Candidate · November 3, 2026
Gabe Evans
On the ballot for U.S. House · Colorado's 8th District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $7.2M
- cash on hand
- $1.3M
- issues with public statements
- 2
- outside spending for or against
- $12M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Colorado's 8th District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican Party1 |
| Status | Incumbent — Currently represents Colorado's 8th District in the U.S. House.2 |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Gabe Evans spent twelve years in the U.S. Army and the Colorado Army National Guard as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander, completing a combat deployment to the Middle East and reaching the rank of captain.3,
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says that in Congress he is working to secure the border, strengthen public safety and make life more affordable for working Coloradans.3
Service in Congress since 2023
- 2025–nowU.S. Representative, CO-82
Websites and accounts
- Official websitegabeevans.house.gov2
- X (Twitter)x.com/repgabeevans5
- Facebookfacebook.com/RepGabeEvans5
- Instagraminstagram.com/RepGabeEvans5
- Campaign websiteelectgabeevans.com3,
6 - X (Twitter)x.com/GabeforColorado3
- Facebookfacebook.com/ElectGabeEvans3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he wants to lower the cost of living by reining in deficit spending and the tax and regulatory policies it says are hurting the economy.3
Education
His campaign website supports educational freedom so families can choose the education that works best for them.3
§4Popular bills that never got a vote
Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.
While Gabe Evans served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Gabe Evans sponsored or cosponsored 17 of the 26. How bills die without a vote.
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- Lets combat-disabled veterans get full military retirement pay plus disability pay (H.R. 2102, 119th Congress · 340 cosponsors)7Cosponsored
- Sets electronic prior-approval and reporting rules for Medicare Advantage plans (H.R. 3514, 119th Congress · 308 cosponsors)8Cosponsored
- Extends the parks maintenance fund and adds higher park fees for foreign visitors (H.R. 9250, 119th Congress · 263 cosponsors)9Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare telehealth coverage by removing location limits and other restrictions (H.R. 4206, 119th Congress · 248 cosponsors)10Cosponsored
- Requires health plans to cover birth defect care for the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw (H.R. 3277, 119th Congress · 214 cosponsors)11Cosponsored
- Keeps paying military members and support staff during a shutdown in fiscal 2026 (H.R. 5401, 119th Congress · 210 cosponsors)12Cosponsored
- Raises Medicare physician fee schedule payments by 6.62% for April through December 2025 (H.R. 879, 119th Congress · 198 cosponsors)13Cosponsored
- Lets surviving military and veteran spouses keep benefits after remarrying (H.R. 1004, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)14Cosponsored
- Raises the tax credit for maintaining short line railroad track (H.R. 516, 119th Congress · 183 cosponsors)15Cosponsored
- Expands U.S.-Israel military cooperation on counter-drone and emerging technology (H.R. 1229, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)16Cosponsored
- Expands Medicare coverage to all services chiropractors are licensed to provide (H.R. 539, 119th Congress · 174 cosponsors)17Cosponsored
- Expands and revises the low-income housing tax credit for affordable rentals (H.R. 2725, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)18Cosponsored
- Requires nursing homes and similar facilities to let essential caregivers see residents (H.R. 6766, 119th Congress · 160 cosponsors)19Cosponsored
- Requires VA clinicians to certify a veteran's death within 48 hours (H.R. 4398, 119th Congress · 158 cosponsors)20Cosponsored
- No-down-payment, federally insured mortgages for first responders and teachers (H.R. 2094, 119th Congress · 154 cosponsors)21Cosponsored
- Funds research on firefighter protective gear made without PFAS chemicals (H.R. 3184, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)22Cosponsored
- Bans betting on animal fights and allows private lawsuits over animal fighting (H.R. 3946, 119th Congress · 150 cosponsors)23Cosponsored
- Ends disability benefit and Medicare waiting periods for metastatic breast cancer (H.R. 2048, 119th Congress · 271 cosponsors)24Did not cosponsor
- Bans slaughtering horses and other equines for human food (H.R. 1661, 119th Congress · 238 cosponsors)25Did not cosponsor
- Targets crimes against postal workers; authorizes money for more secure mailboxes and keys (H.R. 1065, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)26Did not cosponsor
- Adds Medicare coverage of blood tests to screen for early Alzheimer's disease (H.R. 6130, 119th Congress · 231 cosponsors)27Did not cosponsor
- Authorizes CIA payments to former Air America employees and survivors for 1950-1976 work (H.R. 2192, 119th Congress · 178 cosponsors)28Did not cosponsor
- Requires employer health plans to offer exceptions to step therapy drug rules (H.R. 5509, 119th Congress · 169 cosponsors)29Did not cosponsor
- Counts recovery from organ donation surgery as a serious health condition for family leave (H.R. 4582, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)30Did not cosponsor
- Bars insurers from discriminating against living organ donors (H.R. 4583, 119th Congress · 168 cosponsors)31Did not cosponsor
- Doubles the amount of profit from selling a primary home that is exempt from tax (H.R. 1340, 119th Congress · 159 cosponsors)32Did not cosponsor
§5Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.33
| Raised | $7,248,106 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $5,994,909 |
| Cash on hand | $1,328,189 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $19,753 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $2,372,441 supporting and $9,977,187 opposing Gabe Evans this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.34
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| HMP | — | $5,967,278 |
| Mainstream Colorado Fund | — | $1,080,956 |
| LCV Victory Fund | — | $773,517 |
| JOBS AND DEMOCRACY PAC | — | $599,445 |
| Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA LIBRE Action | $588,002 | — |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | — | $379,500 |
| 314 Action Fund | — | $353,817 |
| PROTECT AND SERVE PAC | $312,350 | — |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.