Issue record

Energy and environment

In short

Evans's House office backs more U.S. oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy. Rutinel's campaign would bring down energy bills. Wood's campaign lists no energy or environment position on the pages checked. Evans's Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417 to 3 and is not law; Rutinel sponsored 2024 Colorado laws on real-time refinery emissions data and PFAS chemicals in listed products, and his campaign lists the refinery law under a different bill number.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Gabe Evans

Backs more domestic oil, gas, nuclear and renewable production, and wants the summer reformulated-gasoline mandate dropped.

Manny Rutinel

Would bring down energy bills; his campaign lists state laws he sponsored on refinery emissions monitoring and PFAS chemicals.

Dave Wood

No statement on energy or the environment was found. His campaign site (home, bio and donate pages), the Libertarian Party of Colorado's candidate list and CPR's voter guide say nothing on this.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

Occurred Sep 16, 2026
official action
Gabe Evans: Matches stated record claim
He sponsored H.R. 9340, which passed the House 417 to 3 on September 16, 2026 with his vote and is now in the Senate.
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His office says his bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act passed the House 417 to 3. He is the sponsor of H.R. 9340, the Ratepayer Protection Act. It passed the House 417 to 3 under suspension on September 16, 2026 (Roll Call 312), with his Yea vote, and is in the Senate. Limit: House passage is not law. Whether the bill would lower anyone's bill is a forecast the record cannot test.
Occurred May 28, 2024
official action
Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
HB24-1388 is an unrelated bill, but he was first House prime sponsor of HB24-1338, signed in 2024, which requires impact analyses and real-time refinery emissions data.
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His campaign lists HB24-1388 as a bill he sponsored to crack down on polluters and require impact analyses and real-time monitoring. HB24-1388 is a different bill, on transfers to a nurse home visitor fund, and he is not a sponsor. The bill that fits the description is HB24-1338: he is its first House prime sponsor, and it creates an environmental justice office, requires cumulative impact analyses, and requires refineries to send real-time emissions data. It was signed on May 28, 2024. Limit: The campaign page prints the wrong bill number. The law he sponsored matches what the page describes.
Occurred May 1, 2024
official action
Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
He is a House prime sponsor of SB24-081, signed in 2024, which bars sale of listed product types with added PFAS, not every product.
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His campaign lists SB24-081, banning forever chemicals in products sold in Colorado, among bills he sponsored that passed. The signed act names Kipp and Rutinel as House prime sponsors. From 2026 it bars sale of cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products and ski wax with intentionally added PFAS, with more categories from 2028. It was signed on May 1, 2024. Limit: The ban covers listed product types, not every product sold in the state.

Sources14 source records

How we use sources

Energyhttps://gabeevans.house.gov/issues/energy
Office of Rep. Gabe Evans · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Issue page. Undated.
official office record
For: Gabe Evans: campaign position
On the Issueshttps://www.mannyforcolorado.com/issues
Manny Rutinel for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign issues page with a list of state bills he says he sponsored or cosponsored. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Manny Rutinel: campaign position; Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
Dave Wood for Colorado Congressional District 8https://davewood4colorado.com/
Dave Wood for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign home page; paid for by Dave Wood For Congress. Links the Libertarian Party of Colorado. No social accounts are linked.
candidate statement
For: Dave Wood: campaign position
Dave Wood biohttps://davewood4colorado.com/dave-wood-bio/
Dave Wood for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Campaign biography in his own words. Undated.
candidate statement
For: Dave Wood: campaign position
Donate to Win this Novemberhttps://davewood4colorado.com/donate-to-win-this-november/
Dave Wood for Congress (campaign) · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Gives only a mailing address for checks. The site's sitemap lists this page, the home page, the bio and a WordPress 'Hello World' placeholder post, and nothing else.
candidate statement
For: Dave Wood: campaign position
2026 Libertarian candidateshttps://lpcolorado.org/candidates-2/
Libertarian Party of Colorado · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Lists 'Congressional District 8 – David Wood' with no positions.
endorsement
For: Dave Wood: campaign position
8th Congressional District voter guidehttps://www.cpr.org/2026/09/24/vg-2026-8th-congressional-district-voter-guide/
Colorado Public Radio · Published Sep 24, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Names Wood as the Libertarian candidate in one sentence and quotes no position from him.
original reporting
For: Dave Wood: campaign position
Congressman Gabe Evans' Bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act Passes the Househttps://gabeevans.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-gabe-evans-bipartisan-ratepayer-protection-act-passes-house
Office of Rep. Gabe Evans · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Press release dated September 16, 2026.
official office record
For: Gabe Evans: Matches stated record claim
H.R. 9340, Ratepayer Protection Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9340
Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor: Rep. Evans. Passed the House 417 to 3 on September 16, 2026 (Roll Call 312) and is in the Senate.
official legislative record
For: Gabe Evans: Matches stated record claim
Roll Call 312, H.R. 9340 (document)
Clerk of the U.S. House · Published Sep 16, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Motion to suspend the rules and pass, as amended, September 16, 2026. Evans (CO) Yea.
official legislative record
For: Gabe Evans: Matches stated record claim
House Bill 24-1388, signed act (document)
Colorado General Assembly · Published Apr 18, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Signed April 18, 2024. Transfers money to the Nurse Home Visitor Program Fund. Sponsors Sirota and Taggart; Rutinel is not listed.
official legislative record
For: Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
HB24-1388, bill pagehttps://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1388.html
Colorado General Assembly · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Sponsor list (prime, sponsor, co-sponsor) does not include Rutinel. The same page layout lists him as a co-sponsor on SB25-276.
official legislative record
For: Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
House Bill 24-1338, signed act (document)
Colorado General Assembly · Published May 28, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Signed May 28, 2024. House prime sponsors Rutinel and Velasco. Creates an environmental justice office, requires environmental equity and cumulative impact analyses, and requires petroleum refineries to provide real-time emissions monitoring data.
official legislative record
For: Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim
Senate Bill 24-081, signed act (document)
Colorado General Assembly · Published May 1, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026
Signed May 1, 2024. House prime sponsors Kipp and Rutinel. Bars sale of listed products with intentionally added PFAS: cleaning products, cookware, dental floss, menstruation products and ski wax from 2026, more categories from 2028.
official legislative record
For: Manny Rutinel: Matches stated record claim