Lauren Boebert

Lauren Boebert
Official portrait, 2020
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Colorado
Assuming office
January 3, 2025
SucceedingGreg Lopez
Constituency4th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2021
Preceded byScott Tipton
Constituency3rd district
Personal details
Born
Lauren Opal Roberts

(1986-12-19) December 19, 1986 (age 37)
Altamonte Springs, Florida, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (2008–present)
Democratic (2006–2008)
Spouse
Jayson Boebert
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(m. 2007; div. 2023)​
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Children4
Signature
WebsiteHouse website
Lauren Boebert's voice
Boebert offering an amendment to the REINS Act
Recorded June 14, 2023

Lauren Opal Boebert (/ˈboʊbərt/ BOH-bərt; née Roberts; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist[3] serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district since 2021. From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly.

A member of the Republican Party, Boebert is known for her gun rights advocacy. In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado she unexpectedly defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the primaries and went on to win the general election over Democratic nominee Diane Mitsch Bush. In Congress, Boebert has associated herself with the conservative Republican Study Committee, the right-wing Freedom Caucus, of which she became the communications chair in January 2022, and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus. She won reelection in 2022 by a narrow margin of 546 votes against former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch. In December 2023, Boebert announced that she would switch districts to run in the 4th congressional district, which is on the other side of the state and is more favorable for Republicans.[4] Boebert was reelected to a third term in 2024.[5]

Boebert's views are broadly considered far-right, a label she rejects.[6][7] She is an ally and supporter of former president Donald Trump and supports Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and voted to overturn its results during the Electoral College vote count. She has also promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory. Boebert opposes transitioning to green energy, COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, abortion, sex education, gender-affirming surgery for minors, and same-sex marriage. She advocates an isolationist foreign policy, but supports closer ties with Israel for religious reasons. A self-described born-again Christian, Boebert has said that she is "tired of this separation of church and state junk" and argued for greater church power and influence in government decision-making.[8]

  1. ^ "Recent weddings". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. August 25, 2007. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
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  4. ^ Paul, Jesse (December 27, 2023). "Lauren Boebert will switch congressional districts to improve her chances of winning in 2024". The Colorado Sun.
  5. ^ Vakil, Caroline (November 5, 2024). "Boebert wins reelection in Colorado". The Hill. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
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  7. ^ "The 8 Types of Democrats and Republicans in the House". May 2024.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :14 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).