Gabe Evans

Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans (born July 28, 1986) is an American politician, former law enforcement officer, and former U.S. Army officer serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 8th congressional district since 2025. His district includes parts of Weld and Adams counties including the communities of Brighton, Lochbuie, Fort Lupton, Todd Creek, and Platteville. He is a member of the Republican Party.

Evans was first elected to Congress in 2024, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Yadira Caraveo by a margin 0.73%. He is a member of the moderate Republican Governance Group.

Early life and education Evans is the grandson of a Mexican immigrant who served in World War II.

He is a cum laude graduate of Patrick Henry College where he earned a bachelor's degree in government.

Military service and career Evans's military service includes two years in the Virginia Army National Guard from 2007 to 2009. After that, in 2009, he earned a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, while also joining and serving in the Colorado National Guard from 2009 to 2019. In the army he learned to fly UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. He served in Operation Enduring Freedom from 2012 to 2013 and reached the rank of captain. In the Colorado Guard, he used his piloting skills to help fight wildfires and to carry out search and rescue missions. He served in the 2-135th Aviation Battalion as a Company Commander at the Buckley Air Force Base. He was honorably discharged in 2019.

Evans also works as a firearms instructor.

Colorado House of Representatives In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Evans received 63.31% of the total votes cast.

Evans has focused his tenure on criminal justice issues. He has sponsored bills aimed at "ensuring public employees get time off for National Guard service and studying whether judicial personnel are being properly trained on how to work with crime victims."

U.S. House of Representatives Elections 2024

On September 6, 2023, Evans announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to represent Colorado's 8th congressional district in the 2024 elections. Evans was endorsed by 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He defeated former state Representative Janak Joshi in the Republican primary. He defeated the Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo in the November 2024 general election.

Evans fired his campaign's political director, Jessica Spindle, on September 11, 2024, after The Colorado Times Recorder reported on Spindle's history of promoting political violence, QAnon conspiracy theories, and antisemitism online.

Tenure Evans voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act. The bill was introduced by Republican Mike Collins.

In April 2025, two of Evans' bills advanced through U.S. House committees. The first bill, the Law Enforcement Support and Counter Transnational Repression Accountability Act, would educate the public on transnational repression, which refers to foreign governments silencing or harming diaspora people who advocate for human rights and democracy in their former homelands. The second bill, the Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act, would "streamline the permitting process and help broadband providers reach rural and underserved communities."

Committee assignments Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommitte on Energy Subcommitte on Environment Subcommitte on Trade Committee on Homeland Security Subcommitte on Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence

Caucus membership Problem Solvers Caucus Republican Main Street Partnership Republican Governance Group

Political positions Abortion Evans said the issue of whether to ban access to abortion should be left up to states, but that he believes abortion should be banned except in cases of rape, incest, or when a mother's life is at risk. He opposes a nationwide abortion ban.

Foreign policy In March 2026, after the second Trump administration launched the 2026 Iran War, Evans said he was concerned that the Trump administration would send ground troops to the Middle East. Evans also said he did not want to restrain Trump, "if you paint a hard line and say, ‘We’re absolutely not going to do this,’ you’ve taken that off the table as a negotiating point."

Immigration Evans cosponsored the American Families United Act, proposed legislation to reform the immigration process, which under current law limits U.S. citizens ability to sponsor their spouses.

Evans said the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program should remain in place and that people who received deportation protections under that initiative should not be deported.

Personal life Evans is married to Anne Evans (née Garboczi), an author and counselor. They have two sons and reside on their ranch in Fort Lupton. He is a Protestant.

Electoral history