Congressman Evans: "Serving our neighbors as police officers is the inspiration for serving our neighbors as members of Congress"
In case you missed it… in honor of National Police Week, Congressmen Gabe Evans and Mike Ezell penned an op-ed describing how their service as cops influences their service in Congress.
Read their op-ed here or below.
Congress can support law enforcement this National Police Week
By Congressmen Gabe Evans and Mike Ezell
May 12, 2025
From serving as local police officers to serving as members of Congress, our mission has remained the same: protect the American people and uphold the Constitution.
This National Police Week, we reflect on how our time in Congress isn’t the first time we’ve raised our right hand and sworn an oath to defend this country. As former law enforcement officers, we both vowed to put our life on the line to protect our communities. The time we spent serving our neighbors as police officers is the inspiration for serving our neighbors as members of Congress.
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As police officers, you don’t ask for someone’s party affiliation before stepping up to help. Whether they were a Republican, Democrat or Independent, it didn’t matter — what mattered was doing the right thing in the moment and keeping people safe. That same mindset guides our approach in Congress.
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Both of us came to Congress to fight these problems and to offer solutions. That’s why we are dedicated to introducing and supporting legislation with local law enforcement in mind. It is imperative we give local law enforcement the tools, support and legal authority they need to do their jobs to the best and highest of their abilities, no matter what state they serve in.
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As law enforcement officers, we sat through the briefings, de-escalated dangerous situations, buried our friends, comforted the living and worked hard on the front lines. That firsthand experience carries into every bill we introduce, every hearing we attend and every vote we cast.
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