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Congressman Gabe Evans announced today his list of committee assignments and caucuses for the 119th Congress.
“I am honored to serve on these committees and to bring the voices of Colorado’s 8th District to the table. These committees and caucuses reflect my priorities of strengthening America’s energy independence, making communities safer, and tackling high costs,” said Congressman Evans.
U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans was named Wednesday to the congressional Problem Solvers Caucus, an appointment that means he will be part of key bipartisan policy negotiations and which blocks a prominent Colorado Democrat from campaigning against him in two years.
The Greeley Republican, who was sworn into office last week after unseating Democrat Yadira Caraveo in November, is one of four new members of Congress — two of them from Colorado — appointed to the caucus.
The two members of Colorado's congressional delegation who have served in the military had sharply different reactions on Tuesday, as Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, faced questioning before the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Jason Crow of Aurora and Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans of Fort Lupton divided along party lines assessing the 44-year-old Army National Guard veteran and former Fox News host's suitability to oversee the Pentagon's $850 billion budget and some 3 million uniformed and civilian employees.
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The GOP Steering Committee appointed four new members: Reps. Aaron Bean, Max Miller, Nathaniel Moran and Rudy Yakym. All are fairly new to Congress, just entering their second or third terms.
Rep. Aaron Bean:
Congress began a new session Friday as lawmakers elected in November were sworn into office.
Members of Colorado’s congressional delegation outlined their priorities over the next two years.
Colorado Congressman Jason Crow is starting his fourth term.
U.S. Rep.-elect Gabe Evans will soon be the second person to represent Colorado’s competitive 8th Congressional District.
The 38-year-old Fort Lupton Republican will go to Congress after one term in the Colorado House of Representatives, where he served on the state’s energy and environment and judiciary committees. He spent 10 years as a police officer in Arvada and 12 years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard.
Rep.-elect Gabe Evans (R-CO), a Colorado state House member and Army veteran, is set to bring personal experience as a service member in the Middle East, under fire from Iranian rockets, to Capitol Hill in January.
Evans, as a helicopter pilot in the Colorado Army National Guard, operated in nine countries in the Middle East in support of the Afghanistan war — though he never personally deployed inside the country.
House Republicans are adding three freshmen to the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Why it matters: It was once rare for freshmen to score a spot on E&C, but the panel has had plenty of churn lately. The GOP already added new Rep. John James to the committee in this Congress.
Driving the news: Incoming Reps. Julie Fedorchak, Craig Goldman and Gabe Evans are joining next year.