[210] In 2022, she cosponsored two bills widely seen as anti-LGBT legislation. [90][91] Boebert defeated Frisch by a small margin in a closer than expected race. [80][81] Boebert's attorney said in June that she would file a defamation lawsuit against the group, but she has not done so. [112] During a town hall in March, Boebert appeared to defend the January 6 attackers on the Capitol, saying, "We already see in Washington, D.C. You can't petition your government. [213][214][215] In June 2022, she told a church audience, "The church is supposed to direct the government. [152] At a November 20 event, she repeated the elevator story, this time including a Capitol Police officer with "fret all over his face". Our current education system is in a sad state of affairs. Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks during a news conference with the House Freedom Caucus at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., on March 10, 2023. [45], Boebert criticized Tipton's voting record, which she said did not reflect his district. In rural Colorado, we know the importance of school-to-career programs, which I why I introduced anamendment to support apprenticeship programs that give our students the tools they need to succeed while starting their careers. [209] She introduced a bill to ban federal funding of research and publications into transgender health care for minors, asserting that they are being "sexualized and used for horrific sexual research'" when being administered puberty blockers. The 34-year-old. Boebert with her husband and four sons. [68] CPR News calculated that it was plausible that Boebert had driven 30,000 miles based on her visits to 129 events. [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. It is a privilege to represent you and fight each and every day on your behalf. [171], Boebert believes that attempts at decarbonization should be made via forest management. [226][227], In 2016, Boebert was cited for careless driving and operating an unsafe vehicle. [137] The video was made by the same consulting firm that produced the viral August 2020 campaign video for House candidate Kimberly Klacik. Chip in $5, $10 or $25 to make sure that she is defeated in 2024 - this race was so close in 2022 - we can flip it blue! [99] A U.S. District court denied Buentello a preliminary injunction on June 24, 2021, finding a difference between her official government Twitter account and her personal account. The legislation would establish a wage floor for the high-skill H-1B visa program, thereby significantly reducing employer dependence on the program. During her congressional campaign, she said she was "with the militia". for the Payment In Lieu of Taxes (PILT) Program was signed into law. Heres what we know. A Republican, Boebert was first elected to represent Colorado's 3rd congressional district in 2020. My Active Forest Management, Wildfire Prevention, and Community Protection Act includes a provision that requires 25% of all forestry revenues from national forests to be reinvested into local communities, including their schools. [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. CNN and Politico called it a "stunning upset";[37][58] The Hill made a similar statement. She responded that she knew someone involved with documents declassified by Trump during the closing days of his presidency, and that the documents would reveal corruption that would trigger resignations that would allow Republicans to retake the House and Senate before 2022, echoing a theory promoted by The Epoch Times. In her first term in Congress, Lauren Boebert rose to fame as a 'Maga' phenomenon. On her educational background, she said she never claimed to have graduated from Rifle High School. [38][37] The ordinance passed unanimously a month later. "[121] 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. Boebert aimed to portray him as corrupt, in particular by alleging that he used his powers as a state legislator to pass laws legalizing hemp, which Coram grows (state voters approved the amendment legalizing marijuana in 2012), and tried to depict him as not Republican enough. [85] During the pre-primary debate on May 26, Boebert emphasized the bills she had introduced in Congress while questioning Coram's legislative votes. [174], Boebert was one of 14 House Republicans, most of them members of the Freedom Caucus, to vote against a measure condemning the Myanmar coup d'tat that passed overwhelmingly. [52] But after winning the Republican primary, Boebert denied following QAnon and endorsing conspiracy theories, instead saying she wanted to uphold "freedom and the Constitution of the United States of America". On Day 3 of the controversy caused by Lauren Boebert's suggestion that a Muslim member of Congress might be a terrorist, the Colorado Republican said that she "can't wait" to debate the issue with . Boebert was born in Altamonte Springs, Florida, on December 19, 1986. [193] In June 2021, Boebert advised her constituents in Mesa County, who were experiencing an uptick of Delta variant cases at the time, that the "easiest way to make the Delta variant go away is to turn off CNN [and] vote Republican", but has since deleted the tweet amid public criticism. Common Core has ripped apart the education system by failing to provide students the necessary tools and resources to excel beyond the classroom. My bill will help revitalize schools in rural communities and ensure they have the resources to. I enjoy highlighting their achievements through the high school Congressional Art Competition and by nominating CO-03s best and brightest to the U.S. Service Academies. [92][93][94] The recount was completed on December 12 and affirmed that Boebert won by about 500 votes. [132], Boebert opposes the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would elect the president by popular vote. She pleaded guilty to the unsafe vehicle charge, and the careless driving and failure to appear charges were dismissed. [71] She also proposed amendments to the Build Back Better Act that would abolish methane-emission payments