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Gabe Evans
CO · District 8
In plain English: Represents Colorado District 8 in the U.S. House of Representatives. House members vote on federal laws and spending.
Term
2025-01-03 – 2027-01-03
Next election
2026-11-03Cook Political Report rates CO-08 Toss-up (current through Oct 9, 2026); Democratic challenger is State Rep. Manny Rutinel; the district was decided by less than one percentage point in both 2022 and 2024.
Running for
U.S. House (CO-08), re-election
Committees
House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Homeland Security; Subcommittee on Energy (Energy and Commerce); Subcommittee on Environment (Energy and Commerce); Subcommittee on Trade (Energy and Commerce); Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology (Homeland Security); Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence (Homeland Security)
Gabe Evans is the U.S. Representative for Colorado's 8th Congressional District, first elected in November 2024 after defeating incumbent Democrat Yadira Caraveo by just under 2,500 votes. He is a former Army Black Hawk pilot with a combat tour in the Middle East, spent a decade as an Arvada police officer, and served one term in the Colorado State House (2023-2024). His district is Colorado's newest and most competitive House seat, stretching from fast-growing Denver suburbs north through Weld County into a sliver of Larimer County. He sits on the Energy and Commerce and Homeland Security committees.
Bio source: https://www.cpr.org/2026/09/25/vg-2026-gabe-evans-voter-guide/
1. Follow the money, in plain English
What we don’t have yet: verified donor records for this leader. Pending donor data source: will be backfilled; never estimated
Every money claim on this page carries its source and its confidence level; the full item-by-item money record is in the evidence below.
2. What they promised
Each promise is tracked against documented votes and actions. A status is set only from the record; where a promise has not been tested yet, the card says so.
- PROMISEIn progress
"I ran for Congress because I saw the challenges Colorado and our country faces with crime, the cost of living, and the rise of socialism." (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey, 2026 election.) Status so far: voted for the Republican tax and spending package he framed as lowering taxes for working-class families; pushing permitting reform and the Ratepayer Protection Act on energy costs.
- PROMISEIn progress
"Secure the border, get the bad guys out, help the good guys." Status so far: voted Yea on the Laken Riley Act in the 119th Congress; co-sponsor of the Dignity Act, which has not advanced; wrote the Trump administration urging enforcement to prioritize people with criminal records.
- PROMISEIn progress
Would keep pursuing permitting reform "as a way to lower costs for Americans." Status so far: H.R. 3628 (State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act) passed the House; the bipartisan CERTAIN Act on federal energy permits introduced.
- PROMISEIn progress
As a combat veteran who has borne the cost of an "endless war," I will oppose military adventurism and direct military action that does not immediately affect US national security. I will work to remove non-Constitutional presidential war powers and return those powers back to Congress. Status so far: He voted Nay on H.Con.Res. 89 on July 23, 2026, and Nay on H.Con.Res. 93 on September 15, 2026, both resolutions directing the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran. In August 2026, he argued the President already had legal authority for the Iran war under the 2001 AUMF.
3. The evidence
Everything on this page comes from the record below, grouped so you can find things: what they said, what they did, money and influence, and what happened after. Every item carries its date, its source, and the date we last verified it.
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What they said
- STATEMENT
On affordability, blamed state regulations for fuel costs: "Colorado consumers are eating five times the national average in regulatory costs to produce gas and diesel in the state of Colorado." Said he would keep pushing permitting reform as a way to lower costs.
- STATEMENT
On immigration, said his position remains "Secure the border, get the bad guys out, help the good guys." Pointed to his support for the Dignity Act, which would provide legal status to certain undocumented immigrants, and to a letter he wrote to the Trump administration urging enforcement to prioritize people with criminal records.
- STATEMENT
Said he backs "all of the above energy," citing the Vestas wind-generator plant in his district. Cited his bipartisan CERTAIN Act, which would bar any administration from pulling federal permits for energy projects, oil and gas or wind and solar, for political reasons.
- STATEMENT
Said bipartisanship benefits democracy; two-thirds of his bills in Congress are bipartisan. Pointed to his membership in the Problem Solvers Caucus and the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan group of veterans, showing that "there are still people in Washington, D.C., who are working together in a bipartisan fashion for the benefit of the country and the state."
- STATEMENT
After voting for H.R. 4405, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, said: "As a former police officer who has worked directly on cases involving sex offenders and human trafficking, I know how deeply these crimes scar victims and families. I will always stand with the victims, and pursuing justice for them will continue to guide my decisions." Noted his earlier vote for H.Res. 688 authorizing Oversight Committee requests for DOJ Epstein records.
