State Rep. Gabe Evans, a Republican who is running for Congress in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, speaks during a rally for former President Donald Trump, the GOP candidate for president, Oct. 11, 2024, at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Aurora. (Quentin Young/Colorado Newsline)
U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans will soon be the second person to represent Colorado’s competitive 8th Congressional District.
The 38-year-old Fort Lupton Republican will go to Congress after one term in the Colorado House of Representatives, where he served on the state’s energy and environment and judiciary committees. He spent 10 years as a police officer in Arvada and 12 years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard.
Evans defeated Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the November election with 49% of the vote over Caraveo’s 48.2%. Drawn by an independent redistricting commission in 2021, the 8th District encompasses Denver’s Democratic-leaning northern suburbs as well as more conservative rural areas in southern Weld County.