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| − | '''Lauren Opal Boebert''' | + | '''Lauren Opal Boebert''', born December 15, 1986 (age {{age|1986|12|15}}), the 33-year-old mother of four and owner of the Shooters Grill in Rifle, [[Colorado]], won a hard-fought congressional race against [[Democrat]] and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush in a Colorado House district that is as large as [[Pennsylvania]]. |
| − | + | "I am proud to announce that I am the first mom to represent Colorado’s Third Congressional District," stated Boebert from her restaurant on election night.<ref>[https://nsjonline.com/article/2020/11/republican-lauren-boebert-wins-bitter-colorado-house-race/ Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race]</ref> | |
| − | Before getting elected to Congress, Boebert was a gun rights advocate. She challenged [[Beto O'Rourke]] at an Aurora town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign, saying, "I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your 'Hell yes I'm going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s. Well, I'm here to say hell no you're not.'"<ref>Montanaro, David. [https://www.foxnews.com/media/woman-confronts-beto-gun-confiscation-hell-no Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not'], FOX News, September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> | + | Before getting elected to Congress, Boebert was a [[gun rights]] advocate. She challenged [[Beto O'Rourke]] at an Aurora town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign, saying, "I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your 'Hell yes I'm going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s. Well, I'm here to say hell no you're not.'"<ref>Montanaro, David. [https://www.foxnews.com/media/woman-confronts-beto-gun-confiscation-hell-no Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not'], FOX News, September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.</ref> |
She defied a lockdown in [[Colorado]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]] by declaring her large family get-together to be a funeral for a turkey, and thus within the exemption for funeral services. | She defied a lockdown in [[Colorado]] on [[Thanksgiving Day]] by declaring her large family get-together to be a funeral for a turkey, and thus within the exemption for funeral services. | ||
On [[Christmas Eve]] 2020 she announced that she would object to the certification of [[Biden]]'s Electors on Jan. 6th. | On [[Christmas Eve]] 2020 she announced that she would object to the certification of [[Biden]]'s Electors on Jan. 6th. | ||
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Revision as of 04:33, February 1, 2021
| Lauren Boebert | |||
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| U.S. Representative from Colorado's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 2021 – present | |||
| Predecessor | Scott Tipton | ||
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jayson Boebert | ||
| Religion | Christian | ||
Lauren Opal Boebert, born December 15, 1986 (age 39), the 33-year-old mother of four and owner of the Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado, won a hard-fought congressional race against Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush in a Colorado House district that is as large as Pennsylvania.
"I am proud to announce that I am the first mom to represent Colorado’s Third Congressional District," stated Boebert from her restaurant on election night.[1]
Before getting elected to Congress, Boebert was a gun rights advocate. She challenged Beto O'Rourke at an Aurora town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign, saying, "I was one of the gun-owning Americans who heard you speak regarding your 'Hell yes I'm going to take your AR-15s and AK-47s. Well, I'm here to say hell no you're not.'"[2]
She defied a lockdown in Colorado on Thanksgiving Day by declaring her large family get-together to be a funeral for a turkey, and thus within the exemption for funeral services.
On Christmas Eve 2020 she announced that she would object to the certification of Biden's Electors on Jan. 6th.
References
- ↑ Republican Lauren Boebert wins bitter Colorado House race
- ↑ Montanaro, David. Woman confronts Beto on gun confiscation at town hall: 'I'm here to say, hell no you're not', FOX News, September 20, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2021.