by fracking companies and others that would increase royalties for oil and gas extraction on federal lands and abolish fines and financial requirements for cleaning abandoned drilling infrastructure. [96] Boebert was one of the people who voiced support for the Freedom Convoy 2022, a Canadian trucker protest seeking to repeal all COVID-19 vaccination mandates and COVID-19 restrictions. [74] The funds were used between May and June 2021 via four Venmo payments. The economy is crumbling, inflation is skyrocketing, the border is open, fentanyl deaths are going up, the Taliban has taken over Afghanistan, and Russia is invading UkraineBiden has nothing to run on, so he has resorted to buying votes. [70], Despite campaign finance laws and ethics laws requiring Congressional candidates to reveal their immediate family's income sources to show potential conflicts of interest, Boebert did not report her husband's income in her 2020 filing, instead belatedly revealing it in August 2021,[26] the same day the Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent her a letter investigating her campaign expenses. [142], In February 2023, after the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives mandated that gun owners register any firearms that use "stabilizing braces", Boebert said the mandate violated the separation of powers. [26][71] During her campaign, she said she supported "all-of-the-above energy, but the markets decide not the government. "[165] She declared support for uranium extraction and the generation of nuclear power, touting it as the "cleanest form of energy". But the race was so close that a recount was required. She is on the Natural Resources and Oversight Committees, is co-chair of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus, and after only a few months, was elected to the Executive Board as the Communications Chair of the House Freedom Caucus. [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. [75][76], Boebert sought a second term representing Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the 2022 election. The first, introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene, would criminalize providing sex reassignment surgery and other forms of transgender health care to minors; the second was the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, introduced by Mike Johnson, which would prohibit federally-funded institutions from promoting or instructing on LGBT issues or sexual orientation and is widely seen as a national version of Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. I had great grades. She's compared gender-affirming medical care to mutilation, vilified. [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). As talk surrounding Boebert continues, many are curious to know more about the Republicans political and education background. In western Colorado, we call that a fun weekend. I send my boys to school to receive an education, not indoctrination. I was a great student. [114][115][116], Democratic politicians in Colorado accused Boebert and her colleague Doug Lamborn of "helping incite violence" during the storming of the Capitol. [162], 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. The then-congressional candidate said that she was a "good student" when she attended Rifle High School but. The first woman, first mother, and youngest ever to represent Colorados 3rd District, Boebert is also an ex-officio steering member on the Republican Study Committee. 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[189], Boebert opposes mitigation policies seeking to reduce COVID-19's spread. [166] 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. [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. In 2020, US Rep. Lauren Boebert earned a GED diploma just months before she won her seat in the US House of Representatives. One size does not fit all when it comes to education and our nation's youth, and education matters are best handled at the state, local, and family levels. She knows nothing about education! [106], In February 2023, Boebert and Representatives Andrew Clyde, Barry Moore, and George Santos sponsored a bill to name the AR-15 the U.S. "national gun". Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) speaks to reporters following a meeting with House Republicans at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. Incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert was heavily favored to defeat Democratic candidate Adam Frisch in the conservative district. March 14, 2022 at 5:03pm. [18], Boebert promotes the ideals of Christian nationalism. ", "How Lauren Boebert rose from unknown to a candidate for Congress to someone in Donald Trump's orbit", "QAnon-Curious House Candidate Gave Her Customers Diarrhea", "Shooters makes transition from guns to golf clubs", "Affidavit of Transfer and Statement of Compliance", "Colorado's Boebert discloses husband's work for energy firm", "Who is Lauren Boebert, the QAnon sympathizer who won a Republican primary? [169][b] Boebert also opposes the participation of the United States in the Paris Agreement, calling it "job-killing", and introduced a bill the day after Biden's inauguration seeking to block re-entrance of the country to the agreement by forcing its ratification in the Senate by a two-thirds supermajority and prohibiting the use of federal funds for reaching the agreement's goals. Although Lauren Boebert didnt take the traditional route in the education department, she has quite a political background behind her. Representative Boebert was raised in a Democrat household on welfare. She won reelection in 2022 by a very narrow margin of 546 votes against former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch. In recent months, she has baselessly accused drag queens, trans people and LGBTQ-allied teachers of "grooming" young children. And I am tired of this separation of church and state junk. [168] She opposes the Green New Deal, claiming it would cost $93 trillion to implement and would bankrupt the country. She added: "Alcohol, tobacco and firearms. She