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Manny Rutinel

U.S. House District 8

2026 Colorado U.S. House — District 8 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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2026 Colorado U.S. House — District 8 — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Candidate name: Manny Rutinel

Office: US House of Representatives

District: 8

Party: Democratic Party

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Honest Leadership That Gets Results

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As an attorney, former State Representative, and former economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I’ve learned that making progress requires working with others and working hard to get things done. My job in Congress will be straightforward: use facts and evidence to fight for working families by delivering results that make your life better and stopping the Trump Administration from destroying our rights and freedoms.

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As an attorney, former State Representative, and former economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I’ve learned that making progress requires working with others and working hard to get things done. My job in Congress will be straightforward: use facts and evidence to fight for working families by delivering results that make your life better and stopping the Trump Administration from destroying our rights and freedoms.

Lower Healthcare Costs and Expand Access

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Make Housing Affordable for Working Families What I’ll Fight For: I’ll make housing more affordable. Housing is not a luxury; it’s a basic life necessity. Affordable housing should not be treated as just a commodity but rather as a common good that every Coloradan should be able to afford, whether someone works at McDonald’s, Walmart, or anywhere else. If someone is working full-time, there is no reason their paycheck shouldn’t cover food & rent. This shouldn’t be controversial.What Trump and Gabe Evans Want: Trump and Gabe Evans’ tariff policies drive up costs for groceries and housing at a time when they are already sky high. Trump and Gabe Evans were elected to lower costs, not raise them. But even Trump acknowledges that tariffs are likely to drive up costs - on everything from fruit to building materials.

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Make Housing Affordable for Working Families What I’ll Fight For: I’ll make housing more affordable. Housing is not a luxury; it’s a basic life necessity. Affordable housing should not be treated as just a commodity but rather as a common good that every Coloradan should be able to afford, whether someone works at McDonald’s, Walmart, or anywhere else. If someone is working full-time, there is no reason their paycheck shouldn’t cover food & rent. This shouldn’t be controversial.What Trump and Gabe Evans Want: Trump and Gabe Evans’ tariff policies drive up costs for groceries and housing at a time when they are already sky high. Trump and Gabe Evans were elected to lower costs, not raise them. But even Trump acknowledges that tariffs are likely to drive up costs - on everything from fruit to building materials.

Make Housing Affordable for Working Families

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What Trump and Gabe Evans Want: Trump and Gabe Evans’ tariff policies drive up costs for groceries and housing at a time when they are already sky high. Trump and Gabe Evans were elected to lower costs, not raise them. But even Trump acknowledges that tariffs are likely to drive up costs - on everything from fruit to building materials.

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What Trump and Gabe Evans Want: Trump and Gabe Evans’ tariff policies drive up costs for groceries and housing at a time when they are already sky high. Trump and Gabe Evans were elected to lower costs, not raise them. But even Trump acknowledges that tariffs are likely to drive up costs - on everything from fruit to building materials.

Create Good Jobs and Economic Opportunity

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Increase Vocational Certificates: We need to increase funding for programs that allow interested high school students to graduate with an industry-recognized credential in addition to their high school diploma. Students should be able to pursue career training while in high school that culminates in a credential demonstrating their readiness for jobs in their chosen skilled trade.

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Increase Vocational Certificates: We need to increase funding for programs that allow interested high school students to graduate with an industry-recognized credential in addition to their high school diploma. Students should be able to pursue career training while in high school that culminates in a credential demonstrating their readiness for jobs in their chosen skilled trade.

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I’m a longtime advocate and attorney who grew up working class. And now I’m working to ensure our communities have an honest shot at success. This fight is personal for me.

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I’m a longtime advocate and attorney who grew up working class. And now I’m working to ensure our communities have an honest shot at success. This fight is personal for me.

Education & Career

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I spent my first semester in college sleeping on my friends’ couches and floors to afford my education. I worked as a substitute teacher during college to help pay my tuition. I soon graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Microbiology and Economics. After college, I became an Economist for the US Army Corps of Engineers, where I also served as a First Responder in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

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I spent my first semester in college sleeping on my friends’ couches and floors to afford my education. I worked as a substitute teacher during college to help pay my tuition. I soon graduated with Bachelor’s degrees in Microbiology and Economics. After college, I became an Economist for the US Army Corps of Engineers, where I also served as a First Responder in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria.

