NEWS BRIEF
9NEWS reviewed attack-ad claims directed at Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans and challenger Manny Rutinel in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District race ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The station found ads about Rutinel’s vote on a state-lawmakers’ pay commission omitted context, including that he will not receive the 2027 increase.
The report also found an ad’s suggestion that Rutinel supports H.R. 1 was unsupported. In ads targeting Evans, 9NEWS said he was not a deciding vote on H.R. 1 and reported that expired Affordable Care Act tax credits contributed to higher marketplace premiums for some people, with individual effects varying by circumstance.
What to know
According to 9NEWS, several claims in competing ads leave out important context. The report says Rutinel did not set or benefit from a future state pay increase, while Evans was one of multiple House members voting on H.R. 1 rather than its deciding vote.
Reporting: Marshall Zelinger · 9NEWS · 09-18-2026
