Colorado Treasurer Dave Young launches bid for hotly contested 8th Congressional District

Colorado Treasurer Dave Young is joining the increasingly crowded Democratic primary for the th Congressional District Young a Greeley Democrat is a former member of the state legislature and its powerful Joint Budget Committee He points to his deep roots in the district and five accomplished races three specifically in the th District and two statewide as evidence he ll be able to flip the highly competitive seat blue once again in next year s electoral contest U S Rep Gabe Evans a Republican won the seat in after defeating freshman Democrat Yadira Caraveo She was the first to represent the new seat which was created after the census and stretches from Thornton to Greeley Fewer than votes have decided the victor in both elections for the seat The race is likely to be just as close Three other Democrats have declared for it so far Caraveo and state Reps Shannon Bird and Manny Rutinel The primary vote will be next summer Young who has served as state treasurer since and is term-limited in revealed in an interview ahead of his Wednesday morning announcement that he was motivated to seek office once more by Evans modern yes vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act the sweeping Republican spending and tax cut package supported by President Donald Trump In particular Young is worried about proposed cuts to Medicaid in the bill Evans for his part has argued that the bill has been the subject of blatant fearmongering Young s sister has severe developmental disabilities and behavioral wellbeing issues he explained and cuts to Medicaid two decades ago left her homeless Cuts then spurred him to seek office in when he was appointed to the Colorado House of Representatives and they re spurring him now Young mentioned I know I can compete and win races and I know I can win this one Young explained We ve got to get Gabe Evans out of there and people need to know that the services they depend on are going to be sustained and improved so they can move their lives forward Related Articles As trial opens Mike Lindell s attorneys say he spread insists about Dominion official because he was triggered Feds detain wife children of suspect in Boulder fire attack for deportation Colorado increases number of young people who can held in pre-trial detention in emergencies Defamation trial starts in Denver over voting suggests pitting ex-Dominion executive against MyPillow CEO Colorado s Jewish state lawmakers decry antisemitism in Boulder attack We must confront hate forcefully Young declared he plans to run on kitchen table economic issues and on his experience He pointed to a bill he ran to modification the state Medicaid initiative as a lawmaker and to his administration as treasurer of the small business CLIMBER loan fund and the unclaimed property trust fund He wants Congress to wrest back balance as a co-equal branch of cabinet to the White House Congress right now is giving away their power and authority Young disclosed We see it play out in tariffs right now where the administration has far exceeded its authority and created economic ripples but you also see it where they re reluctant to push back on things like what Gave Evans voted on Stay up-to-date with Colorado Politics by signing up for our weekly newsletter The Spot