- STATEMENT
In his first telephone town hall (about 8,500 attendees), defended reciprocal tariffs as matching other countries' tariffs and dropping ours when they drop theirs: "I'm a big believer in free trade, but free trade has to be fair trade as well." On Medicaid, stressed targeting "fraud, waste and abuse."
- STATEMENT
On the Republican budget reconciliation bill: "This bill follows through on Republicans' promises to cut waste, fraud, and abuse while protecting coverage for Colorado's most vulnerable populations," adding that Medicaid spending rises year over year under the bill. He sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicaid.
- STATEMENT
Argued the president already had legal authority for the Iran war, citing "the 2001 AUMF, which says that the United States is allowed to do whatever is necessary to protect the American homeland," given Iran's material support to al-Qaeda since the 1990s.
- STATEMENT
In a letter co-signed with Reps. Lauren Boebert and Jeff Crank, urged Gov. Jared Polis to end state spending on health coverage for undocumented immigrants or risk federal penalties, calling the policy "prioritizing benefits for those unlawfully present in our country over citizens who need it the most."
- STATEMENT
On his relationship with the White House: "I don't think it's a fair characterization to say that I march in lockstep with the administration. I look at policies. If it's a good policy for my district, I support the policy. And if it's a bad policy, then I support the people in the district."
- FACT
Q3 2026 FEC filing (July-September, filed Oct 15): raised $1.51 million, spent $2.65 million, $2.74 million cash on hand; about 60% of receipts from individual donors per Quiver (81.3% per Quiver's methodology note). Quiver reports $1.3M new fundraising, $2.7M spending, $2.7M cash; opponent Manny Rutinel had not filed by mid-afternoon Oct 15.
Verification note: Press accounts of the FEC filing; topline figures differ slightly by methodology between outlets.
What they did
- VOTE
H.R. 8800: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 Yea on On Passage (Roll Call Vote 278) (passed 216-212)
- VOTE
H.R. 7008: Stop Insider Trading Act (barring members, spouses, and dependent children from buying publicly traded stock) Yea on On Passage (Roll Call Vote 280) (passed 232-198)
- VOTE
H.Con.Res. 89: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Nay on On Agreeing to the Resolution (Roll Call Vote 282) (passed 214-208)
- VOTE
H.Con.Res. 93: Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran Nay on On Agreeing to the Resolution (Roll Call Vote 307) (passed 220-204)
- FACT
H.R. 3628, State Planning for Reliability and Affordability Act (introduced 2025-05-29): would require state regulators such as the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to consider a new federal standard when making energy reliability policy; passed the House and was received in the Senate on 2025-12-15.
- FACT
H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Act (with Rep. Kathy Castor, D-FL): would require tech companies to pay for the infrastructure and energy needed to build data centers; Evans said the House passed it 417-3 and the Senate rejected it 57-43 on Sept 30, 2026.
- FACT
Law Enforcement Support and Counter Transnational Repression Accountability Act and the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act (both advanced through House committees in April 2025): the first would educate the public on foreign governments' transnational repression of diaspora advocates; the second would streamline broadband permitting for rural and underserved communities.
Money and influence
- DATA UNAVAILABLE
Pending donor data source: will be backfilled; never estimated
- FACT
Member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus and the For Country Caucus, a bipartisan group of military-veteran House members (his own description, CPR voter guide, 2026-09-25).
- FACT
Endorsed by President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, plus the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Americans for Prosperity Action (CPR voter guide, 2026-09-25).
- FACT
Co-sponsor of the Dignity Act, which would provide legal status to certain undocumented immigrants; the bill has not advanced in Congress (CPR voter guide, 2026-09-25).
- FACT
First incoming House member in 14 years placed directly on the Energy and Commerce Committee (Colorado Pols, 2025).
What happened after
No outcomes recorded yet.
None documented (checked 2026-10-10).
Sources
- cpr.org
- gabeevans.house.gov
- cpr.org
- coloradopols.com
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- colohealthplans.org
- coloradopols.com
- news.ballotpedia.org
- U.S. House Clerk
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- en.wikipedia.org
- congress.gov
- votewire.com
- washingtonexaminer.com
- thenextgenbusiness.com
- coloradopols.com
- Daily Letter TV
- Quiver Quantitative
Evidence
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