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Boebert was born in [[Altamonte Springs, Florida]] in 1986.<ref name="ColoSun09142020"/> When she was 12 years old, Boebert moved with her family to the [[Montbello, Denver|Montbello]] neighborhood of [[Denver]] and later to [[Aurora, Colorado]], before settling in [[Rifle, Colorado]], in 2003.<ref name="JWingDenPost07272020"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Heidi|title=Regional: Shooters in Rifle serves a big helping of Second Amendment|url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/regional-shooters-in-rifle-serves-a-big-helping-of-second-amendment/|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=Glenwood Springs Post Independent|language=en-US}}</ref>
Boebert was born in [[Altamonte Springs, Florida]] in 1986.<ref name="ColoSun09142020"/> When she was 12 years old, Boebert moved with her family to the [[Montbello, Denver|Montbello]] neighborhood of [[Denver]] and later to [[Aurora, Colorado]], before settling in [[Rifle, Colorado]], in 2003.<ref name="JWingDenPost07272020"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rice|first=Heidi|title=Regional: Shooters in Rifle serves a big helping of Second Amendment|url=https://www.postindependent.com/news/regional-shooters-in-rifle-serves-a-big-helping-of-second-amendment/|date=July 14, 2014|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=Glenwood Springs Post Independent|language=en-US}}</ref>


Boebert has said that her parents voted for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]<ref>Armijo, Patrick. [https://coloradosun.com/2020/09/16/lauren-boebert-backstory-details-durango-herald/ Lauren Boebert discusses, defends her backstory during Durango visit], ''[[The Durango Herald]]'' via ''[[The Coloardo Sun]]'', September 16, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Caitlyn|date=July 1, 2020|title=Who Is Lauren Boebert?|url=https://www.cpr.org/2020/07/01/who-is-lauren-boebert/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 1, 2020|website=Colorado Public Radio|language=en}}</ref> and that they lived in poverty in [[Denver]], where her mother received [[welfare]]. By 2001, when Boebert was 14, her mother registered as a Republican.<ref>Ashby, Charles (September 21, 2020) [https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/boeberts-democratic-upbringing-questioned/article_599f9890-f867-11ea-a66d-836e16473c98.html "Boebert's Democratic upbringing questioned."] Daily Sentinel. Retrieved November 12, 2020.</ref> Boebert credits her first job at 15 years old, at a [[McDonald's]] restaurant, for changing her views about whether it was necessary to receive government assistance.<ref name="JWingDenPost07272020"/><ref name="Westworld01142020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/lauren-boebert-takes-aim-at-colorado-congressman-scott-tipton-11575424|title=Lauren Boebert on Her Fully Loaded Campaign Against Scott Tipton|first=Michael|last=Roberts|date=January 14, 2020|website=Westword|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}</ref> She dropped out of high school her senior year to start her family.<ref>Armijo, Patrick. [https://durangoherald.com/articles/339152 Lauren Boebert defends her past during Durango visit], ''Durango Herald'', September 15, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020. “I was a brand-new mom, and I had to make hard decisions on successfully raising my child, or getting to high school biology class. And I chose to take care of my child,” she said.</ref> She earned a [[General Educational Development|G.E.D.]] certificate in May 2020.<ref name="NYTmsHulse09262020">Hulse, Carl. [https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/26/us/colorado-lauren-boebert-congress.html In Colorado, Fiery Political Novice Aims for a Seat in the House], ''[[New York Times]]'', September 26, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2020.</ref><ref>Ashby, Charles (September 21, 2020) [https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/boeberts-democratic-upbringing-questioned/article_599f9890-f867-11ea-a66d-836e16473c98.html "Boebert's Democratic upbringing questioned."] Daily Sentinel. (Retrieved October 8, 2010.) "According to two Pueblo retired military veterans who have formed a political action committee opposing Boebert’s candidacy, the congressional candidate didn’t actually get her GED degree until May of this year, about a month before the June primaries and five months after entering the race.</ref>
Boebert has said that her parents voted for [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]<ref>Armijo, Patrick. [https://coloradosun.com/2020/09/16/lauren-boebert-backstory-details-durango-herald/ Lauren Boebert discusses, defends her backstory during Durango visit], ''[[The Durango Herald]]'' via ''[[The Coloardo Sun]]'', September 16, 2020. Retrieved October 8, 2020.</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|last=Kim|first=Caitlyn|date=July 1, 2020|title=Who Is Lauren Boebert?|url=https://www.cpr.org/2020/07/01/who-is-lauren-boebert/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=July 1, 2020|website=Colorado Public Radio|language=en}}</ref> and that they lived in poverty in [[Denver]], where her mother received [[welfare]]. By 2001, when Boebert was 14, her mother registered as a Republican.<ref>Ashby, Charles (September 21, 2020) [https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/western_colorado/boeberts-democratic-upbringing-questioned/article_599f9890-f867-11ea-a66d-836e16473c98.html "Boebert's Democratic upbringing questioned."] Daily Sentinel. Retrieved November 12, 2020.</ref> Boebert credits her first job at 15 years old, at a [[McDonald's]] restaurant, for changing her views about whether it was necessary to receive government assistance.<ref name="JWingDenPost07272020"/><ref name="Westworld01142020">{{Cite web|url=https://www.westword.com/news/lauren-boebert-takes-aim-at-colorado-congressman-scott-tipton-11575424|title=Lauren Boebert on Her Fully Loaded Campaign Against Scott Tipton|first=Michael|last=Roberts|date=January 14, 2020|website=Westword|accessdate=July 1, 2020}}</ref> She dropped out of high school her senior year to start her family and to take a management role at a McDonald's in Rifle.<ref>Armijo, Patrick. [https://durangoherald.com/articles/339152 Lauren Boebert defends her past during Durango visit], ''Durango Herald'', September 15, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020. “I was a brand-new mom, and I had to make hard decisions on successfully raising my child, or getting to high school biology class. And I chose to take care of my child,” she said.</ref> She later got a job filing for a [[Oil and gas well drilling|natural gas drilling]] company and then became a [[Natural gas pipeline|pipeliner]].<ref name="FXNws11252020">Schultz, Marisa. [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/colo-rep-elect-lauren-boebert-plans-thanksgiving-funeral-for-dead-turkey-in-defiance-of-local-guidelines Colo. Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert plans Thanksgiving 'funeral' for dead turkey in defiance of local guidelines], ''[[FOX News]]'', November 25, 2020.</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==

