Evan Munsing
Democrat
CO-08 Primary · U.S. House
Non-Incumbent · Public Record PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
54.9%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T3 Blog post on banning congressional insider trading; banning stock trading as core campaign plank; supports bipartisan ban bill. 3.75/4
- T4 Calls to end Super PACs and dark money; FEC shows $587K individual contributions, $0 corporate PAC. 3.75/4
- T7 Colorado Sun, CPR, Colorado Politics, Get More Smarter podcast, YouTube interview, Axios Denver, Fair Observer, Ballotpedia survey. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond FEC requirements; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T15 No documented positions on AI transparency or technology use oversight. 0/4
- T16 No documented positions on law enforcement accountability or oversight boards. 0/4
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- T1 Attended CD-8 Community Power Town Hall (~100 attendees, bilingual); campaign events; volunteer page. 2.88/4
- T2 No proactive financial disclosure beyond FEC requirements; no tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 Blog post on banning congressional insider trading; banning stock trading as core campaign plank; supports bipartisan ban bill. 3.75/4
- T4 Calls to end Super PACs and dark money; FEC shows $587K individual contributions, $0 corporate PAC. 3.75/4
- T5 97.8% individual-funded per FEC; $68K unitemized small-dollar. No proactive donor transparency tools on website. 2.25/4
- T6 Blog post on stock trading with reasoning; Fair Observer talks explaining tariffs/foreign policy; Get More Smarter podcast; CPR interview. 2.88/4
- T7 Colorado Sun, CPR, Colorado Politics, Get More Smarter podcast, YouTube interview, Axios Denver, Fair Observer, Ballotpedia survey. 3.75/4
- T8 Endorsed by VoteVets, New Politics, Serve America; Jill Lafer (former PP board chair) personal endorsement; Ballotpedia survey completed. 2.88/4
- T9 Active on Twitter/X, Instagram, LinkedIn; blog posts on policy; Fair Observer contributions. 2.88/4
- T10 Home prices have doubled; tariffs explained as paid by American businesses; CD-8 town hall was bilingual. 2.88/4
- T11 Wants to take on insurance companies. No specific price transparency mechanisms named. 1/4
- T12 Home prices have doubled in five years; identifies cost drivers; proposes reducing red tape. No disclosure mechanisms. 2.88/4
- T13 Tariff critique: tariffs are paid by American businesses, costs passed to consumers. No broad consumer cost disclosure. 2.25/4
- T14 Calls for government accountability; Congress checking executive branch. No specific spending transparency proposals. 2.25/4
- T15 No documented positions on AI transparency or technology use oversight. 0/4
- T16 No documented positions on law enforcement accountability or oversight boards. 0/4
- T17 Appeared at bilingual town hall discussing immigration; general due process position. No system transparency mechanisms. 1/4
- T18 Mentions strong education system. No education transparency mechanisms named. 0/4
- T19 Campaign finance reform (end Super PACs, dark money); term limits; Supreme Court term limits. 2.88/4
- T20 Congress must reassert authority; hold Trump Administration accountable; stock trading ban; term limits. 2.88/4
- T21 Extensive media engagement: Colorado Sun, CPR, Colorado Politics, Axios Denver, Fair Observer, YouTube interviews. 2.88/4
- T22 No false claims found; housing prices and tariff impacts check against data; published analytical writing suggests intellectual rigor. 2.88/4
- T23 No documented positions on whistleblower protections or IG independence. 0/4
- T24 No documented positions on FOIA reform or open data. 0/4
- T25 Anti-corruption platform matches FEC data ($0 corporate PAC); military service matches defense expertise; veteran advocacy matches claims. 3.50/4
E Efficiency
50%
Top positive drivers
- E6 First to qualify by petition (1,880/2,174 valid signatures); $601K raised 97.8% individual; managed ~$300M P&L at TransformCo. 3.75/4
- E9 Managed ~$300M P&L with 750+ employees at TransformCo; McKinsey; Vista Equity; first to qualify via petition; $601K raised. 3.75/4
- E10 Term limits (18yr House/24yr Senate); age limit 72; Supreme Court term limits; stock trading ban; end Super PACs. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E5 No documented positions on IT modernization or digital services despite private sector tech experience. 0/4
- E13 No documented positions on energy system efficiency or grid modernization. 0/4
- E16 No documented positions on evidence-based public safety or violence intervention. 0/4
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- E1 Term limits (18yr/24yr) and stock trading ban are measurable. No sunset clauses or mandatory reviews in other proposals. 2.25/4
- E2 Fair Observer analysis uses economic data; War on the Rocks empirical evidence; BSc from LSE; McKinsey background. 3.13/4
- E3 General accountability stance; Afghanistan accountability critique. No specific GAO or regulatory review proposals. 2.25/4
- E4 Campaign volunteer page; community events; CD-8 town hall attendance. 2.25/4
- E5 No documented positions on IT modernization or digital services despite private sector tech experience. 0/4
- E6 First to qualify by petition (1,880/2,174 valid signatures); $601K raised 97.8% individual; managed ~$300M P&L at TransformCo. 3.75/4
- E7 Endorsed by veteran, service, and reproductive rights communities; published in Fair Observer; bilingual town hall. 2.88/4
- E8 Housing proposal with three-part implementation (red tape, workforce, financing); McKinsey/Vista background. 2.88/4
