Meet Denver DA candidates John Walsh and Leora Joseph

Leora Joseph and John Walsh are both Democrats vying to be Denver's next district attorney .

While the two candidates may be running for the same position , they offer separate visions for the role and differ even more distinctly when it comes to their personal lives.

• We asked each a series of lighthearted questions to get to know them better as part of our Spotlight profile series. ( Their responses have been edited for style and brevity )

🎵 Campaign song

• Joseph: " The Man " by Taylor Swift
• Walsh: " One Time One Night " by Los Lobos

🥾 Hobbies

• Joseph: Getting outside everyday with a walk or jog, cooking and grilling, and reading before bed. "I'm a big reader."
• Walsh: Hitting the mountains for hiking and skiing. "I'm a very big outdoor person and always have been."

🍴 Favorite spots to eat and drink

• Joseph: Logan House Coffee in Lowry, Kahlo's , High Point Creamery (she's "a bit of an ice cream addict") and Leven Deli . "Their bread is ridiculous and sandwiches are amazing."
• Walsh: Cake Crumbs , Metropolis Coffee in the Golden Triangle, Los Carboncitos , and El Noa Noa , which has a"spectacular patio" and where he often takes his dad for Father's Day.

📚 Reading list

• Joseph: " Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents " by Isabel Wilkerson and " Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence " by Anita Hill
• Walsh: " Gangbuster: One Man's Battle Against Crime, Corruption, and the Klan " by Alan Prendergast and " The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood " by Julian Rubinstein

🎧 Podcast queue

• Joseph: " Ear Hustle ." "I have a mug, a T-shirt — I do whatever I can to support it. It's really, really good."
• Walsh: " City Cast Denve r" and " Y esto no es todo " to keep up my Spanish since his time as a middle school exchange student in Guanajuato, Mexico.

⚖️ Favorite Supreme Court case and justice

• Joseph: Roe v. Wade and Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose quote she holds close: "Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
• Walsh: Gideon v. Wainwright, the case that determined the government must provide counsel if someone is charged with a serious crime, and Louis Brandeis. "He was a really strong political advocate for antitrust law, ensuring that democracy works, and preserving freedom."

💪 Leadership style

• Joseph and Walsh: Both describe themselves as servant leaders who bring about change from the bottom up.

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