Education & Career

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I went on to graduate with a Master’s in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a law degree from Yale Law School. After law school, I became an attorney who defended our communities against large corporations breaking the law. I then represented the good people of Adams County in the Colorado State House, fighting for our hardworking families and defending the rights and freedoms of every Coloradan from the cruelty and corruption of the Trump Administration. This fight is personal for me.

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I went on to graduate with a Master’s in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and a law degree from Yale Law School. After law school, I became an attorney who defended our communities against large corporations breaking the law. I then represented the good people of Adams County in the Colorado State House, fighting for our hardworking families and defending the rights and freedoms of every Coloradan from the cruelty and corruption of the Trump Administration. This fight is personal for me.

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I’m the proud son of a working-class single mother who had a dream of a better life for her children. Despite America’s promise of opportunity, I grew up filling out food stamp and Medicaid forms to survive—the same programs that Trump and Gabe Evans are destroying.

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I’m the proud son of a working-class single mother who had a dream of a better life for her children. Despite America’s promise of opportunity, I grew up filling out food stamp and Medicaid forms to survive—the same programs that Trump and Gabe Evans are destroying.

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Health care

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What I’ll Fight For: I will lower costs for middle-class families. I’ll expand tax credits for millions of working parents, make billionaires pay what they owe in taxes, and close tax loopholes for corporations. I will reduce the burden on working- and middle-class families by bringing down the costs of everyday things – prescription drugs, health care premiums, and energy bills. That’s real breathing room for folks who need it most.

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What I’ll Fight For: I will lower costs for middle-class families. I’ll expand tax credits for millions of working parents, make billionaires pay what they owe in taxes, and close tax loopholes for corporations. I will reduce the burden on working- and middle-class families by bringing down the costs of everyday things – prescription drugs, health care premiums, and energy bills. That’s real breathing room for folks who need it most.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Social Security is not a handout. It’s a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity. The richest billionaires in the world don’t think you should get to retire after paying into Social Security your entire life, but I do. In Congress, I will fight to protect and strengthen Social Security so every senior can retire with dignity and every worker knows that the promise they paid into will be there for them when they retire.

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Social Security is not a handout. It’s a promise that every American pays into so they can retire with dignity. The richest billionaires in the world don’t think you should get to retire after paying into Social Security your entire life, but I do. In Congress, I will fight to protect and strengthen Social Security so every senior can retire with dignity and every worker knows that the promise they paid into will be there for them when they retire.

Health care

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll lower healthcare costs. We need to expand Medicare’s power to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs just like the VA does for our veterans. That’s not just saving seniors money. It’s saving taxpayers money by cutting the federal deficit by hundreds of billions because Medicare will no longer have to pay exorbitant prices to Big Pharma. Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else. Instead of paying $400 a month for insulin, seniors with diabetes should not pay more than $35 a month. I want to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for every American who needs it and provide similar benefits for other essential medicines.

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll lower healthcare costs. We need to expand Medicare’s power to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs just like the VA does for our veterans. That’s not just saving seniors money. It’s saving taxpayers money by cutting the federal deficit by hundreds of billions because Medicare will no longer have to pay exorbitant prices to Big Pharma. Americans pay more for prescription drugs than anywhere else. Instead of paying $400 a month for insulin, seniors with diabetes should not pay more than $35 a month. I want to cap the cost of insulin at $35 a month for every American who needs it and provide similar benefits for other essential medicines.

Housing affordability

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll make housing more affordable. Housing is not a luxury; it’s a basic life necessity. Affordable housing should not be treated as just a commodity but rather as a common good that every Coloradan should be able to afford, whether someone works at McDonald’s, Walmart, or anywhere else. If someone is working full-time, there is no reason their paycheck shouldn’t cover food & rent. This shouldn’t be controversial.

