- See Gabe Evans's sponsored bills →Gabe EvansRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$6.9M raised
- Manny RutinelDemocratic✓ Verified$8.6M raised
- David WoodLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Gabe Evans supports lowering the cost of living by reducing deficit spending and opposing tax-and-regulate policies, and he votes yea on bills supporting economic growth and financial protections 13. He also supports access to quality healthcare including protections for pre-existing conditions and votes yea on acts reauthorizing Medicaid protections and lowering premiums 67. Manny Rutinel supports lowering costs for middle-class families by expanding tax credits, making billionaires pay their fair share, and closing corporate tax loopholes 420. He also supports lowering healthcare costs by expanding Medicare’s power to negotiate drug prices and capping insulin costs at $35 a month 8. David Wood opposes tariffs and federal economic interventions, stating they mainly benefit special interests and raise living costs 5. He also opposes deporting peaceful, hard-working immigrants and calls for more immigration judges to speed due process toward citizenship 12.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Gabe EvansRepublican | Manny RutinelDemocratic | David WoodLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Evans supports lowering the cost of living by reducing deficit spending and opposing tax-and-regulate policies that harm the economy. Evans prioritizes lowering inflation and reducing the cost of living through economic policies that put money back in the bank accounts of Colorado families. Evans votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy protections, terrorism risk insurance, child welfare, and financial exploitation prevention. | Rutinel supports lowering costs for middle-class families by expanding tax credits, making billionaires pay their fair share, closing corporate tax loopholes, and reducing everyday costs like prescription drugs and ener… | Wood opposes tariffs and federal economic interventions, saying they mainly benefit special interests and raise living costs. |
| Healthcare | Evans supports access to quality healthcare and insurance coverage for all Americans, including protections for pre-existing conditions. Evans votes yea on acts reauthorizing early childhood programs, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Rutinel supports lowering healthcare costs by expanding Medicare’s power to negotiate drug prices, capping insulin costs at $35 a month, cracking down on surprise medical billing, and protecting access to essential medi… | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Gabe Evans supports access to quality healthcare and insurance coverage for all Americans, including protections for pre-existing conditions 1. He votes yea on acts reauthorizing early childhood programs, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities 2. Manny Rutinel supports lowering healthcare costs by expanding Medicare’s power to negotiate drug prices, capping insulin costs at $35 a month, cracking down on surprise medical billing, and protecting access to essential medicines 3. | |||
| Immigration | Evans advocates for securing the physical border, streamlining legal immigration, and deporting illegal immigrants who commit crimes. Evans votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, including Secure America Act and deporting fraudsters, but votes nay on a national emergency resolution. | Rutinel supports requiring body cameras and judicial warrants for immigration agents and a path to citizenship for DREAMers. | Wood opposes deporting peaceful, hard-working immigrants and calls for more immigration judges to speed due process toward citizenship. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Gabe Evans advocates for securing the physical border, streamlining legal immigration, and deporting illegal immigrants who commit crimes, and he votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but votes nay on a national emergency resolution 12. Manny Rutinel supports requiring body cameras and judicial warrants for immigration agents and a path to citizenship for DREAMers 3. David Wood opposes deporting peaceful, hard-working immigrants and calls for more immigration judges to speed due process toward citizenship 4. | |||
| Public Safety & Crime | Evans fights to secure the border and strengthen public safety, opposing soft-on-crime policies. Evans supports strengthening homeland security, cracking down on fentanyl, and advancing legislation to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies. Evans votes yea on bills enhancing guard safety, prison staff safety, privacy protections, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Rutinel supports fighting against surprise fees and hidden charges in consumer transactions to protect consumers from unfair financial burdens. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Gabe Evans fights to secure the border and strengthen public safety, opposing soft-on-crime policies 1. He supports strengthening homeland security, cracking down on fentanyl, and advancing legislation to improve coordination among law enforcement agencies 2. Evans votes yea on bills enhancing guard safety, prison staff safety, privacy protections, veterans’ gun rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 3. Manny Rutinel supports fighting against surprise fees and hidden charges in consumer transactions to protect consumers from unfair financial burdens 4. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Rutinel supports protecting bodily autonomy and believes the government should respect Americans’ freedom to make private medical decisions about abortion without political interference. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Evans advocates for lower taxes and reining in deficit spending to improve opportunities for working families. Evans emphasizes reducing government spending and eliminating the budget deficit by cutting frivolous projects to combat inflation and national debt. Evans votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture and security appropriations. | Rutinel supports making billionaires pay their fair share in taxes and closing corporate tax loopholes to reduce the burden on working- and middle-class families. | Wood supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment, saying debt should fund federal spending only during a congressionally declared war. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Gabe Evans advocates for lower taxes and reducing government spending by cutting frivolous projects to address inflation and national debt, and he votes in favor of tax relief for fraud victims, AGOA extension, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and agriculture and security appropriations 123. Manny Rutinel supports increasing taxes on billionaires and closing corporate tax loopholes to lessen the tax burden on working- and middle-class families 4. David Wood supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment and believes federal debt should only fund spending during a congressionally declared war 5. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Evans supports Colorado’s energy producers and advocates for policies that balance oil, gas, and renewable energy to support the local economy. Evans votes yea on disapproving EPA rule, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and HEATS Act, but nay on consumer fuel retailer choice act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Evans supports focusing the military on warfighting rather than politically correct agendas. Evans supports strengthening national security, confronting adversaries, and ensuring responsible taxpayer spending on defense. Evans votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, yea on defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Wood calls for cutting overspending on conventional weapons used abroad to shrink the military budget and ease the tax burden. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Gabe Evans supports focusing the military on warfighting rather than politically correct agendas and emphasizes strengthening national security, confronting adversaries, and responsible taxpayer spending on defense 12. He voted against resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon and voted in favor of defense authorization, veterans clinic naming, and FISA amendments 3. David Wood advocates cutting overspending on conventional weapons used abroad to reduce the military budget and ease the tax burden 4. | |||