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Manny Rutinel
CO-08Last updated August 12th, 2026 at 7:19am GMT.
State of the Race
Voters in CO-08 need to learn how out of touch Democrat Socialist Manny Rutinel is with what is most important to them: local jobs and the economy.
Key Dates
Ballot Drop Dates: October 9 – October 16, 2026
Ballots Due By: November 3, 2026, by 7:00pm
EV Start: October 19, 2026, for two weeks, ends November 3, 2026
Notes:
- Vote by mail state, all mail ballots must be received by 7:00pm Election Day
- Same day voter registration
- Ballot curing deadline is November 12, 2026
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Over three hundred thousand Coloradans are employed in the oil and gas industry and Manny Rutinel wants to ban oil and gas operations in Colorado and kill those jobs. Rutinel was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct for protesting oil and gas.
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Manny Rutinel has called ranchers horrific and exploitive and wanted ranchers to shift away from raising animals to help the environment.
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While Coloradans have been dealing with record high prices, Manny Rutinel has encouraged local governments to raise taxes on meat, dairy, and eggs to discourage consumers from buying animal-based products.
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Manny Rutinel votes 100% of the time with Democratic Socialist leadership in the Colorado legislature. Rutinel wrote posts advocating for socialism, with some articles titled “why a more socialistic society is superior.”
Gabe Evans Bio:
- Before serving in Congress, Gabe spent twelve years in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander. He completed a combat deployment to the Middle East and responded to wildfires and search and rescues throughout Colorado.
- Gabe spent over a decade as an Arvada police officer, where he witnessed firsthand the consequences of Colorado Democrats’ soft-on-crime policies. That experience drove him to run for the Colorado State House in 2022, where he fought for safer communities, lower taxes, and better opportunities for working families.
- The grandson of Mexican immigrants, Gabe is a Colorado native who truly understands the beauty and responsibility of the American Dream. His commitment to preserving that sacred ideal is why he served in the military, stepped up for law enforcement, and now serves in Congress — fighting every day to make Colorado the best place to live, work, and raise a family.
Manny Rutinel:
● Colorado Sun — Manny Rutinel has said a lot about the meat and dairy industries. Now he wants to represent Colorado’s ag capital in Congress.
● Colorado Politics — Candidate’s disturbing anti-animal-agriculture history
● Washington Free Beacon — Colorado Dem Seeking Swing Seat in Ranching District Spent Years Calling Animal Agriculture ‘Horrific’
● Colorado Sun — Less than a year ago, Manny Rutinel staked out different positions on healthcare, student debt and fracking
● WUFT — Activists Protest Outside UF Meat Science Lab for World Day for Farmed Animals
● Independent Florida Alligator — UF senior Manny Rutinel promotes the Student Animal Alliance and veganism
● New Haven Register — New Haven police name those arrested at Yale-Harvard protest