", "Republican Rift on Ukraine Could Undercut U.S. Appeals to Allies", "PolitiFact - Boebert lacks proof for claim on Hunter Biden's Burisma pay", "Lauren Boebert told congregation she's 'tired of this separation of church and state junk', "Want to understand U.S. politics? [153], During her 2020 campaign, Boebert pledged that she would not support any federal budget that resulted in additional debt[36] and that she would support a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. [48] Boebert decried what she said was Tipton's insufficient efforts to continue funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, whose money had run out within two weeks, arguing that more was needed. Boebert, a first-term firebrand, saw her GOP-leaning 3rd Congressional District in western Colorado become even more Republican after redistricting. Boebertwhose office did not respond to multiple requests for commentalso has failed to push for policies that would help the community, these Pueblo residents say. [15][16] After marrying in 2007, she got a job filing for a natural gas drilling company and then became a pipeliner, a member of a team that builds and maintains pipelines and pumping stations. The description of the Bill on the Congressional website currently does not have much more (or Moore) clarification beyond its stated title: "To declare an AR-15 style rifle chambered in a .223 . And the union, which endorsed Boeberts opponent last year, plans to closely review her record when it comes time to choosing who it will endorse next year, he says. From what Ive seen on Twitter, he added, I dont think Boeberts a supporter.. She was there", "Inconsistencies in Rep. 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She's running against Democrat Adam Frisch in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.. 1095, which seeks to establish the United States' national gun. Top: A train passes under Union Bridge in Pueblo. "[160] She declared support for uranium extraction and the generation of nuclear power, touting it as the "cleanest form of energy". "With Boebert under 50%, that means she is. [163] She opposes the Green New Deal, claiming it would cost $93 trillion to implement and would bankrupt the country. The mill is still one of the highest-paying employers in town. The congresswoman already faces more Democratic challengers than usual in the months before the 2022 midterm campaign heats up: Nine Democrats have filed papers to run (a 10th dropped out of the race after several months), and they raised more money in the first quarter of the year than Democratic candidates in a similar period in 2019. Its this reality that makes voters like Perko frustrated with a U.S. representative they see as more focused on her own celebrity than her constituents. Top left: Victor Navarro and his parents run the restaurant Tacos Navarro. House Republicans, including Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert, are sponsoring a bill that is sure to rile the left. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is locked in a tight reelection race in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, trailing Democrat Adam Frisch by 64 ballots with 98 percent of votes counted, according to. Its very frustrating.. [14][215] He started Boebert Consulting in 2012, receiving US$460,000 in 2019 and US$478,000 in 2020 as a consultant for Terra Energy, a large producer of natural gas in Colorado. However, her campaign succeeded in appealing to independence and rebellion, thus getting the necessary votes. But several dozen Puebloans Ive spoken with in recent weeks, including some who cast ballots for Boebert, say theyre angry that she appears to have spent more time headlining GOP fundraisers than hosting public meetings to listen to their needs. [106], Boebert has the following committee assignments:[107], Boebert is a member of the following Congressional caucuses:[107], On January 5, the day before the storming of the United States Capitol, Boebert urged people to "remember these next 48 hours", saying they would be among the most important in American history. The Keating Research poll, conducted from . "Fewer guns make sense," Frisch, 54, said matter-of . [45], Boebert criticized Tipton's voting record, which she said did not reflect his district. But Trump backed her general election campaign. [123] Boebert additionally rejects the term "insurrection" for the January 6 events and has called the House inquiry into the attack a "sham witch hunt". Swing voters in Pueblo, Colorados Steel City, say they are getting frustrated with a U.S. representative they see as more focused on her own celebrity than her constituents. She did the same on January 6, refusing to stop for a wand check after she set off the metal detector. Rootin' tootin . [40][41] On Twitter, Boebert has used rhetoric friendly to the Three Percenters and posed with members of the group (she deleted the tweet with the photos after being asked about it). In the face of fierce anti-gun