Meet Debbie Ortega: Get to know the Denver mayor candidate

The Denver mayor's race features a crowded field of 17 candidates. All agree on the top issues at stake in the race, and in many cases, they agree on the solutions.

Yes, but: No two candidates are alike.

• We asked each a series of fun questions to learn more about them as a person as part of our Spotlight profile series. (Edited for style and brevity.)

Meet the candidate: Here's what Deborah "Debbie" Ortega, a city council member, told us.

📲 First tap in the morning: Google Calendar

📍 Favorite spot in Denver: Red Rocks Amphitheatre

🍳 Favorite places to eat and drink: La Casita, Steam Espresso Bar, Tenn Street Coffee and Books and El Noa Noa

👀 Fun fact: I have my own top-secret salsa recipe.

😄 Hobbies: Gardening, walking Denver’s Sloan Lake park, and making jewelry for friends, family, and colleagues

📺 On demand: "Yellowstone"

📕 Reading list: City council packets

🎧 Podcast queue: "The Daily" from the New York Times and City Cast Denver

🎵 On rotation: Estas Tome, an acoustical guitarist

☝ First action as mayor: Convene a meeting with regional stakeholders to discuss how to move people to self-sufficiency who are currently struggling on our streets

🚩 What sets you apart as a candidate: My 40 years of multitasking to serve the people of Denver.

🏆 Proudest personal achievement: Graduating from West High School and watching my daughter and grandchildren graduate from Denver Public Schools

🎉 Top career accomplishment: Passing the city’s first LGBTQ equal protection ordinance on as a council member