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

202-225-4761

@RepBoebert

boebert.house.gov

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December 19, 1986 (37 years old)

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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