councilwoman. I have seen the town I grew up in turn into a city. My father, a Mexican immigrant, earned his GED and learned English at Emily Griffith. He then joined the Carpenter's union and eventually started his own business. My mother moved here when my 4'8" grand mother joined the United States Air Force. This was the first time my mother had healthcare, food security and stable housing. Denver changed the trajectory for my family. What my parent's and I had was opportunity to participate in a growing city's economy. That is part of what I think is lacking in Denver today. My vision for Denver and District 7 is a city where Denver's entrepreneurial spirit lives on and where Denverite can breath clean air, feel safe walking around and enjoying out public spaces, have access to convenient affordable public transit and basic reliable city services. Most importantly where every Denverite has a place to call home! Find out more about how I plan to tackle our city's toughest issues on my website: www.FlorForDenver.com
- Every Denverite should have a place to call home.
- Our neighborhoods should be a safe environment for our children to explore and neighbors to connect.
- Strong Economy with good paying jobs and strong small businesses.
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
No. What we need to have a thriving downtown is better public transit, transform unused office space to residential use and better security supported by police officers when appropriate. I think the arts are a key part of activating our downtown. public theater and free public community events like Viva Streets https://www.vivastreetsdenver.com/ are a great start to this work.
I would love to see police on horseback back in downtown. I think it speaks to our history and culture as a city while making police officers more approachable as we heal from the brutality we have witnessed over the past decade.
I am passionate about community engagement and inclusivity. I think it's really important we reach community by registered neighborhood organizations and beyond "RNO's". I will have my own quarterly community meetings with no neighborhood hagiarchy. I will also have a grant writer on my staff to support community lead ideas!
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
Knowing the diversity of our neighborhoods is key when talking about public health & safety. The dangers of Federal Blvd v Broadway v Pearl St are very different.
I agree with current city council's funding of community lead safety programs like STAR that needs to be expanded and supported.
Where I disagree is when it comes to illegal substance use & public camping. Talking to an elderly woman in the district who has had a trailer parked next to her home explode, neighbors who have had consistent arson issues and finding needles in children's playground are very real and very serious problems. We cannot normalize this behavior. Where behavior is illegal we need to enforce our laws and when people are just trying to survive we need to fix our broken shelter system. Please visit my website to see my plans for doing this. www.FlorForDenver.Com/priorities.
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
I have had my home broken into and my belongings stolen several times over the last decade. The last time someone attempted to break into my home I was home. When the police came they shrugged at me and looked down on me for calling because nothing was stolen as the perpetrators ran away when they realized I was home. This is not ok. I have met with enforcement in Englewood and restorative justice work there has been great for the community.
What would happen in Denver if we had Restorative Justice program would be the police actually looking for people perpetrating low level crimes, investigate and report them. Instead of giving children a permanent criminal record they sit down with them, the victim and the parents. There is a discussion about the harm(in my case property damage) and a conversation about why the perpetrator was committing the crime (were they looking for a warm place to stay, looking for things to sell to buy drugs, or trying to pay rent). Then the underlying issues are addressed. I think this a great opportunity to help victims feel whole again and to address the root causes of crime.
Please see my website www.FlorForDenver.com
Living on the West side of the district I know how terribly dangerous it is to walk from the Alameda station to Athmar Park neighborhood because I have had to do it. Crossing railroads, a highway and a river just to get access to the light rail or using an unreliable public transit system.
I want to improve and complete the projects Councilman Clark started around mobility withing the district and multimodal transportation.
I know about "the wall" in Speer neighborhood that cars crash into, the spot where Harvard Gulch and Platt Park neighbors desperately want a stop sign, where people have been killed throughout the district by traffic accidents. All over the district we need wider and safe sidewalks so people in wheel chairs can actually use the sidewalk instead of the street. I have been waiting my entire life for Huston Lake Park, where my grandmother walks daily to have a fully finished path. I am proud of the work being done in Baker to activate tree lawns as additional community space and bump outs on corners to slow traffic.
We have the first steps down like the bridge over the river that has started, Alameda bridge improvements, Mississippi improvements and Ruby Hill park improvements. We had a voice in Blueprint Denver and now we just need to implement it with neighborhood specific plans. I thank Councilman Clark for his work and look to expand it and see it through.
