U.S. House · Colorado's 8th District
Manny Rutinel
Member, Colorado House of Representatives, District 32 (2023-2026)D
- Race
- U.S. House · Colorado's 8th District
- Result
- Manny Rutinel, projected winner
- Opponents
- Gabe Evans (R); David Wood (LIB)
- Research
- Basic
Party linenone
No recorded floor votes — not a current legislator in our records.
Said vs. did7 statements · 0 votes
I’ll expand tax credits for millions of working parents, make billionaires pay what they owe in taxes, and close tax loopholes for corporations.
Raise taxes on high earners or corporations
Compare statements with votes ›On the ballotU.S. House · 8
2026-11-03
| Gabe Evans R | incumbent |
| Manny Rutinel D | challenger |
| David Wood LIB | challenger |
Won the June 30, 2026 Democratic primary over State Rep. Shannon Bird and Evan Munsing (who unofficially withdrew).
Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
I’ll expand tax credits for millions of working parents, make billionaires pay what they owe in taxes, and close tax loopholes for corporations.
Says he would make billionaires pay what they owe in taxes and close tax loopholes for corporations.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Trump’s tariffs drive up the cost of everyday goods like groceries and housing.
Says tariffs raise the cost of groceries and housing and lists stopping tariffs among his priorities.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Trump and Gabe Evans’ cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act will kick hundreds of thousands of Coloradans off their health care.
Opposes federal cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act and lists stopping health care cuts among his priorities.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Politicians have no place in a private medical decision.
Says government should respect people’s decisions on abortion, and lists cosponsoring Colorado SB25-129, which shields Colorado abortion providers from out-of-state prosecution.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
SB25-003, to restrict semiautomatic weapons and rapid-fire devices in Colorado.
Lists among bills he cosponsored in the Colorado legislature SB25-003, which restricts semiautomatic weapons and rapid-fire devices.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
In Congress, I will hold Trump and ICE accountable for their actions.
Cosponsored Colorado SB25-276, which he describes as keeping state law enforcement from supporting ICE, and says enforcement should focus on deporting violent criminals, gang members and human traffickers.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
raise the federal minimum wage
Says he would work to raise the federal minimum wage.[5]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Biography
Democrat Manny Rutinel won the election for Colorado's 8th Congressional District on November 3, 2026, defeating Gabe Evans, according to unofficial results. He is an attorney and former Army Corps of Engineers economist who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2023 until resigning in September 2026 to focus on the congressional race.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
According to Wikipedia, Rutinel was born in Los Angeles and raised by a single mother in the Dominican Republic until age six, then in California and Florida. His campaign website says he grew up in a working-class family that relied on food stamps and Medicaid and that he worked at McDonald's through high school.[3][4] He earned an associate degree from Pasco-Hernando State College, a bachelor's degree from the University of Florida (2016), a master's degree in applied economics from Johns Hopkins University (2018), and a J.D. from Yale Law School (2022).[2][4]
Rutinel worked as an economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from 2016 to 2018 and, according to his campaign website, served as a first responder in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.[3][4] After law school he worked as an associate attorney at Earthjustice, according to Wikipedia. Since 2021 he has been chief executive officer of Climate Refarm, a nonprofit.[2][4]
An Adams County Democratic vacancy committee appointed Rutinel to the Colorado House of Representatives, District 32, in October 2023 to replace Dafna Michaelson Jenet, who had been selected for a state Senate vacancy. He won the seat in 2024.[2][4] He announced his run for Congress on January 27, 2025, and left the state House on September 4, 2026 to focus on the campaign. In his Ballotpedia survey he said he had sponsored over a dozen bills and cosponsored over 400.[2][4] His campaign materials emphasized lowering costs, taking on corruption, and supporting working families.[2][3][4] He won the November 3, 2026 general election with 55.4% of the vote to Gabe Evans's 40.7%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed as a member of the Colorado House of Representatives, District 32, from October 2023 until leaving office on September 4, 2026.[6]
In their own words
Priorities
- In his Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey response, said he is running in part to oppose planned cuts to the Social Security Administration's workforce and field offices.[7]
Campaign money$4.3M raised · 98% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $4.2M
- PACs & committees $93K
Largest committee contributions
- Swing Left PAC$11K
- Chc Bold PAC PAC$10K
- Democrats Reshaping America (Dreampac) PAC$6,000
- 314 Action Fund PAC$5,000
- Ca Luv PAC (California Leadership United for Victory PAC) PAC$5,000
- Communications Workers of America - COPE Political Contributions Committee PAC$5,000
- SEIU COPE (Service Employees International Union Committee on Political Education) PAC$5,000
- American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education PAC$5,000
- Jane Fonda Climate PAC PAC$5,000
- Machinists Non Partisan Political League of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers PAC$5,000
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/manny-rutinel
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.Colorado U.S. House District 8 election results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 2.Manny Rutinel · Ballotpedia Reference
- 3.Manny for Colorado · Manny Rutinel for Congress Candidate's own words
- 4.Manny Rutinel · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 5.On the Issues · Manny for Colorado (campaign site) Candidate's own words
- 6.Manny Rutinel · Ballotpedia Reference
- 7.Gabe Evans · Ballotpedia Reference