Doug Lamborn
Republican Representative of Colorado's 5th district
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 4, 2007 - January 3, 2009
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 6, 2009 - January 3, 2011
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 5, 2011 - January 3, 2013
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 3, 2013 - January 3, 2015
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 6, 2015 - January 3, 2017
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 3, 2017 - January 3, 2019
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Colorado, district 5
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
9
Congresses Served
9
House Terms
May 24, 1954 (70 years old)
Birthday
- 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