Gabe Evans
American politician (born 1986) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans (born July 28, 1986)[1] is an American politician, former police officer and captain in the National Guard. serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 8th congressional district since 2025. The district includes parts of Weld and Adams counties including the communities of Brighton, Lochbuie, Fort Lupton Todd Creek, and Platteville.[2]
Gabe Evans | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Yadira Caraveo |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 48th district | |
| In office January 9, 2023 – January 2, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Tonya Van Beber |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Barron |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Timothy Gabriel Joseph Evans July 28, 1986 Aurora, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Anne Garboczi (m. 2010) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Patrick Henry College (BA) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 2007–2019 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | |
| Police career | |
| Department | Arvada Police Department |
| Service years | 2011–2022 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
A Republican, he defeated Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo in the 2024 election for Colorado's 8th congressional district.[3]
Early life and education
Evans is the grandson of a Mexican immigrant who served in World War II.[4] He is a cum laude graduate of Patrick Henry College where he earned a bachelor's degree in government.[3]
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.[5]
In 2011, while serving in the Colorado National Guard, Evans joined the Arvada Police Department. He reached the rank of lieutenant, and he retired in January 2022 to run for office.[5]
Evans also works as a firearms instructor.[6]
Colorado House of Representatives
In the 2022 Colorado House of Representatives election, Evans received 63.31% of the total votes cast.[7]
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."[8]
U.S. House of Representatives
Summarize
Perspective
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.[9] Evans was endorsed by 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He defeated former Colorado State Representative Janak Joshi in the Republican primary. He defeated the Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo in the November 2024 general election.[10]
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.[11][12]
Tenure
Evans voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act. The bill was introduced by Republican Mike Collins.[13]
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."[14]
Committee assignments
Caucus membership
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.[15] He opposes a nationwide abortion ban.[16]
Immigration
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.[15]
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.[17] He is a Protestant.[18]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gabe Evans | 163,320 | 49.0 | ||
| Democratic | Yadira Caraveo (incumbent) | 160,871 | 48.2 | ||
| Approval Voting | Chris Baum | 5,741 | 1.7 | ||
| Unity | Susan Hall | 3,677 | 1.1 | ||
| Write-in | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| Total votes | 333,616 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
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External links
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