Denver DSA Mayoral Candidate: Being Convicted for Stealing Food Stamps ‘Is What Actually Qualifies Me’
‘Twenty years ago, I was young, I was a young mom, I was grieving, I did something really silly, and I paid my restitution, I did my time’
Sep 14, 2026 7:30 PM
By Grabien Staff
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LEWIS: “I actually think that experience is what actually qualifies me. 20 years ago I was young, I was a young mom, I was grieving, I did something really silly and I paid my restitution, I did my time and I took care of what I needed to do, while also navigating all the ills of poverty. And 20 years later I’m running for mayor because I don’t want those conditions to ever exist where someone is in a state of desperation where they feel like they have to go down that pathway.”