Revision as of 02:05, 26 November 2020

Lauren Boebert
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado's 3rd district
Assuming office
January 3, 2021
SucceedingScott Tipton
Personal details
Born
Lauren Opal Roberts

(1986-12-15) December 15, 1986 (age 37)
Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 2007)
Democratic (2005–2007)
SpouseJayson Boebert
Children4
WebsiteCampaign website

Lauren Opal Boebert (born December 15, 1986)[1] is an American politician, businesswoman, gun-rights activist, and the member-elect to the United States House of Representatives for Colorado's 3rd congressional district. She will be the first woman to represent the 3rd Congressional district in Colorado in Congress.

Boebert owns Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members are encouraged to openly carry firearms. She ran as a Republican for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the 2020 elections, and defeated incumbent congressman Scott Tipton in the primary election. Boebert won the general election by defeating former state house member Diane Mitsch Bush. Boebert had expressed support of QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory,[2][3] though she later stated that she was "not a follower" of QAnon.

Early life

Boebert was born in Altamonte Springs, Florida in 1986.[1] When she was 12 years old, Boebert moved with her family to the Montbello neighborhood of Denver and later to Aurora, Colorado, before settling in Rifle, Colorado, in 2003.[4][5]

Boebert has said that her parents voted for Democrats[6][7] and that they lived in poverty in Denver, where her mother received welfare. By 2001, when Boebert was 14, her mother registered as a Republican.[8] Boebert credits her first job at 15 years old, at a McDonald's restaurant, for changing her views about whether it was necessary to receive government assistance.[4][9] She dropped out of high school her senior year to start her family and to take a management role at a McDonald's in Rifle.[10] She later got a job filing for a natural gas drilling company and then became a pipeliner.[11]

Career

Boebert at Shooters Grill

Business

Boebert and her husband opened Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado, in 2013, after her husband was laid off from his job. After a person was assaulted in a nearby alley, Boebert obtained a concealed carry permit and began encouraging the servers in the restaurant to open carry firearms.[12][13] They also opened a restaurant called Putters on the Rifle Creek Golf Course in 2015.[14]

In mid-May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Boebert violated the state's stay-at-home order by reopening Shooters Grill for dine-in service.[15] Although she received a cease and desist order from Garfield County, Boebert has said she would not close her business.[16] The next day she moved tables outside, onto the sidewalk, and in parking spaces.[17] The following day, Garfield County suspended her food license.[18] By late May, with the state allowing restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity, the county dropped its temporary restraining order.[19]

Gun rights advocate

In September 2019, Boebert became involved in gun rights activism, by challenging Beto O'Rourke at an Aurora, Colorado town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign over his proposal for a gun buyback program, saying "Hell, no, you won’t take our guns".[20] Later that month, Boebert opposed a gun control measure at a meeting of the Aspen City Council.[21]

U.S. House of Representatives

See also: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado § District 3

In December 2019, Boebert announced her candidacy for Colorado's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in the 2020 elections, beginning with a challenge to incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican Party primary.[22] During her campaign, Boebert criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of "The Squad", positioning herself as a conservative alternative to Ocasio-Cortez.[23][24][25] 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.[23]

