Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans of Fort Lupton appears to have flipped Colorado’s newest and most competitive congressional district from blue to red.
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Evans’ Explanation for Skipping Gay Marriage Vote Puzzles His Colleagues
Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans is saying that his strident opposition to gay marriage ended long ago.
Opinions
‘I Couldn’t Remain Silent:’ Don’t Vote for My Nephew Gabe Evans for Congress
My nephew, Gabe Evans, is running for Congress in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District. I do love him, and I have since the day he was born. But I sincerely hope he doesn’t make it to Congress.
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Evans Doubles Down on Obamacare Repeal: ‘We Need to Go Back to the Drawing Board’
In his second media exchange on healthcare in two weeks, congressional candidate Gabe Evans repeated his belief that the Affordable Care Act doesn’t work and should be replaced.
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FACT CHECK: Gabe Evans Is Not the Bipartisan Lawmaker He Presents Himself As
“I can work together to make Colorado a safe, affordable place to live, work, and raise families,” said Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans at a debate last week, presenting himself as the bipartisan lawmaker whom he thinks voters in his competitive district are looking for.
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Evans Endorsed by Anti-Abortion Lawmakers
Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Fort Lupton) is challenging U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in one of the most-watched elections this year. Colorado’s Congressional District 8 could decide control of Congress, and competing PACs have poured more than $15 million into the race. Like many Republicans running since the overturn of Roe v. Wade, Evans has been trying to walk a fine line on abortion, an issue that has proven to be overwhelmingly electorally popular.
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News Analysis: Evans’ Support of Group That Defends Christian Homeschoolers Who Hit Their Kids Isn’t Surprising
The most notable moment from last week’s 9News debate between Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo and state Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Ft. Lupton) was on a topic few observers expected to be discussed at all: child abuse. Moderator Kyle Clark asked Evans about his membership in Heritage Defense, a legal organization that defends Christian homeschoolers against allegations of child abuse.
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On Debate Stage, Gabe Evans Declined to Condemn Child Beatings
There is only one appropriate answer to the question, "When should children be hit in school," and that is, "Never," a word that Evans declined to utter.
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DAVIS: Is Gabe Evans a Christian Nationalist?
The third highest-ranking official in the federal government has done little to conceal the extent of his Christian nationalism. House Speaker Mike Johnson has decried American culture as ‘dark and depraved.’ He has compared himself to Moses. He has called the separation of church & state “a misnomer.” And this weekend, he was in Colorado, stumping for Gabe Evans in the seat which Johnson says may decide control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November.
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Extremist Rewind – 10/04/2024
As part of our weekly roundup of articles about political extremism, the Colorado Times Recorder is featuring Steve Rabey’s breakdown of Focus on the Family’s network of Conservative Christian organizations, Jason Salzman’s reporting of a staunch anti-LGBTQ+ advocate’s support of Gabe Evans, and James O’Rourke’s coverage of conspiracy theories and misinformation spread by State Senate Candidate Scott Bright. We have chosen Denver7’s Jeff Anastasio’s reporting on prominent election denier and former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’ sentencing of nine years in prison for her role in a data breach plot.