What party is Manny Rutinel?

Manny Rutinel is running as a Democrat.

Who is Manny Rutinel running against?

Gabe Evans, for Colorado U.S. House District 8.

Should I vote for Manny Rutinel?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Manny Rutinel's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

Manny Rutinel

Democrat · Candidate for Colorado U.S. House District 8 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Strongly left, AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (79% confidence).

AI estimates are read from Wikipedia and shown only when there is enough evidence. They are less certain than academic scores.

Issue by issue

Economy & taxes	Strongly left
Immigration	Strongly left
Climate & energy	Moderately left
Health care	Strongly left

AI-estimated from their own website and Wikipedia article, only where they state a position.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $5.8M supporting and $3.2M opposing Manny Rutinel.

For
Latino Victory Fund · Latino community advocacy	$1.0M
You Can Push Back · Single-candidate super PAC (supports Manny Rutinel)	$991K
Somos PAC · Latino community advocacy	$824K
LCV Victory Fund · Environment / climate	$814K
Latino Victory Project	$737K
314 Action Fund · Progressive advocacy	$484K
Against
No Going Back PAC Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC	$1.4M
Women Vote · Abortion rights	$654K
Americans for Prosperity Action, Inc. (AFP Action) DBA CVA Action and DBA Libre Action · Libertarian / free-market	$353K
Protect and Serve PAC	$312K
The Governing Majority Fund · Unknown (no stated mission)	$163K
Pro-choice Majority 2026	$117K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Executive branch officials: Ken Salazar, Martin O'Malley, Federico Peña
U.S. senators: Cory Booker, Gary Hart
U.S. representatives: Adriano Espaillat, Teresa Leger Fernández, Robert Garcia, Rob Menendez, Emily Randall, Suzan DelBene
State legislators: Jennifer Bacon, Adrienne Benavidez, Andrew Boesenecker, Junie Joseph
Labor unions: UFCW Local 7, SEIU Colorado, American Federation of Government Employees
Organizations: 314 Action Fund, Congressional Hispanic Caucus BOLD PAC, Latino Victory Fund, New American Leaders Action Fund, DCCC Red to Blue, End Citizens United and 4 more
Individuals: Matthew Yglesias

More about Manny Rutinel

Campaign website · Wikipedia · Ballotpedia

Also running

Gabe Evans · Republican

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Quick answers

What party is Manny Rutinel?: Manny Rutinel is running as a Democrat.
Who is Manny Rutinel running against?: Gabe Evans, for Colorado U.S. House District 8.
Is Manny Rutinel liberal or conservative?: On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Manny Rutinel is strongly left, AI estimate from their own website and Wikipedia article (79% confidence). This is an AI estimate and less certain than a published score.
Should I vote for Manny Rutinel?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Compare Manny Rutinel's record, funding and endorsements with the other candidates in this race and decide based on what matters to you.

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