- E9 Managed ~$300M P&L with 750+ employees at TransformCo; McKinsey; Vista Equity; first to qualify via petition; $601K raised. 3.75/4
- E10 Term limits (18yr House/24yr Senate); age limit 72; Supreme Court term limits; stock trading ban; end Super PACs. 3.75/4
- E11 Take on insurance companies. No specific efficiency mechanism named. 1/4
- E12 Three-part plan: reduce red tape, vocational workforce training, affordable financing. No specific legislation or quantified targets. 3.13/4
- E13 No documented positions on energy system efficiency or grid modernization. 0/4
- E14 Defends due process; bilingual town hall on immigration. No processing efficiency proposals. 1/4
- E15 Strong education system; childcare access. No specific teacher investment or accountability proposals. 1/4
- E16 No documented positions on evidence-based public safety or violence intervention. 0/4
- E17 Invest in vocational programs and local workforce training (housing context); push back on tariffs hurting agricultural community. 2.88/4
- E18 General accountability stance. No specific waste identification, GAO/IG references, or procurement reform. 2.25/4
- E19 No documented positions on infrastructure delivery or permitting reform. 0/4
- E20 Fair Observer analyses on great power competition; War on the Rocks "Watching COIN Fail"; INSS publication; Small Wars Journal. 3.75/4
- E21 No documented positions on government processing speed or backlog reduction. 0/4
- E22 Critiques tariffs as economically harmful. No comprehensive deficit framework or pay-for requirements. 2.25/4
- E23 No documented references to GAO/IG reports or specific audit findings. 0/4
- E24 War on the Rocks article critiquing failed COIN strategy; housing: identifies current regulation as problem. 2.88/4
- E25 General government accountability stance. No specific IG independence or performance review proposals. 1/4
A Affordability
46.6%
Top positive drivers
- A12 Three-part plan: reduce red tape, vocational workforce training, affordable financing. Home prices doubled in five years. 3.75/4
- A2 Fair Observer tariff analysis uses economic data; housing data; BSc LSE; McKinsey background. 3.13/4
Top negative drivers
- A18 No documented positions on energy costs or energy affordability. 0/4
- A19 No documented positions on transportation affordability. 0/4
- A3 Campaign volunteer page exists. No mutual aid, resource page, or affordability-focused community service. 1/4
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- A1 Home prices doubled; tariffs hurting families, small businesses, and agricultural community; CD-8 town hall. 2.88/4
- A2 Fair Observer tariff analysis uses economic data; housing data; BSc LSE; McKinsey background. 3.13/4
- A3 Campaign volunteer page exists. No mutual aid, resource page, or affordability-focused community service. 1/4
- A4 Critiques tariffs as anti-competitive; works with small businesses at Corbel Capital. No specific antitrust proposals. 2.25/4
- A5 Tariffs hurting families; identifies cost pass-through. No household cost estimates or independent analysis referenced. 2.25/4
- A6 Publicly opposed Trump tariffs with specific family/agricultural impacts. No legislative remedy or community resource offered. 2.88/4
- A7 No documented proposals to redirect specific waste sources toward cost reduction programs. 1/4
- A8 Take on insurance companies. No specific companies named, oversight proposals, or pricing data. 1/4
- A9 First-time homebuyers locked out; seniors unable to downsize; hurting families and agricultural community. 2.88/4
- A10 Affordability is one of three core pillars (economy/corruption/freedoms); housing is personally passionate issue. 2.88/4
- A11 Take on insurance companies; protect reproductive rights. No specific mechanism named (no M4A, drug negotiation). 1/4
- A12 Three-part plan: reduce red tape, vocational workforce training, affordable financing. Home prices doubled in five years. 3.75/4
- A13 Childcare access and strong education system. No specific mechanism named. 1/4
- A14 Critiques tariffs as regressive tax. No specific tax policy proposals. 1/4
- A15 General stance against corporate profiteering. No specific consumer protection mechanisms named. 1/4
- A16 Grow good-paying jobs; small business investment. No specific wage policy named. 1/4
- A17 Mentions tariffs hurting agricultural community. No food affordability mechanisms named. 1/4
- A18 No documented positions on energy costs or energy affordability. 0/4
- A19 No documented positions on transportation affordability. 0/4
- A20 Three pillars with affordability threading through; housing plan connects supply/workforce/financing. Limited cross-cutting strategy. 2.25/4
- A21 FEC $0 corporate PAC matches anti-corruption stance; Corbel Capital investment matches growth rhetoric; housing advocacy consistent. 2.88/4
- A22 Protect reproductive rights implies ACA/Medicaid defense. No explicit commitment to Social Security, Medicare, or SNAP by name. 1/4
- A23 First-time homebuyers; seniors; families, small businesses, agricultural community. No universal or targeted program structures. 2.25/4
- A24 Housing plan addresses homebuyers, seniors, workers. Limited to housing and trade; no healthcare, education, or energy breadth. 2.25/4
- A25 VoteVets, New Politics, Serve America, Jill Lafer (PP). Not traditional affordability-focused organizations. 2.25/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 54.9% | +0.5 | 55.4% |
| Efficiency | 50% | — | 50% |
| Affordability | 46.6% | — | 46.6% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 50.5% | |
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