Tag: Gabe Evans
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Evans challenger Evan Munsing qualifies by petition for Democratic primary ballot in Colorado’s 8th CD
Thornton Democrat Evan Munsing, one of three major Democratic candidates challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans’ bid for a second term, became the first candidate to qualify for Colorado’s 8th Congressional District primary after submitting a sufficient number of valid petition signatures, state officials said Friday. Munsing, a Marine Corps combat veteran and investment executive,…
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Colorado delegation splits in House vote to end federal government shutdown
Colorado’s U.S. House members divided mostly along party lines Tuesday in separate votes on a funding deal to end the federal government’s partial shutdown, while giving Congress more time to negotiate long-term funding for the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers passed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package that finishes funding the vast majority of federal…
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Gabe Evans, Colorado Republican incumbent, CD8 race
In what is quickly becoming one of the most-watched congressional races in 2026, Evans looks to continue serving in a second term in Colorado’s Congressional District 8. Evans served 12 years in the U.S. military and was an Arvada police officer for over a decade before retiring as a lieutenant. Before Congress, Evans represented Colorado…
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U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans demands action from Gov. Jared Polis, as Colorado roads rank near bottom nationally
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans demanded action from Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Transportation, as he expressed “grave concerns” over the “continued mismanagement” of the state’s transportation agency. In his letter to Polis and CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew, Evans demanded “immediate corrective action” to refocus the state transportation agency on its “core…
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Democrat Shannon Bird to step down from Colorado legislature to campaign full-time for Congress
State Rep. Shannon Bird, a Westminster Democrat, said Sunday that she plans to resign from the Colorado legislature next month in order to focus on running for the 8th Congressional District seat held by Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans. Bird is one of four Democrats — two of whom are state lawmakers — seeking the…
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Colorado’s House delegation votes on party lines to end federal government shutdown
Members of Colorado’s U.S. House delegation voted along party lines Wednesday on legislation to end the longest federal government shutdown in the nation’s history. The state’s four Republicans — U.S. Reps. Lauren Boebert, Jeff Hurd, Jeff Crank and Gabe Evans — voted with the 222-209 majority to pass a measure that went to President Donald…
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Colorado’s Democratic senators slam deal to end shutdown, vow to fight for health care tax credits
Colorado’s two Democratic U.S. senators voted against a bipartisan deal reached Sunday to end the longest federal government shutdown in history, blasting the package’s failure to extend some health insurance tax credits. The full Senate passed spending legislation late Monday that could pave the way to reopen the government before the end of the week…
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Colorado Republicans Gabe Evans, Bill Owens endorse Barb Kirkmeyer’s gubernatorial campaign
Republican State Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer’s campaign to be Colorado’s next governor has landed endorsements from the last Republican to unseat a Democratic member of Congress in the state and the last Republican to be elected governor. U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and former Gov. Bill Owens said in their respective endorsements that Kirkmeyer’s experience in all…
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Colorado Democrat Yadira Caraveo drops bid to win back 8th Congressional District seat
Former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo announced on Friday that she was ending her campaign to reclaim the Colorado congressional seat the Thornton Democrat lost last year in one of the closest U.S. House races in the country. Caraveo, a pediatrician and the first Latina to represent the state in Washington said in a statement that…