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll make housing more affordable. Housing is not a luxury; it’s a basic life necessity. Affordable housing should not be treated as just a commodity but rather as a common good that every Coloradan should be able to afford, whether someone works at McDonald’s, Walmart, or anywhere else. If someone is working full-time, there is no reason their paycheck shouldn’t cover food & rent. This shouldn’t be controversial.

Health care

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll expand cancer treatment coverage for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs should issue new rules to expand the types of cancers for which veterans exposed to radiation, burn pits, or water contamination can get treatment. I’ll expand community-based suicide prevention programs for veterans. We’ll step up screenings and partner with local governments and non-profits with the goal of reducing the number of veterans who die by suicide, which is currently averaging 17 per day. I’ll expand peer support programs to help veterans who are coping with a mental health condition.

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll expand cancer treatment coverage for veterans. The Department of Veterans Affairs should issue new rules to expand the types of cancers for which veterans exposed to radiation, burn pits, or water contamination can get treatment. I’ll expand community-based suicide prevention programs for veterans. We’ll step up screenings and partner with local governments and non-profits with the goal of reducing the number of veterans who die by suicide, which is currently averaging 17 per day. I’ll expand peer support programs to help veterans who are coping with a mental health condition.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll support policies that reduce income inequality. A strong middle class is essential for a healthy economy, and I’ll work to create good-paying jobs, raise the federal minimum wage, and ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed.

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll support policies that reduce income inequality. A strong middle class is essential for a healthy economy, and I’ll work to create good-paying jobs, raise the federal minimum wage, and ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to succeed.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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End Billionaire Tax Cheating: I want to close the loopholes that allow the very wealthy to avoid paying their taxes. Instead of cutting the number of audits of wealthy taxpayers, I’ll support laws that reduce the deficit by hundreds of billions by cracking down on wealthy tax cheats. That’s being fiscally responsible.

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End Billionaire Tax Cheating: I want to close the loopholes that allow the very wealthy to avoid paying their taxes. Instead of cutting the number of audits of wealthy taxpayers, I’ll support laws that reduce the deficit by hundreds of billions by cracking down on wealthy tax cheats. That’s being fiscally responsible.

Technology and cybersecurity

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Hold AI Companies Accountable: Families deserve strong protections, real accountability, and a fair shot. That's why I support policies that ensure AI companies are not above the law. That includes requiring large AI firms to report critical safety incidents in a timely manner, requiring independent safety reviews before major model releases, implementing protections for whistleblowers, holding AI firms that lie to the government about safety practices or infringe on privacy rights accountable, and requiring notice before AI-driven layoffs at large employers. I will also work to fund cyber defense for hospitals, water, and the grid against AI-enabled attacks. I also support age checks and parental controls on AI chatbots for minors, to keep kids safe online.

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Hold AI Companies Accountable: Families deserve strong protections, real accountability, and a fair shot. That's why I support policies that ensure AI companies are not above the law. That includes requiring large AI firms to report critical safety incidents in a timely manner, requiring independent safety reviews before major model releases, implementing protections for whistleblowers, holding AI firms that lie to the government about safety practices or infringe on privacy rights accountable, and requiring notice before AI-driven layoffs at large employers. I will also work to fund cyber defense for hospitals, water, and the grid against AI-enabled attacks. I also support age checks and parental controls on AI chatbots for minors, to keep kids safe online.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Stopping the Abuse of Your Tax Dollars: While you struggle with rising costs and can't afford rent, Trump spends billions of taxpayer dollars and other government resources building immigrant prison camps like Alligator Alcatraz, killing American citizens, and violently targeting law-abiding immigrant families. If Trump spent as much time worrying about lowering costs as he does tormenting immigrants, things would be a lot less expensive. I will fight to keep our federal government focused on lowering costs and stop Trump’s corruption and abuse of power.

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Stopping the Abuse of Your Tax Dollars: While you struggle with rising costs and can't afford rent, Trump spends billions of taxpayer dollars and other government resources building immigrant prison camps like Alligator Alcatraz, killing American citizens, and violently targeting law-abiding immigrant families. If Trump spent as much time worrying about lowering costs as he does tormenting immigrants, things would be a lot less expensive. I will fight to keep our federal government focused on lowering costs and stop Trump’s corruption and abuse of power.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Voting Reforms: We need to give power back to working people by strengthening democracy and exploring voting reforms, such as approval voting and term limits.

