No sooner had soon-to-be U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans outlined what drives him in public office than he was asked Monday when he planned to start fundraising for his reelection campaign.

U.S. Representative-elect Gabe Evans is vowing to focus on what unites -- not divides -- Colorado's Congressional District 8. Evans is the projected winner of a race Speaker Mike Johnson billed as one of the top five most important contests in the country this year.

Evans said one of his priorities in Congress will be finding ways for local law enforcement work more closely with immigration officials.