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Jesse Lashawn Parris

Unity Party · Colorado · 2026

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Colorado House District 8Colorado · 2026Denver County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • A reparative justice framework addressing the economic consequences of slavery and discrimination
  • Affordable housing and protection of historically underserved communities from displacement
  • Support for Black-owned small businesses and workforce development

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Jesse Lashawn Parris is a Northeast Denver resident of more than 20 years and a third-generation Denverite who has previously run for Denver mayor and at-large city council, per his campaign site. He is running as the Unity Party candidate for Colorado House District 8, describing over a decade of public advocacy and community service work, per his campaign site.

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