Speaker: Jim Ellis
Senior Political Analyst

As creator of the Ellis Insight publication and Senior Political Analyst for the Business-Industry Political Action Committee (BIPAC), Jim Ellis analyzes electoral politics and reports upon trends, characteristics, and tendencies in American elections for political action committees, associations, and legislative advocacy firms. 

He formerly provided political consulting services to the House Republican majority through 2006, has run two national political action committees, and managed successful political campaigns. 

Jim speaks around the country on electoral politics, previously appeared as a debate participant on the CBS affiliate in Washington, DC’s morning news program, and is a regular on the Sunday Morning Newsmakers with Larry Marino radio show on KRLA in Los Angeles and has been interviewed on many national and local radio programs. 

Speaker: Congressman Gabe Evans
United States Representative, Colorado, Eighth District 

Congressman Gabe Evans is proudly serving Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, which includes most of Adams County, Weld County north to and including Greeley, and part of Larimer County including Berthoud. 

Gabe comes to Congress eager to make Colorado the best possible place to live and raise a family. 

 Prior to serving in public office, Gabe served his country in the U.S. Army, the Colorado Army National Guard as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander, and as an Arvada police officer. 

 Gabe spent twelve years in the Army, where he completed a combat deployment to the Middle East and served in Operation Enduring Freedom, ultimately reaching the rank of Captain. 

In the Colorado Army National Guard, Gabe was stationed at Buckley Air Force Base where he served as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot and company commander responding to wildfires and search and rescues throughout Colorado. In 2011, Gabe joined the Arvada Police Department, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant before retiring to run for public office in 2022.

 In 2022, he was elected to serve Colorado House District 48, which he faithfully served before being elected to Congress in 2024. 

 The grandson of Mexican immigrants, Gabe is a Colorado native who truly understands the beauty and responsibility of the American Dream. Preserving that sacred ideal for his community and children is why he served in the military, raised his hand for law enforcement, was elected to the Colorado State House, and now works to represent Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District well in Washington, D.C. 

 Gabe and his wife, Anne, own and operate a family farm in southern Weld County where they raise their two boys.

 

Speaker: Congressman Jeff Hurd 
United States Representative, Colorado, Third District 

Jeff Hurd is a proud Colorado native who grew up in Grand Junction. His first job was bagging groceries at a local store—a small but formative role that shaped his appreciation for hard work and community. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Jeff earned law degrees from the University of Denver and Columbia Law School. He clerked for federal appeals court judge Timothy M. Tymkovich before practicing law at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York City.

But Colorado was always home. Jeff and his wife, Barbora, returned to western Colorado to raise their family more than a decade ago. He built a successful law practice serving rural communities, focusing primarily on rural electric cooperatives—the locally owned organizations that power much of Colorado’s Third District.

Now, as a U.S. Congressman, Jeff is honored to represent Colorado’s Third District, one of the most stunning and diverse regions in the country. From the rugged San Juan Mountains to the farms and ranches in the San Luis Valley, from Mesa County’s breathtaking public lands to Pueblo’s historic steel mill, the district embodies the best of the American West. It is home to world-renowned ski resorts, thriving ranching and agricultural communities, and one of the nation’s largest energy reserves.

Jeff serves on three key House committees:

• Natural Resources – Protecting Colorado’s water, energy, and public lands.
• Transportation & Infrastructure – Improving roads, bridges, airports, and water facilities across southern and western Colorado.
• Science, Space & Technology – Ensuring that Colorado remains a leader in energy innovation, aerospace, and advanced technology.

He is a steadfast advocate for Western values—fighting for Colorado’s energy independence, water rights, and rural way of life. Jeff’s wife, Barbora, grew up in communist Czechoslovakia. Now a proud American citizen, she and Jeff are raising their five children in Grand Junction.