Trinidad Rodriguez (Trini!), a city and community builder, was born and raised in West Denver. He had a 23-year finance career financing social infrastructure that resulted in classrooms, clinic and hospital facilities, and affordable housing units for tens of thousands of Denver youth and families. He also led organizations and causes dedicated to addressing homelessness and creating and maintaining affordability and vibrancy in Denver, including as chairman of the Denver Housing Authority, the Downtown Denver Partnership, and Blueprint Denver. Life-long and newer friends, leaders, and engaged members of the community join him in his mayoral bid.