Colorado Treasurer Dave Young on Wednesday became the latest candidate to jump into the increasingly crowded Democratic primary in Colorado’s highly competitive 8th Congressional District.

Young said he was compelled to join the race, which could determine which party controls the U.S. House, after incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans voted to pass the GOP spending bill and the Medicaid constraints therein.

“I don’t think he knows what damage he is going to cause by that budget if it goes all the way through Congress,” Young said in an interview with The Colorado Sun ahead of his campaign announcement.  “But I know because my sister is very disabled and her life depends on the support that Medicaid provides.” …