owns a. [77] She has equated the behavior of some of the rioters that participated in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests following the murder of George Floyd to those who attacked the Capitol. [133] During a press conference, she asserted that it was a lie, that it was racist,[134] and that it would lead to children hating each other. It also stated that Boebert did not suffer from the Trump effect, as compared to the support of Trump at the polls, with the 3rd district witnessing few split-ticket votes. "[143], Boebert sponsored H.R. And if I could redo last night, I would absolutely do it again.. Boebert's Education. Bishop left the Boebert campaign shortly after Boebert won the Republican nomination. The bill would also eliminate the Optional Practical Training program that allows foreign graduates to stay and work in the United States. I have cosponsored numerous pieces of legislation to protect our children from critical race theory and woke gender propaganda being taught in our schools. Boebert called the metal detectors "just another political stunt by Speaker Pelosi". [44] During her campaign, she criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of "The Squad", positioning herself as a conservative alternative to the progressive representative. Throughout the pandemic, we saw teachers' unions advocate for unscientific policies that hurt our childrens education for the sake of politics. [159] She opposes any tax increases. [201] Boebert received a $500 fine for violating the mask mandate on Congress's premises. [228], In February 2004, Jayson was arrested and charged for "harassing and physically assaulting" Boebert, and convicted in November 2004, the same year she had her first child. She supports Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and voted to overturn its results during the Electoral College vote count. [205][206] A Congressional Research Service report released in March stated that "formally designating fentanyl as [a weapon of mass destruction] may not be necessary for additional executive branch action" but that Congress could consider legislation to "address 'perceived shortcomings'. It's not in the Constitution. The temporary restraining order she obtained on June 23 against David Wheeler, one of its co-founders,[82] was vacated in July and the case dismissed. [203] 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. [26], Boebert says her first job at a McDonald's restaurant changed her views about whether government assistance is necessary. When Bidens Department of Justice labeled parents domestic terrorists, I stepped in to demand accountability. [28] In mid-May 2020, during the pandemic, she violated the state's stay-at-home order by reopening Shooters Grill for dine-in service,[29] for which she received a cease and desist order from Garfield County, with which she refused to comply. [120] Boebert's communications director resigned on January 16 in response to her behavior on January 6. Likewise, she is an active member of the House Freedom Caucus and co-chair of the Congressional Second Amendment Caucus. [42][43], In December 2019, Boebert launched her bid to represent Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, beginning with a challenge to five-term incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary. She also dropped out of high school during her final year in 2014 because she became pregnant. America used to lead the world in education, but now countries like China and Japan are outpacing us. [196], Boebert is a vocal opponent of face mask wearing[197][198] and argues that masks should be optional. [188] After the election, she said she was undecided about whether it was best to keep or repeal Obamacare, but wished that a more market-based system would be adopted. [11] [12] She dropped out of high school during her senior year in 2004 when she had a baby. As this new year begins, I want to wish you and your family much prosperity for 2022. [185][186], During her primary campaign, Boebert argued for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare,[187] and advocated against the introduction of a single-payer healthcare system, saying it would harm small businesses like hers because of the prohibitive cost. That actually wouldn't be a. I had to make those connections, and really, I underreported a lot of stuff. [49] Boebert raised just over $150,000 through the June 30 primary. [127][a] She also entered a resolution seeking to recognize antifa as a domestic terrorist organization[131] and said BLM would "burn down cities and destroy businesses". [55][56], On June 30, Boebert won the Republican nomination with 54.6% of the vote to Tipton's 45.4%. We want our kids to learn math and science, not gender studies and woke ideology. The first amendment requires schools to notify parents if biological males are permitted to participate in womens sports. [89], In a debate with Democratic nominee Adam Frisch on September 11, 2022, Boebert took credit for bills she had voted against, did not cross-examine Frisch, proposed more oil and gas development to respond to climate change, and kept attacking House speaker Nancy Pelosi. [60][61] She pledged to join the Freedom Caucus upon taking office. Good luck! Snopes then quotes the rep: I went to my high school. rally opposing Colorado's red flag law, which allows guns to be taken from people deemed a threat. As a mom raising four boys, I understand that families across this country want the best education possible for their children and want to have a say in education matters. American Muckrakers PAC set sights on Boebert", "In Boebert's District, as Elsewhere, Democrats Surge Into G.O.P. [179] 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. Look at Colorado's 3rd Congressional race", "Boebert rally in Cortez draws dozens concerned about individual liberty", "Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert are lone votes against reauthorizing bill to help Leukemia patients", "Why Holocaust comparisons by anti-vaccine activists like RFK Jr. are grossly inaccurate", "Lauren