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Voting Reforms: We need to give power back to working people by strengthening democracy and exploring voting reforms, such as approval voting and term limits.

Immigration and border policy

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Public Safety: Our immigration system is broken. We need to fix it. We need an immigration enforcement system that improves public safety and national security by focusing on the deportation of violent criminals, gang members, and human traffickers – not our neighbors who contribute to our communities, pay taxes, and pose no threat to our safety. We should give law enforcement the tools it needs to stop fentanyl and weapons from coming through our border. And we should provide a pathway to citizenship for the immigrants who have been here the longest and groups like DREAMers, while making sure we protect undocumented workers from exploitation. In Congress, I will fight tirelessly to create a fair and safe immigration system that reflects America’s values.

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Comprehensive Immigration Reform and Public Safety: Our immigration system is broken. We need to fix it. We need an immigration enforcement system that improves public safety and national security by focusing on the deportation of violent criminals, gang members, and human traffickers – not our neighbors who contribute to our communities, pay taxes, and pose no threat to our safety. We should give law enforcement the tools it needs to stop fentanyl and weapons from coming through our border. And we should provide a pathway to citizenship for the immigrants who have been here the longest and groups like DREAMers, while making sure we protect undocumented workers from exploitation. In Congress, I will fight tirelessly to create a fair and safe immigration system that reflects America’s values.

Honest Leadership That Gets Results

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In the wealthiest nation in the world, you should be able to get a good night's rest after working a hard day's work. You shouldn't have to lie awake at night thinking about whether you'll be able to put food on your family's table, a roof over your child's head, or have the resources to pay for a medical procedure. We need honest, accountable leadership that fights for working families and knows deep in their bones the struggles that hardworking families are facing.

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In the wealthiest nation in the world, you should be able to get a good night's rest after working a hard day's work. You shouldn't have to lie awake at night thinking about whether you'll be able to put food on your family's table, a roof over your child's head, or have the resources to pay for a medical procedure. We need honest, accountable leadership that fights for working families and knows deep in their bones the struggles that hardworking families are facing.

Health care

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll protect Social Security and Medicare. If anyone tries to cut Social Security or Medicare or raise the retirement age, I’ll stop them. I’ll protect and strengthen Social Security and make the wealthy pay their fair share. I’m committed to protecting and strengthening Social Security and will oppose any attempt to cut Social Security benefits for current or future recipients.

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What I’ll Fight For: I’ll protect Social Security and Medicare. If anyone tries to cut Social Security or Medicare or raise the retirement age, I’ll stop them. I’ll protect and strengthen Social Security and make the wealthy pay their fair share. I’m committed to protecting and strengthening Social Security and will oppose any attempt to cut Social Security benefits for current or future recipients.

Health care

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Healthcare is an essential need. We’re not talking about a luxury. It’s not right that, in particular, our seniors have to make the choice about whether they fill a prescription that a doctor ordered because it will save their life, or pay for food or rent.

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Healthcare is an essential need. We’re not talking about a luxury. It’s not right that, in particular, our seniors have to make the choice about whether they fill a prescription that a doctor ordered because it will save their life, or pay for food or rent.

Education, child care, and workforce training

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Increase Vocational Certificates: We need to increase funding for programs that allow interested high school students to graduate with an industry-recognized credential in addition to their high school diploma. Students should be able to pursue career training while in high school that culminates in a credential demonstrating their readiness for jobs in their chosen skilled trade.

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Increase Vocational Certificates: We need to increase funding for programs that allow interested high school students to graduate with an industry-recognized credential in addition to their high school diploma. Students should be able to pursue career training while in high school that culminates in a credential demonstrating their readiness for jobs in their chosen skilled trade.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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End Corruption in Congress: I will fight to ban stock trading by members of Congress and close lobbyist loopholes. I will fight to reverse Citizens United and get dark money out of politics.