legislation, Boebert stands up for the second amendment and the founding fathers' vision for a nation that respects its citizens . Constitution. [124] Boebert said she intended to introduce a bill that would end financing of legal aid for immigrants. Top: Former Democratic state legislator Bri Buentello is co-chair of Rural Colorado United, a PAC working to defeat Boebert in 2022. Gradisar and state House Majority Leader Daneya Esgar, who represents Pueblo, were disappointed when Boebert signed on to a letter opposing the reintroduction of earmarks, which allow members to append projects in their districts to funding bills. Recent assessments designated it structurally deficient.. My insurance business was cut tremendously because I couldnt go into peoples houses, and I couldnt get help because Im self-employed, said Todd Rogers, chair of the Pueblo County Republican Party, who hosted Boebert at the groups Lincoln Day dinner on May 1. So far, Boebert has one announced Republican challenger, Marina Zimmerman, a crane operator who bills herself as a genuine blue-collar candidate.. Across the parking lot from Gradisars office in City Hall on Pueblos Arkansas Riverwalk, sits the office of attorney Donald Banner, who donated to Boeberts 2020 campaign and approves of the job shes doing in standing up against special interests and standing up against party. Still, he acknowledges the almost century-old Union Street bridge, less than a mile down the street, is dilapidated. Back in town, nestled among stately old homes on large lots interspersed with working-class neighborhoods, Perko, the steelworker, unlocked a lilac-colored door to his union chapters century-old hall, its yellow paint peeling off the exterior. 4 min read. [174] In August 2021, after the Afghan government fell to the Taliban, Boebert tweeted, "the Taliban are the only people building back better", reusing Biden's "Build Back Better" campaign slogan. Gradisar said he understood her concerns, but added that if earmarks do become an option, it doesnt make sense for Boebert to oppose them at the expense of communities in her district. [155] While expressing support for more defense expenditure, Boebert was one of 75 House Republicans to vote against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2022,[156] saying the bill had a "woke agenda". The effort was unsuccessful; the neophyte Boebert beat Mitsch Bush by 6 points. [45][46][47] Seth Masket, a political science professor at the University of Denver, suggested that Boebert wanted to motivate Republican voters to participate in the primary during a slow election cycle by stirring up their anger at Ocasio-Cortez and others. But, under Buentello, Rural Colorado United has begun building out a 2022 door-knocking campaign to mobilize Democrats in ski towns and independent voters all across the Western Slope, the huge but lightly populated mountain and high desert region that covers most of her district. | [204][205], Boebert opposes comprehensive sex education, abortion and federal funding of Planned Parenthood. Collectively, Democratic candidates raised $832,842 in the first quarter of the yearshy of Boeberts $846,000. [103][104][105], On January 3, 2023, at the beginning of the 118th Congress, Boebert voted for Jim Jordan to be the U.S. House Speaker, in rebuke of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The Pueblo region is home to three of those candidates, as well as to a political action committee that is hoping to defeat Boebert. [74] The funds were used between May and June 2021 via four Venmo payments. During her congressional campaign, she said she was "with the militia". Kimberly Ricci Film/TV Editor Twitter. As the steel industry has declined, the city has tried to reinvent itself, but it struggles with high unemployment and poverty rates. [143][144][145], In September 2021, Boebert told attendees at a Republican fundraiser that she and an aide were joined by Democratic representative Ilhan Omar on a Capitol elevator and that Boebert then said to her aide, "it's the Jihad Squad She doesn't have a backpack, she wasn't dropping it and running so we're good". Shell also have more support from the institutional Republican Party. [26], In 2017, 80 people who attended a Garfield County fair contracted food poisoning after eating pork sliders from a temporary location set up by Shooters Grill and Smokehouse 1776. