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 37), the mother of four and owner of the Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado, won the hard-fought 3rd district congressional race against Democrat and former state lawmaker Diane Mitsch Bush in a Colorado House district that is as large as Pennsylvania in the 2020 election.
"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.[3]
On Christmas Eve 2020 she announced that she would object to the certification of Biden's Electors on Jan. 6th.
Boebert joined Andy Biggs, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Mary Miller, and a handful of other Republicans against condemning the coup in Myanmar. Although the resolution was non-binding and would not do anything, the group voted against it in fear that it may be indication of involvement in another conflict.[4]
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.
- ↑ Padilla, Anica (November 27, 2020). Rep.-Elect Lauren Boebert Holds ‘Turkey Funeral’ With 30 Guests On Thanksgiving. CBS Denver. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/03/19/14-house-republicans-vote-against-condemning-myanmar-military-coup/?sh=5cd9b44c44bc
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