Boebert criticized Tipton on his voting record, which she said did not reflect the point of view of the 3rd district, and that Tipton voted with Democrats too often.[26] Before the primary, President Donald Trump endorsed Tipton. During the campaign, Boebert characterized Tipton as unsupportive of the president.[23] Boebert accused Tipton of supporting amnesty for undocumented immigrants by voting for H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, saying that the act has a provision that leads to citizenship and also provides funding to undocumented farm workers for housing.[27] Boebert criticized Tipton's efforts on funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, saying that he did not fight hard enough for more money for the program considering the program ran out of money within two weeks.[28] In her campaign against Tipton, Boebert raised just over $150,000 through the June 30 primary.[29]

On June 30, 2020, Boebert defeated Tipton by a 54.6% to 45.4% vote to win the Republican nomination.[30] 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.[31][32] Boebert has pledged to join the Freedom Caucus if elected to the House.[26]

Boebert faced former Democratic state representative Diane Mitsch Bush, a retired sociology professor from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in the November general election. Boebert has said that she believes that Bush's "platform is more government control" and Bush has a "socialist agenda".[31] In late July, Boebert was considered the front-runner to win the November election against Bush,[4] but a poll taken in September had Bush ahead by one percentage point.[33] She defeated Bush by six percent on November 3, 2020, 51.27% to 45.41%. Boebert raised $2.4 million and Bush raised $4.2 million.[34] Republican groups spent more than $5 million. Democratic groups spent nearly $4 million.[34] Boebert focused her general election campaign on gun rights, energy, and the Constitution.[35]

During the campaign, Boebert expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory while appearing on a QAnon-supporting web show: "Everything I've heard of Q, I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better."[36][37][38][39][40] QAnon, which has been classified as a domestic terrorism threat by the FBI and has been described as a cult, is a far-right conspiracy network.[41][42] On July 6, 2020, Boebert responded to questions about QAnon: "I’m not a follower. QAnon is a lot of things to different people. I was very vague in what I said before. I’m not into conspiracies. I’m into freedom and the Constitution of the United States of America. I’m not a follower”.[43][44]

Political positions

Budget

Boebert pledged that, if elected to the House, she will not support any federal budget that results in additional debt.[45] She supports a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.[46]

Education

Boebert has advocated for the elimination of the United States Department of Education.[47][45]

Electoral college

Boebert opposes the National Popular Vote initiative, which would abolish the electoral college for presidential elections.[12]

Energy

Boebert supports an "all-of-above energy" policy, which refers to developing and using a combination of resources to meet energy demand. The resources would include nonrenewable resources (e.g., crude oil) and renewable resources (e.g., solar).[48]

Environment

Boebert opposes the Green New Deal. She claimed that the plan would cost $93 trillion and lead to bankruptcy for the U.S,[49] although this figure has been disputed.[50]

Gun rights

Boebert is a gun-rights supporter, and opposes expanding gun control regulations.[51] She is against Colorado's red flag law, which was passed in 2019 by the Colorado General Assembly.[9][12]

Healthcare

Boebert has called for the repeal by Congress of Affordable Care Act, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama.[52] Boebert does not support a single-payer healthcare system, saying the single-payer system would put small businesses like hers out of business because of the prohibitive cost.[53]

Immigration

Boebert supports the construction of a Mexico–United States border wall and opposes amnesty.[45]

Social issues

Boebert opposes abortion.[12] She is opposed to comprehensive sex education and the federal funding of Planned Parenthood.[12]

Socialism

Boebert opposes socialism.[54][48]

Personal life

Boebert and her husband, Jayson, live in Silt, Colorado.[55] Prior to operating their business, Boebert's husband worked in oil and gas fields.[7] They have four sons.[12] Boebert became a born again Christian in 2009.[13] She gave birth to her third son on the way to the hospital in the front seat of their pickup while her husband Jayson was driving.[55]

In 2010, Boebert's neighbors accused her of harassing them after they called police because Boebert's pit bulls were threatening the life of their dogs. Boebert was issued a ticket for dog code violations. She was not charged with harassment.[56] In 2015, she was cited for disorderly conduct at a music festival. As she was being handcuffed, according to deputies’ reports, Boebert tried to twist away from police, telling them that her arrest was unconstitutional, that "she had friends at Fox News," and "that the arrest would be national news.” Boebert twice failed to appear in court on the charge. It was dismissed because the prosecutor believed a jury would not convict her. In 2016, she was cited for operating an unsafe vehicle, a minor traffic charge, to which she pleaded guilty.[57][58]

Election results

U.S. House of Representatives

Colorado's 3rd congressional district Republican primary, 2020[59]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Boebert 58,674 54.6
Republican Scott Tipton (incumbent) 48,799 45.4
Total votes 107,473 100%
Colorado's 3rd congressional district, 2020[60]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lauren Boebert 215,279 51.27
Democratic Diane Mitsch Bush 190,695 45.41
Libertarian John Keil 9,841 2.34
Unity Critter Milton 4,104 0.98
Total votes 419,919 100.0

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