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert holds an advantage among likely voters in Colorado's sprawling 3rd Congressional District, a new poll shows, but her lead is small enough that challenger. Ron DeSantis in a two-man matchup for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.. I had to make those connections, and really, I underreported a lot of stuff. If we can get just that part of the infrastructure plan alone passed, that will be business that would keep us in jobs for many years.. The American Patriots Three Percent militia, affiliated with the Three Percenters, provided security, and members of the Proud Boys attended the rally. [161] During her tenure in Congress, she was one of two representatives (the other was Marjorie Taylor Greene) to vote against the TRANSPLANT Act, which reauthorized the National Marrow Donor Program through 2026, citing concern over the addition of the program to the national debt as it had not received a Congressional Budget Office evaluation. Boebert said she voted against the bills because "the Biden administration and Democrats created the issue. [172][173] She also voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase by 8,000 the number of special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military during its invasion of Afghanistan while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed the House, 40716. [38][37] The ordinance passed unanimously a month later. [66] According to the Atlas of the 2020 Elections, Boebert was able to command strong support in the traditionally conservative areas of the Western Slope of Colorado and the San Luis Valley while retaining enough Republican votes in liberal-leaning Pueblo and other Democratic areas. [58], Boebert was the first primary challenger to defeat a sitting U.S. representative in Colorado in 48 years, since Democratic Representative Wayne Aspinall lost to Alan Merson. Since her election last November, in a district that sprawls across a huge swath of the mountains and ranch lands that make up the western half of Colorado, Boebert, 34, has become known as one of Donald Trumps most outspoken acolytes in Congress. There is a lot of passion around seeing her removed., The sense of discontent in a region with a friendly, small-town feel, where residents congregate at chile festivals, Colorado State University Pueblo athletic events and the state fair held nearby, has led to hope that shes a fluke candidate vulnerable in the next election. The article said that although she had only been in Congress for a few days, she had "already arranged several episodes that showcased her brand of far-right defiance as a conspiracy theorist" and that she "represents an incoming faction of the party for whom breaking the rulesand gaining notoriety for doing itis exactly the point. [112] In December 2021, Boebert doubled down on these allegations, saying that hundreds of thousands of ballots were illegally mailed to voters, without providing evidence. [20][21][22] The Boeberts also owned a restaurant called Smokehouse 1776 (now defunct), across the street from Shooters Grill. She is accused of supporting the QAnon conspiracy theory, and some academic and journalistic sources have investigated her ties to far-right extremism. The former Shooters was owned by Silt Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. Bottom: Pueblo County lifted Covid capacity restrictions for all businesses on May 17. Use of campaign funds for personal expenses, Certification of 2020 presidential election and Capitol attack, Comments on representatives of other religions, 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado District 3, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado District 3, withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan, Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States. For the Western Slope, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has been at the forefront of people's opinions. Lauren Boebert: How unaffiliated voters feel about their Republican congresswoman Unaffiliated voters make up the largest percentage of the electorate in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District Close Become a member Login My Account Logout Search for:Search News Education Health Coloradans Equity Sun Investigation Crime and Courts Culture Sports [196] In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Boebert and the other lawmakers. The race was too. [8] When she was 12, she and her family moved to the Montbello neighborhood of Denver and later to Aurora, Colorado, before settling in Rifle, Colorado, in 2003. [170] She cited concern about a passage that urged social media platforms to prevent disinformation and violence, which she said was tantamount to making Big Tech the "arbiter of truth". A self-described born-again Christian, Boebert has said that she is "tired of this separation of church and state junk" and argued for greater church power and influence in government decision-making. [133], Boebert is a strong advocate for gun rights. [146][149] After Boebert and Omar spoke by phone, both said the call went badly, with Boebert saying that she would put "America first, never sympathizing with terrorists. [74] In September 2021, Boebert submitted documents to the FEC declaring that the campaign money had been used to settle rental and utilities bills, and had since been reimbursed. Controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) leads her Democratic challenger Adam Frisch by only two points, according to a new poll out this week. [135] The video was made by the same consulting firm that produced the viral August 2020 campaign video for House candidate Kimberly Klacik. Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert got a new Democratic challenger this week, and the roster of attention-grabbing political ads from Colorado candidates got a new entry. [36] She has named eliminating critical race theory from schools as one of her top legislative priorities, even though it is not taught in schools. "[119] Democrats, fearing the guns might do harm while in Congress chambers and partly in response to Boebert's conspicuous carry of a firearm, proposed legislation, which is being considered in Congress as of February 2022, to ban guns from Capitol grounds altogether. Rep. Lauren Boebert, shown here at a Pueblo County campaign event last fall, lost the county by just 204 votes. [179], During her primary campaign, Boebert argued for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare,[180] and advocated against the introduction of a single-payer healthcare system, saying it would harm small businesses like hers because of the prohibitive cost. Previously, DeSantis led Trump 45% to 41% among Republican voters.Now Trump leads DeSantis 47% to 39% a net swing of 12 percentage points in . One of the bills, the Access to Baby Formula Act, makes it easier for low-income families to continue buying formula with vouchers; the other allows the government to invoke the Defense Production Act to speed up production. For candidates running to defeat Boebert in 2022, winning over Pueblos voters is key to outweighing support in Republican strongholds on the Western Slope, and Democrats are already campaigning here. [163] She has introduced a forest management bill, the Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention and Community Protection Act, which would attempt to prevent wildfires through several mitigation measures, such as removing trees killed by bark beetles, making it harder for groups to go to court to stop forest thinning, and requiring the United States Forest Service to harvest sixbillion board foot (14million cubic meters) of lumber annually. And now Im watching my children attend a school that is underfunded. [50], In a May 2020 interview on SteelTruth, a QAnon-supporting web show, Boebert said she was "very familiar with" the conspiracy theory: "Everything I've heard of Q, I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better. In July, Boebert held a 49%-42% advantage. Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert faces state Sen. Don Coram in the GOP primary for the 3rd . Houston was No. She has called the vaccine mandates unconstitutional[77] and in particular opposed them for the military. [18] Before Boebert and her husband opened Shooter's Grill, he worked in oil and gas fields. [60][61] She pledged to join the Freedom Caucus upon taking office. All of which has perhaps given Pueblo a new political identity amid its day-to-day struggles: as the heart of the Lauren Boebert resistance. In addition to Buentellos efforts, several Democrats have launched campaigns to challenge Boebert. Bottom right: Todd Rogers, chair of the Pueblo County Republican Party, is a Boebert supporter. Lauren Opal Boebert (/bobrt/ BOH-brt; ne Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist[2] serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district. [157], In May 2022, Boebert was one of nine House members who voted against two bills to alleviate the 2022 shortage of baby formula caused by bacterial contamination. And the bill has a trio of co-sponsors: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado), Rep. George Santos (R-New York), and Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Georgia). Well, on February 17, 2023, Moore introduced a bill, H.R.1095, that would declare the AR-15 style rifle the "National Gun of the United States.". [71] Boebert oversees the energy industry via her position on the House Committee on Natural Resources. [96], Observers describe Boebert as far-right;[3] she rejects the label. Inside the hall, he swept his hand across a conference table-size, sepia-colored picture of the steel complex in its heyday, explaining how Evraz plans to retain and grow the communitys steel-making business by building a new $480 million facility to better compete with overseas markets. Boebert is often described as a far-right ally of former President Donald Trump, although she rejects this label. [35][36][16][37] Later that month, she opposed a measure banning guns in city-owned buildings at a meeting of the Aspen City Council. A new poll commissioned by Adam Frisch's campaign shows the Democratic candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District trailing incumbent Rep. Lauren Boebert by just 2 percentage points. On February 13, 2017, she was arrested and booked in Garfield County Jail for failure to appear in court on these charges. The Democrat running to unseat U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert has pulled within 2 percentage points of the Republican incumbent