The Case Against Gabe Evans

One of the most competitive House districts in the country, CO-08 is a prime pickup opportunity for Democrats. After winning by fewer than 2,500 votes and underperforming Trump’s margin in the district, Evans went to Washington and immediately broke promise after promise, which has led to his abysmal favorability ratings that are even worse than Donald Trump’s. In a midterm election year where voters – especially Hispanic voters, who comprise 40% of the Eighth District – are souring on the GOP, Evans’ re-election chances are slimmer by the day. Evans represents everything that Coloradans hate about politics, and that’s why they’ll send Manny to fight for them in Congress this November.Shapeshifting Gabe Evans Keeps Lying to Coloradans

Shapeshifting Gabe Evans just can’t get his stories straight, whether it comes to policy or his own biography. Evans has repeatedly been busted by fact checkers for his false claim that the Big, Ugly Bill “doesn’t cut Medicaid.” In reality, the freshman’s signature policy – which he, as the deciding vote, says he takes “100%” credit for – enacts the largest cuts to the program in U.S. history. Coloradans aren’t fooled by Evans’ false claims about Medicaid: during a press conference last year, Evans “elicit[ed] howls of derision” from a nearby crowd after he “claimed flatly that ‘Medicaid is not being cut.’” Evans has also been called out in the press for trying to recast himself as a champion for Medicaid and for grossly misleading Coloradans about his cuts to rural health care.

Just like he does on his dangerous policies, Evans misrepresents his personal story with ease. Despite admitting to raising only “two or three cows a year,” Evans regularly touts himself as a rancher who can relate to producers who are “feeding the world.” Evans’ own peer, whose ranch produced dozens of calves in 2024 and is now boarding all three of Evans’ animals on his behalf, says he would never “be so arrogant” as to describe himself to be a rancher. The same can’t be said for Evans, who – despite not having any actual cattle on his land – continues to enjoy a tax break meant for ranchers and farmers. Evans is likely motivated to misrepresent himself as a rancher because the Eighth District is home to one of the top beef-producing counties in the country.

Not even Evans’ family history is off limits to his lies. Coloradans saw wall–to–wall coverage of how Evans misrepresents his family’s immigration story to “appeal” to Latino voters in Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District. Evans is on the record saying his “pitch” to Hispanic voters – who comprise roughly 40% of the district – included emphasizing his grandfather’s immigration story as the “right way” to come to the U.S., as well as his mother’s fears that “the best life had to offer was a dirt floor hut in Juarez, Mexico.” However, records show that both stories that Evans tells are untrue. Evans’ grandfather would have been deported under Evans’ own immigration policies, while his aunt is sounding the alarm that Evans’ claims about his mother are “made up” since she was born and raised in a middle class household in El Paso, Texas.

Evans has no problem bending the truth about what he’s supposedly hearing from Coloradans. Evans raised eyebrows last summer when he implied that representatives from the Weld Food Bank told him that they supported the Big, Ugly Bill’s drastic reductions in SNAP benefits. A spokesperson for the organization quickly corrected the record and said they had “made it clear” to Evans prior to his vote that his extreme budget would worsen an already “intense need.” In a similar vein, Evans turned heads when he said he “sat down with” anonymous local farmers who are somehow pleased with Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs that are decimating Colorado’s agricultural economy. When asked to share their names, Evans refused to connect the farmers with Colorado’s senator, raising doubts about if Evans was telling the truth. Never learning his lesson, Evans has also been called out repeatedly by officials at the Denver International Airport for claiming there are “power fluctuations” at the airport, a “misleading” claim that Evans uses to tout the importance of investing in American-made energy – at the same time he, of course, is voting to gut investments in American-made energy.

Evans could teach a masterclass on saying one thing to voters but doing another in office. Evans “rode to power promising to” fight the fentanyl crisis, but experts say his policies “will likely worsen the crisis” by “leading to more overdose deaths, less health care for people with substance abuse problems, and cuts to programs and services for addicts.” Evans also claimed he would use his time during a House Oversight Committee hearing to “grill ICE” about the agency’s tactics that have led to the murders of multiple U.S. citizens. However, Evans instead used his time to “lob softballs” at agency officials and “blame Democrats for President Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement.” Evans’ broken promise on ICE accountability was a potent betrayal to the roughly 40% of his constituents who are Hispanic or Latino, many of whom are distraught by the Administration’s aggressive tactics that are targeting non-violent criminals. Evans also went back on his word to stand with striking workers at the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley. And of course, Evans has repeatedly said that lowering the cost of living is a “top priority” – however his agenda has undoubtedly led to higher prices on everything from gas to groceries to utilities to health care.

