Republican Gabe Evans, the candidate endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated his primary opponent in the race for US Senate. Colorado’s 8th congressional district at home.
Evans, a current member of the Colorado House of Representatives, won the election on Tuesday against former state Rep. Janak Joshi. Primary elections,
Evans before us Army According to his campaign website, he served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander in the Colorado Army National Guard.
In addition to his service in the Army, Evans, a first-term state representative from Fort Lupton, also served as Arvada’s district attorney. Police officer for more than a decade. Now, in his spare time from serving as a state lawmaker, he teaches a concealed weapons class in the 8th District.
Gabe Evans (left) defeated Janak Joshi (right) in the Republican primary election on Tuesday to represent Colorado’s 8th Congressional District in the House. (Getty Images, Janak Joshi, Congress)
Outline of Evans’s campaign The “Four Pillars” on your website What he is campaigning on includes American prosperity, American security, American education and protecting American values.
Evans and Joshi were the only two Republicans seeking their party’s nomination in Tuesday’s election. Endorsement from Trump and several other prominent Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, while Joshi, a retired physician, had the backing of the Colorado Republican Party.
Trump wrote an article earlier this month giving Evans his “complete and total endorsement.” Post the truth on social media“A decorated Army helicopter pilot and police officer, Gabe will be an incredible warrior in Congress and will work hard to grow the economy, reduce inflation, uphold the rule of law, protect the border, promote American energy, and support our great military and police.”
With the win in the primary, Evans now advances to the state’s Nov. 5 general election, where he will face Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo — a former Colorado state representative who has represented the district in the House since 2023.
Colorado state Representative Gabe Evans works at the Colorado State Capitol on February 8, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (R.J. Sangosti/MediaNews Group/Denver Post via Getty Images)
Caraveo’s campaign had previously criticized Evans after his endorsement of Trump, saying he would “do anything to get elected.”
“Evans would do anything to win the election, even endorse a convicted felon, Donald Trump,” said Mallory Payne, a spokeswoman for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “Now Trump is rewarding Evans’ loyalty by giving him his endorsement.” told Colorado Politics this month“If it wasn’t already obvious that Evans would cave to his MAGA leader’s every demand, it’s clear now.”
Immigration issues and the border crisis could play a big role in the contest between Evans and Caraveo in the general election.
Evans’ campaign website states that “the humanitarian and public policy crisis at the southern border began the moment Joe Biden took office” and that “a large portion of crime in Colorado is driven not only by domestic criminals, but by international crime organizations and cartels who exploit the open border and Colorado’s asylum policies by preying on Colorado residents.”
Caraveo was one of 211 Democrats who voted against it. Border Security Act 2023The bill that passed the House would have expanded the types of crimes that make a person ineligible for asylum, limited eligibility to only those arriving at ports of entry, mandated a system similar to the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, and created additional penalties for visa overstays.
Incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., will face off against Gabe Evans in the state’s Nov. 5 general election. (Getty Images)
Caraveo was one of many House Democrats who voted against it There was a Republican-led effort in the House to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.
During her previous term in the Colorado State House of Representatives, Caraveo joined other Democrats across the country in send a letter He urged the Biden administration to relax immigration rules and “divest from immigration enforcement agencies like ICE and CBP”.
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The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan elections analyst, currently ranks Colorado’s 8th District as a “Democrat Toss Up” race this cycle.