What I hear most talking to residents is they are tired of cars traveling at dangerous speeds through our residential streets, the needs of crosswalk stripping, bigger sidewalks, stop signs and lighting around parks.
It's not about my plan it's about our plan as a community because no one knows your street better than you.
I would like to see us take better care of our police officers. we need to make sure they can afford to live in the city they serve, have access to mental health care and supportive services they need to handle the difficult work they do. e need to provide them the best training and make sure they have a healthy work life balance and feel a part of the community. An other area for improvement is hiring processes. Streamlining hiring so that training can begin for police officers is key. Right now it can take up to a year for an applicant to receive a job offer and start training. In the mean time we lose potential officers to other municipalities. I would also like to see more unarmed officers as guns are very seldom needed in every day police work. I think that would relieve stress on the officers and the community.
Environment - Denver's air quality has was reclassified from seriously to severely hazardous to our health in the last year. I am dedicated to improving out air quality through being tough on corporate polluters which are disproportionately in low income communities, improving public transit, repairing our tree canopy and making it safe and comfortable to walk and bike around our city.
Housing - People are experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity at a growing rate. Policy changes around "Area Median Income" for affordable housing and updating our permitting process and zoning codes are while maintaining the charm and character of neighborhoods is a priority when it comes to fighting displacement, keeping people housed and welcoming now Denverites!
Economy - Denver has been excellent at focusing on economic growth over the last decade. However we were not excellent at providing access to that economic growth to the people of Denver and particularly DPS students. We need to prioritize hiring and supporting local businesses and talent. Including providing job training and upskilling to people to have access to green energy, tech, medicine, government careers that pay a livable wage or higher and access to economic mobility. Removing barriers like a four year degree from entry level positions and valuing lived life experience.
City Council is the level of government closest to everyday people and the things that effect our lives. That is what makes it so important.
I don't have to go far to find role models. I grew up with two parents who come from powerful families. Not powerful in a way of financial wealth by today's standards. Powerful in that they were survivors, they did the hardest jobs, from picking cotton in Texas to running a family ranch through a drought in Chihuahua, Mexico. Powerful in ceremony and prayer that their children would live a better life. I look back on what even just one generation, my parents, were able to achieve. My parents worked hard, had faith and prayed that me and my siblings could have an easier & healthier life. I will continue that legacy though prayer, ceremony and hard work that the world may be a better for not just my son but all of our children.
The first historical event that I remember happening in my lifetime was in 6th grade. I was in a basement classroom at Rishel Middle School (before transferring to the GT program at Baker Middle School). We were put on a lock down.
It wasn't until the end of the day that our teacher told us we were safe but had been on lock down because there a shooting at a school in Littleton. I can hear her voice in my head to this day. I was so confused. She warned that our parents might be scared but that we were never in danger.
That year was full of talk of the victims, the shooters, trench coats and bullying. The tragic traumatizing event we will never forget. One more reason why protecting our children is a top priority for me.
My first job was working in my family's construction company at the age of 12. I remember designing our logo on word art and creating our proposal documents from a sketch my dad made because learned to use the computer at Valverde Elementary School.
When I turned 18 I had my first job out of the family business which was a teller and eventually Banker at the US Bank on Broadway and Mississippi.
Yes. I think knowing how Denver's government works is important because every municipality and state for that matter has a different structure of government. Denver has a strong mayoral form of government and city councilors act as advocates. Because we are the city and County of Denver Councilmen also act as County Land Commissioners which is important when it comes to giving the community a voice in what we want our neighborhoods to look like.
I think lived life experience in Denver is so important. District 7 is a very diverse district with a complex history
Honorable Rosemary Rodriguez
Denver Firefighters
Michelle Ferrigno Warren, non-profit executive and Dist. 7 resident
Angela Cobián, Former Treasurer for Denver Board of Education
Denver Area Labor Federation
Honorable Lucia Guzman
Dr. Antonio Esquibel, Emeritus Professor, Former VP and Board of Trustees of Metropolitan State University
Polly Baca, Former Colorado State Representative, Former Colorado State Senator, Former Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives
Susan Barnes-Gelt, Former Denver City Council Member
Deborah Quintana, small business owner
Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association
Denver Area Labor Federation
Service Employee's International Union
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See also
2023 Elections
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