Doug Lamborn

Republican Representative of Colorado's 5th district

  • Representative

    Colorado, district 5

    January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025

202-225-4422

@RepDLamborn

lamborn.house.gov

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9

Congresses Served

9

House Terms

May 24, 1954 (70 years old)

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  • Serving as the U.S. representative for his district since 2007
  • Announced he would not seek re-election in 2024
  • Earned a B.S. in journalism and a J.D. from the University of Kansas
  • Served in the Colorado House of Representatives and State Senate, where he was elected Republican House Whip and Senate President Pro-tem
  • Sponsored the largest tax cut in Colorado State history
  • Served on the Colorado State Military and Veterans Affairs, and Appropriations committees
  • Opposes gun control, abortion except when the mother’s life is threatened, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and denying public benefits to illegal immigrants
  • Increased immigration enforcement agents in his district from two to ten
  • Voted by strict party lines the most of any House member in his first term
  • Led efforts to force OSHA to discard proposed regulations affecting small arms ammunition accessibility
  • Named the most conservative member of the House of Representatives in 2010
  • Led efforts against public funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and NPR
  • Introduced legislation for establishing a national cemetery for veterans in the Pikes Peak region
  • Signed the Americans for Tax Reform’s Taxpayer Protection Pledge and a pledge against global warming legislation that would raise taxes
  • Voted in favor of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
  • Made controversial remarks about President Obama and voted against certifying the 2021 United States Electoral College vote count
  • Supported legislation to deny visas to U.N. ambassadors engaged in espionage or terrorist activity against the U.S. or its allies
  • Holds conservative positions on economy, education, elections, environment, gun policy, healthcare, and social issues
  • Faced a lawsuit accusing him of recklessly exposing staffers to COVID-19 and calling the pandemic a “hoax”
  • Has a history of electoral success in both primary and general elections