In less than five weeks, voters in the Centennial State will decide who they want to represent them in Congress, and one of the most contested Congressional races in the country is in District 8.
Colorado’s 8th Congressional District stretches from Greeley through Fort Lupton south into Thornton and areas just north of Denver. Democratic incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo faces a challenge from Republican Gabe Evans.
Caraveo is Colorado’s first Latina member of Congress and the first representative for Colorado’s newest congressional district. Evans is a state representative and former police officer. The race is historic in that it’s the first time in Colorado that two competing major-party candidates running for Congress are both Latino.
CBS Colorado Political Reporter Shaun Boyd recently interviewed both candidates.
Border security top of mind for Gabe Evans
“I’ve raised my hand three times, payable up to and including my life. U.S. Army, Colorado Army National Guard, Arvada Police Department. This is just the continuation of that mission,” Evans said.