in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, putting the candidates in a statistical tie only weeks before voting begins in the state, according to an internal poll released Tuesday by Boebert's challenger. [78], Boebert supporters failed to throw Coram off the ballot for allegedly not having collected enough signatures. [90][91] Boebert defeated Frisch by a small margin in a closer than expected race. [62], Boebert reimbursed herself $22,259 for mileage costs in 2020 from her campaign's finances, which legally would require her to have driven 38,712mi (62,301km). Rep. Lauren Boebert's Shooters Grill will be replaced by a Mexican restaurant Tapatios recently applied for a liquor license at 120 E. 3rd St. in Rifle A Mexican restaurant is taking over a high-profile location in the town of Rifle, Colorado, where U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's Shooters Grill previously resided. I am humiliated and embarrassed when she speaks on the House floor. A lot of dreams seem to die and not see follow-through.. Pueblos demographic and economic character also sets it apart. Shooters Grill itself came into national prominence when Boebert encouraged her staff to openly holster firearms while serving customers. [63][64], In late July, Boebert was considered the front-runner. [171], Boebert was one of 49 House Republicans to vote to repeal the authorization of military force against Iraq. Boebert justified voting no along with fellow extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) by accusing Pelosi of "us [ing] the most vulnerable among us" to push her liberal agenda. Top left: An aviation museum next to the airport. [193] She introduced a bill that would ban all mask mandates on federal property and during travel in interstate commerce, attracting no support. [39], Boebert was an organizer of the December 2019 "We Will Not Comply!" [146] During a November 18, 2021, speech on the House floor, Boebert called Omar "the Jihad Squad member from Minnesota". [98] She was sued for blocking a constituent, Bri Buentello. When he announced his longshot campaign to unseat Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) just over a year ago, it was by no means assured that Adam Frisch, a Jewish Democrat from Aspen, would advance past the primary, let alone have the chance to face off against one of the most high-profile, if controversial, Republicans in Congress.. In Congress, Boebert has associated herself with the conservative Republican Study Committee, the right-wing Freedom Caucus, of which she became the communications chair in January 2022, and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus. [78][79] A Democratic-aligned Super PAC made false claims and unproven allegations about Boebert. [211][212][213], Boebert, who became a born-again Christian in 2009,[19] and her husband Jayson live in Silt, Colorado. A tweet from Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) criticizing the Biden White House got flipped back on her late Tuesday. Her spokesman later said that she had not been carrying a gun during the walk. Before the primary, Trump endorsed Tipton,[44] but Boebert characterized him as unsupportive of Trump. Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado speaks during a debate at the Sky Ute Resort and Casino in Ignacio at May 26, 2022. He has tried to schedule a meeting with her to discuss these issues, he says. Incumbent in Colorado", "Here are the QAnon supporters running for Congress in 2020", "YouTube Bans QAnon Accounts Once Followed by Boebert", "Colorado primary winner Lauren Boebert meets President Trump, distances herself from QAnon", "GOP candidate is latest linked to QAnon conspiracy theory", "GOP candidate's former campaign chief: Thank God for Proud Boys", "Boebert Appears to Embrace Aide Who Left Her Campaign After Thanking God for Proud Boys", "June 30, 2020 Primary Election Official Results", "Trump-backed five-term Republican lawmaker loses primary to challenger who praised QAnon conspiracy", "Colorado GOP Rep. 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[23] In 2015, Boebert opened Putters restaurant on Rifle Creek Golf Course,[24] which she sold in December 2016. Boebert, a vocal Trump and gun rights supporter, was the favorite to win re-election, as redistricting made the area she represents more conservative, AP reports. Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert's (R-Colo.) reelection in the 2022 midterms remained in doubt into Wednesday. In a press release announcing the measure, she derided Bidens plan, saying only 6% of his $2.3 trillion so-called infrastructure plan goes to roads and bridges. Attendance logs at the Garfield County Sheriffs office show that she volunteered at the jail nine times between May 2014 and November 2016. [12] Boebert herself registered to vote in 2006, at age 19, as a Democrat; in 2008, she changed her affiliation to Republican. Polling site FiveThirtyEight put her odds of victory at 97%. 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