Boebert accuses Dr Fauci of 'bullying' for telling people to 'get over' politics and get vaccinated", "Yes, Lauren Boebert Tweeted That 'Turning Off CNN' was the 'Easiest Way' to Make the Delta Variant Go Away", "Rep. Lauren Boebert threw a mask at a staffer who asked her to wear one, as some GOP lawmakers refused to follow the House's new mask mandate", "Rep. Lauren Boebert rails against mask-wearing mandate in D.C.", "Gardner Joins Maskless, Gun-Toting Boebert in Western Colorado Campaign Stop", "PolitiFact - Texas has recorded COVID deaths since removing its mask mandate thousands of them", "Boebert, Clyde fined for defying House floor mask mandate", "More than a dozen Republicans tell House they can't attend votes due to 'public health emergency.' Two of Congresswoman Lauren Boeberts amendments to the Parents Bill of Rights passed the House with unanimous bipartisan consent. [12], After leaving high school, Boebert took a job as an assistant manager at a McDonald's in Rifle. I also want to hear from you on important issues. [157] She later said the remark was made in jest. The artwork from Colorado students has consistently shined throughout the years of the Congressional Art Competition, and its an honor to be serving in the 118th Congress and in position to help select the 2023 winner for Colorados Third District. I support school choice, because far too often, a child's potential is limited by being trapped in a failing school. Her spokesman later said that she had not been carrying a gun during the walk. [158], 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. She accused Arizona of "unlawfully amending its voter registration laws by extending the registration periods", alleging widespread voter fraud, which echoed the false claims aired by Donald Trump, and accusing everyone who intended to accept the "results of this concentrated, coordinated, partisan effort by Democrats" of having allied themselves with the extremist left. They're slated to be at CPAC", "First on CNN: Watchdog group requests investigation into 13 GOP lawmakers for misusing proxy voting", "Boebert introduces measure to classify fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction", "Lauren Boebert pushes to classify fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction", "Boebert's stance on Equality Act raises concern among LGBTQ in her district", "Lauren Boebert criticised for calling Equality Act 'supremacy of gays', "Lauren Boebert compares trans healthcare to grafting "aborted babies to lab rats", "What's in the so-called Don't Say Gay bill that could impact the whole country", "Lauren Boebert is part of a dangerous religious movement that threatens democracy, experts say", "Rep. Lauren Boebert said humanity is in its 'last days' and Christians should 'rise up,' invoking Christian nationalist imagery that's linked to violence", "The Christian Right is winning cultural battles while public opinion disagrees", "Boebert, court decisions ignite debate over church and state", "PolitiFact - Lauren Boebert wrong on Founding Fathers' intent, experts say", "GOP Rep. Boebert: 'I'm tired of this separation of church and state junk', "Boebert tells Republican dinner guests they're part of 'second coming of Jesus', "Silt couple discovers that childbirth can be one wild ride", "Lauren Boebert's husband did jail time for "lewd exposure" in a bowling alley. She's obviously not the only. In 2020 she told the Durango Herald (Colorado) that she was actually a "real good student" at Rifle High, but that when she became a young, new mom, she prioritized raising her child over . She is a representative of the Republican Party, and for Colorado's 3rd congressional district, she serves as the U.S. representative. [59] Tipton conceded defeat on election night and Trump congratulated Boebert in a tweet. My office stands ready to assist you in any way we can. I oppose sweeping federal mandates that usurp power from local school districts. The latest on Lauren Boebert. [2] Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Cheri Bustos said in a statement that national Republicans should disavow Boebert for supporting QAnon. [65] Mitsch Bush outraised Boebert, with $4.2 million for her and nearly $4 million spent by Democratic operatives, as opposed to Boebert's $2.4 million raised and more than $5 million spent by the Republicans, but Boebert won the election, 51.27% to 45.41%. Photo by J. Scott Applewhite-Pool/Getty Images, The Girl From Plainville | Trailer | Hulu, https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B-RadqZ-A3o/hqdefault.jpg. Instead, she. The political newcomer who almost unseated Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., in the November election is raising far more money than her campaign in his bid to unseat her in 2024. But Republicans alone didn't send her to Congress", "Far-right conservatives see in Lauren Boebert the future of Colorado's GOP", "The emerging far-right 'no' caucus in the House", "What's the unifying force behind the House's far-right 'nay' caucus? Bidens student loan bailout is nothing short of an election year bribe. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-03) stated, "We have seen public schools promote extremely divisive content like critical race theory, radical gender ideology, and even drag shows to impressionable young children. [30] The next day, Boebert moved tables outside, onto the sidewalk, and in parking spaces. Her senior year of high school, she earned an opportunity to serve as an assistant manager at her local McDonald's. She made the difficult decision to drop out of school to help put food on her family's table, realizing she could provide better for herself than the government ever could. 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. [25] Shooters Grill, according to her congressional disclosure forms, lost $143,000 in 2019 and due to pandemic closure mandates, lost $226,000 in 2020. Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's Office Releases April Staff Mobile Office Hours.

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