Gabe Evans Ripped Health Care Away From And Jacked Up Costs On Colorado Families

Gabe Evans has been a disaster for Coloradans’ wallets, especially when it comes to health care costs. Evans says he takes “100%” credit for passing the Big, Ugly Bill, which guts health care and food assistance to pay for permanent tax cuts for billionaires. Despite representing a district where nearly 1 in 3 Coloradans depend on Medicaid, Evans cast his “life-threatening” vote that could kick more than 200,000 Coloradans off their insurance. Experts warn that “the entire health care system will feel the impact” of Evans’ decision, including patients who don’t rely on Medicaid. Colorado hospitals are on track to lose $1 to $2.5 billion annually because of Evans’ health care cuts, a loss that could force at least nine local hospitals – including North Colorado Medical Center and Platte Valley Medical Center in CO-08 – to cut services, lay off workers, or close their doors altogether. Nursing homes are also at risk, a terrifying prospect for residents and health care workers who worry patients “are gonna end up with no place, no bed.” Meanwhile, Evans’ “immoral” Medicaid cuts are paired with drastic cuts to food assistance programs, a move that could create a “vicious cycle” for working Coloradans.

Voters are letting Evans know just how furious they are about his support for House Republicans’ health care cuts. Shortly after Evans cast the deciding vote for the largest Medicaid cuts in history, Coloradans showed up in force to hold their so-called representative accountable. Protestors “drowned out” Evans with “heckling chants” at a press conference, shouting “one and done,” “Gabe you lie,” “shame on you,” and “midterms” to the increasingly vulnerable first-term Republican. Data shows that most registered voters in CO-08 are upset by Evans’ Medicaid cuts, with 63% saying they’re “less likely to vote for a candidate who voted to cut Medicaid” and 72% saying Medicaid is “very” or “somewhat important” for the community.

Evans’ anti-health care agenda goes beyond gutting Medicaid to pay for billionaire tax cuts. Evans is a vocal opponent of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits that lower health care premiums on the marketplace, saying they’re a “smoke screen” and that he “roll[s] [his] eyes” at the idea of making health care more affordable. Evans voted against a bipartisan measure to extend the ACA tax credits – even though Coloradans in his district were expected to pay up to 200% more for the same health care plans. Indeed, now that the credits have expired, Coloradans are reportedly draining their savings, emptying their retirement accounts, and taking out home loans to afford their health care – all thanks to Evans. The expired tax credits are particularly brutal for farmers and ranchers, more than one in four of whom depend on the ACA to afford health insurance.

On top of gutting health care, Evans has jacked up costs on Coloradans by repeatedly voting to protect reckless tariffs that are hiking prices on families and small businesses. Evans’ tariffs are “having a jarring impact” on Colorado’s economy: construction is “buckling” because tariffs on steel, aluminum, and copper are jacking up project expenses by 15-25%; beef exports were down nearly $40 million this past fall compared to the year before; and schools and health care facilities could lose as much as $805 million in revenue over the next year. A whopping 86% of Colorado businesses say Evans’ tariffs are a challenge, and many are being forced to make “tough decisions… [on] whether to raise prices, take less salary, cut employees, or whether they can even keep their doors open.” Evans’ tariffs have hit Colorado’s agricultural economy particularly hard as exports plummet and equipment costs skyrocket, and there are real “fears of more farm and ranch bankruptcies and foreclosures.”

As if jacking up health care costs and repeatedly voting to protect price-spiking tariffs weren’t bad enough, Evans refuses to stand up for Coloradans struggling with higher prices due to his and Trump’s war of choice in Iran. As Colorado drivers “feel the pinch” at the gas pump, Evans is calling the Iran War “the best foreign policy that we’ve seen in decades.” Evans’ glee about the Iran War stands in stark contrast to his campaign promise to lower gas prices – an issue he’s been noticeably quiet on since gas has surged to nearly $5 a gallon in Colorado. Meanwhile, Coloradans in the Eighth Congressional District are “using choice words to describe Trump and Republicans” whose policies are driving up gas prices, with one Thornton small business owner who hadn’t “had a full tank in three weeks” and doesn’t “have food on [his] table” saying “any Republican has got to go.” On top of gas prices, the cost of diesel and fertilizer is especially high due to the war in Iran, which can be detrimental for farmers in CO-08 who are already reeling from reckless tariffs and health care cuts.

Manny Rutinel understands firsthand the struggles working Coloradans face because he’s lived them. Unlike Evans, Manny fights to lower costs for working class families like the one he grew up in. In the state legislature, Manny has already gotten legislation passed to lower housing costs, help families make ends meet, and improve rural health care.

Gabe Evans Works For D.C. Party Bosses, Not For Coloradans

A Republican Party lapdog, Gabe Evans has proved he is loyal to D.C. party bosses, not to Coloradans. After insisting for months that he would protect energy tax credits, Evans sold out his constituents by continuing his record of voting 100% of the time with Trump and casting a key vote to take a sledgehammer to Colorado’s energy economy. Evans admitted his vote “jeopardizes ongoing development, discourages long-term investment, and could significantly delay or cancel energy infrastructure projects” in the Eighth District – clear evidence that Evans cares more about pleasing his party bosses than doing what’s best for Coloradans. Shortly after Evans’ admission that he hurt his district, it was announced that a $190 million energy project was paused in CO-08 – an outcome that cost hundreds of jobs.