Lauren Boebert
Republican Representative of Colorado's 3rd district
Representative
Colorado, district 3
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Colorado, district 3
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
2
Congresses Served
2
House Terms
December 19, 1986 (37 years old)
Birthday
- Served as the U.S. representative for Colorado’s 3rd congressional district since 2021
- Owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, from 2013 to 2022, where staff were encouraged to carry firearms openly
- Known for gun rights advocacy and unexpectedly defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the 2020 primary election
- Associated with the conservative Republican Study Committee, the right-wing Freedom Caucus (became communications chair in January 2022), and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus
- Views are considered far-right; an ally and supporter of former president Donald Trump, supports Trump’s claims about the 2020 election being stolen, and has promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory
- Opposes transitioning to green energy, COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, abortion, sex education, gender-affirming surgery for minors, and same-sex marriage
- Advocates an isolationist foreign policy but supports closer ties with Israel for religious reasons
- Describes herself as a born-again Christian and argues for greater church power and influence in government
- Grew up in a family that depended on welfare, dropped out of high school during her senior year but earned a GED certificate in 2020
- Worked as an assistant manager at McDonald’s, in a natural gas drilling company, and as a pipeliner before entering the restaurant business
- Faced controversy over her restaurant’s food handling leading to food poisoning at a fair and for violating COVID-19 restrictions
- Won reelection in 2022 by a narrow margin and has attempted to rebrand her image from a MAGA firebrand to a hard-working congresswoman
- Filed for divorce from her husband in 2023, citing “irreconcilable differences”
- Involved in a public disturbance for vaping, singing, and recording during a theater performance in 2023
- Hospitalized in 2024 due to a blood clot and diagnosed with May–Thurner syndrome