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End Corruption in Congress: I will fight to ban stock trading by members of Congress and close lobbyist loopholes. I will fight to reverse Citizens United and get dark money out of politics.

Technology and artificial intelligence

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Make AI Work for Coloradans: AI can, of course, deliver real benefits. I will work tirelessly and use my expertise and insights to make sure artificial intelligence works for Coloradans, not just for large corporations and billionaires.

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Make AI Work for Coloradans: AI can, of course, deliver real benefits. I will work tirelessly and use my expertise and insights to make sure artificial intelligence works for Coloradans, not just for large corporations and billionaires.

Immigration and border policy

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Protecting Our Neighbors from Brutality: As the son of a single immigrant mom, I have always worked to be a champion for immigrants and working people, and I will do the same in Congress. I am the only candidate in this race who has voted to protect Colorado immigrants from ICE brutality as a cosponsor of Colorado SB25-276, which keeps Colorado law enforcement focused on keeping us safe rather than supporting ICE’s cruelty. Trump’s immigration policies make families afraid to go to school, church, or the doctor, or even report crimes. Our communities work best when everyone feels safe.

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Protecting Our Neighbors from Brutality: As the son of a single immigrant mom, I have always worked to be a champion for immigrants and working people, and I will do the same in Congress. I am the only candidate in this race who has voted to protect Colorado immigrants from ICE brutality as a cosponsor of Colorado SB25-276, which keeps Colorado law enforcement focused on keeping us safe rather than supporting ICE’s cruelty. Trump’s immigration policies make families afraid to go to school, church, or the doctor, or even report crimes. Our communities work best when everyone feels safe.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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As an attorney, former State Representative, and former economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I’ve learned that making progress requires working with others and working hard to get things done. My job in Congress will be straightforward: use facts and evidence to fight for working families by delivering results that make your life better and stopping the Trump Administration from destroying our rights and freedoms.

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As an attorney, former State Representative, and former economist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, I’ve learned that making progress requires working with others and working hard to get things done. My job in Congress will be straightforward: use facts and evidence to fight for working families by delivering results that make your life better and stopping the Trump Administration from destroying our rights and freedoms.

Lower Costs for Working Families

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Protect and Expand Access to Food Security Programs: Four in five Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households include a child, an elderly individual, or a person with a disability. Overall, more than 65% of SNAP participants are in families with children. SNAP is essential to protecting our nation’s most vulnerable.

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Protect and Expand Access to Food Security Programs: Four in five Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households include a child, an elderly individual, or a person with a disability. Overall, more than 65% of SNAP participants are in families with children. SNAP is essential to protecting our nation’s most vulnerable.

Reproductive rights and health care

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Support Bodily Autonomy: When it comes to abortion, the government needs to respect Americans’ freedom to make our own decisions about our own families without interference from politicians or anyone else. Politicians have no place in a private medical decision.

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Support Bodily Autonomy: When it comes to abortion, the government needs to respect Americans’ freedom to make our own decisions about our own families without interference from politicians or anyone else. Politicians have no place in a private medical decision.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Support Unions: Unions are often the only path towards fair wages amidst rising costs and inflation. Millions of Americans—teachers, nurses, ambulance workers, and other essential service workers—haven’t seen their salaries increase in years. Rising costs have made it more difficult for these hard workers to find stability and prosperity. I support workers taking collective action for fair wages and believe that families deserve economic stability.

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Support Unions: Unions are often the only path towards fair wages amidst rising costs and inflation. Millions of Americans—teachers, nurses, ambulance workers, and other essential service workers—haven’t seen their salaries increase in years. Rising costs have made it more difficult for these hard workers to find stability and prosperity. I support workers taking collective action for fair wages and believe that families deserve economic stability.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Special interests and dark money groups have too much power in our elections, leaving voters frustrated and ignored. We need to give that power back to the people by exploring voting reforms, such as approval voting, that gives power back to the will of working people.

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Special interests and dark money groups have too much power in our elections, leaving voters frustrated and ignored. We need to give that power back to the people by exploring voting reforms, such as approval voting, that gives power back to the will of working people.

