Manny Rutinel, in deleted Reddit posts, voiced support for movement to give animals same legal rights as people

CO Dem Candidate Deleted These Reddit Posts. You Can See Why He Did That.

Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel deleted Reddit posts advocating veganism, sparking controversy in ag-heavy district.

Colorado Dem Running for Congress as ‘Friend’ of Ranchers Urged Meat Producers To ‘Transition’ to Plants To Fight Climate Change

The Democratic nominee in Colorado’s Eighth Congressional District, Manny Rutinel, is running as a “friend” of the district’s many ranchers. In 2022, he wrote an article advocating for a “farm transition climate policy” through which meat producers would be paid to farm plants rather than raise livestock due to “animal agriculture’s climate impact.” Rutinel coauthored...

Manny Rutinel, in deleted Reddit posts, voiced support for movement to give animals same legal rights as people

Posts analyzed by The Colorado Sun are the latest evidence of Rutinel’s yearslong animal rights activism, which continued up until he was appointed to a seat in the state legislature in 2023. The Democrat is now running in the 8th Congressional District, home to thousands of ranches and farms.

Meat Manny: Why The Silly Animal Rights Attacks Will Fail

State Rep. Manny Rutinel surged to victory in the CO-08 Democratic primary election over a well-supported but less inspiring opponent, and is now the strong favorite to unseat one-term GOP incumbent Rep. Gabe Evans in what’s considered to be Colorado’s–and quite possibly the nation’s–most competitive congressional race. Evans is considered the most vulnerable Republican incumbent […]