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Gabe Evans

RepublicanRepresentative · CO-8Official site ↗JSONReport an error
4 press releases on AI$14K from AI-industry employees and PACsAI super PACs: $0 for, $599K against

Data as of: votes Oct 21, 2026 · statements Oct 19, 2026 · contributions Oct 19, 2026 · super PAC spending Oct 23, 2026. What changed

Said and voted

Same bill, both records

Bills this member both voted on and cited in a release. Shown side by side; no score is drawn from them (why).

Ratepayer Protection Act
YEA
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

passage under suspension · Sep 16, 2026 · Passed 417-3

toward oversightSep 16, 2026

Evans touts passage of his bipartisan bill requiring data centers to pay for their own infrastructure costs while emphasizing continued AI innovation and competition with China.

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toward oversightSep 10, 2026

Supports requiring data centers/hyperscalers powering the AI race to cover their own infrastructure costs so ratepayers aren't burdened, while still wanting AI innovation to move forward.

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mixedJul 21, 2026

Evans backs winning the AI race through energy buildout while supporting federal standards requiring data centers, not families, to pay for grid costs.

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What they said

toward oversightSep 16, 2026

Evans touts passage of his bipartisan bill requiring data centers to pay for their own infrastructure costs while emphasizing continued AI innovation and competition with China.

“WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans’ bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by an overwhelming vote of 417-3, advancing legislation designed to protect Ame…”

toward oversightSep 10, 2026

Supports requiring data centers/hyperscalers powering the AI race to cover their own infrastructure costs so ratepayers aren't burdened, while still wanting AI innovation to move forward.

“WASHINGTON — Gabe Evans’ bipartisan legislation protecting ratepayers from rising costs associated with the increased energy demand will receive a vote next week — marking one of the final bills to be…”

mixedSep 1, 2026

Evans promotes American open-source AI leadership against China while adding commonsense consumer guardrails and mandated federal risk assessments of adversary models.

“WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans’ Open-Source AI Leadership Act passed the the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, advancing the legislation for con…”

mixedJul 21, 2026

Evans backs winning the AI race through energy buildout while supporting federal standards requiring data centers, not families, to pay for grid costs.

“WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Gabe Evans' bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act unanimously passed through the House Energy and Commerce, marking a major step toward protecting American families and s…”

Summaries and stance tags are written by a model; the release is the record.

How they voted

YEASep 16, 2026
Ratepayer Protection Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 9340 · Passed 417-3

NAYJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

motion to recommit · H.R. 8800 · Failed 213-216

YEAJul 22, 2026
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

passage · H.R. 8800 · Passed 216-212

YEAJun 29, 2026
KIDS Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 7757 · Passed 267-117

YEAJan 20, 2026
AI for Main Street Act

passage under suspension · H.R. 5764 · Passed 395-14

NAYDec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

procedural · S. 1071 · Failed 209-216

YEADec 10, 2025
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026

passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312-112

AI super PAC spending in this race

Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, 2026 cycle. This money never touches the campaign; it is spent for or against the candidate directly.

Opposing · Jobs and Democracy PAC (Public First)$599K

Contributions from AI-industry employees and PACs

Itemized receipts to this member's campaign committee where the contributor's employer or the contributing PAC is on the alias list. An employee's personal gift is not the company's.

$7K

From employees and investors, personally

$7K

From company PACs

By employer

Company PACs in teal; employees' personal gifts in black. Spellings are unified through the alias list.

Largest gifts

DateContributorEmployer, as filedAmountFiling
Jan 30, 2026Shyam SankarPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES$4K↗
Jan 30, 2026Shyam SankarPALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES$4K↗
Jun 30, 2025GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$2K↗
Jun 9, 2025GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$2K↗
Sep 22, 2025GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$1K↗
Sep 22, 2025GOOGLE LLC NETPACPAC$1K↗
Jun 17, 2025AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)PAC$1K↗

Source: OpenFEC Schedule A, itemized receipts only, 2026 cycle, read Oct 19, 2026. The FEC itemizes a contributor once their gifts to a committee pass $200 in aggregate.