Economy, jobs, taxes, and affordability

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Fight Against Junk Fees: I will fight to pass laws that protect consumers from surprise charges at the cash register. I will work to save consumers billions of dollars on unfair hidden fees for airfares, tickets, hotels, and banking, and allow consumers to know the real cost of everything upfront.

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Fight Against Junk Fees: I will fight to pass laws that protect consumers from surprise charges at the cash register. I will work to save consumers billions of dollars on unfair hidden fees for airfares, tickets, hotels, and banking, and allow consumers to know the real cost of everything upfront.

Lower Healthcare Costs and Expand Access

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Protect Consumers from Surprise Fees: I’ll crack down on surprise billing at hospitals. I will fight to protect patients from unexpected medical bills and prohibit insurers from charging out-of-network rates when patients seek care at in-network facilities.

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Protect Consumers from Surprise Fees: I’ll crack down on surprise billing at hospitals. I will fight to protect patients from unexpected medical bills and prohibit insurers from charging out-of-network rates when patients seek care at in-network facilities.

Education, child care, and workforce training

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Support Working Parents: I will work to make sure working parents can afford to raise a family and have access to sick days, paid family and medical leave, and affordable child care that will enable millions more people to go to work.

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Support Working Parents: I will work to make sure working parents can afford to raise a family and have access to sick days, paid family and medical leave, and affordable child care that will enable millions more people to go to work.

Stopping Corruption

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No Corporate PAC Money Pledge: My campaign does not take corporate PAC money because I believe elected officials should answer to the people, not corporate special interests. I believe Democracy only works when it belongs to all of us.

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No Corporate PAC Money Pledge: My campaign does not take corporate PAC money because I believe elected officials should answer to the people, not corporate special interests. I believe Democracy only works when it belongs to all of us.

Lower Costs for Working Families

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Require Easier Subscription Cancellation: We need to save consumers money by requiring companies to make it easier to cancel a subscription. I will fight for legislation that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.

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Require Easier Subscription Cancellation: We need to save consumers money by requiring companies to make it easier to cancel a subscription. I will fight for legislation that will require sellers to make it as easy for consumers to cancel their enrollment as it was to sign up.

Technology and artificial intelligence

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Congress needs to make sure artificial intelligence works for people and not the other way around. Giant corporations are putting profits ahead of people, pushing reckless experiments that risk global catastrophe for our family’s health, our kids’ future, and our paychecks. Nobody voted for this.

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Congress needs to make sure artificial intelligence works for people and not the other way around. Giant corporations are putting profits ahead of people, pushing reckless experiments that risk global catastrophe for our family’s health, our kids’ future, and our paychecks. Nobody voted for this.

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Campaign finance

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FEC candidate totals January 27, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Total receipts
$4,336,987.53
Total disbursements
$3,735,755.52
Cash on hand
$601,232.01
Committee debt
$0.00
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Candidate ID: H6CO08013

Name: RUTINEL, MANNY

Office: House

State: CO

District: 08

Coverage start: 2025-01-27

Coverage end: 2026-06-30

Total receipts: $4336987.53

Total disbursements: $3735755.52

Cash on hand: $601232.01

Debts owed by committee: $0.00

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Sources

Every profile claim points back to retained source evidence.

  1. Election record

    2026 Colorado general-election candidate listing — Manny Rutinel

    Colorado Secretary of State

    Open Colorado Secretary of State
  2. Government website identity record

    Manny Rutinel — verified candidate website identity

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission
  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Manny Rutinel — candidate-owned primary source 1

    Manny Rutinel campaign

    Open Manny Rutinel campaign
  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    Manny Rutinel — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Manny Rutinel campaign

    Open Manny Rutinel campaign

    Link checked September 15, 2026.

  5. Candidate-owned primary source

    Manny Rutinel — candidate-owned primary source 4

    Manny Rutinel campaign

    Open Manny Rutinel campaign
  6. Official campaign contact filing

    MANNY RUTINEL FOR CONGRESS — current FEC Statement of Organization

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission
  7. Campaign-finance record

    Manny Rutinel — official FEC candidate totals

    Federal Election Commission

    Open Federal Election Commission
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