In a press release announcing the measure, she derided Bidens plan, saying only 6% of his $2.3 trillion so-called infrastructure plan goes to roads and bridges. And I am tired of this separation of church and state junk. Many people make $20 an hour, at least $6 over the average minimum wage, he added. [53][54], In September 2019, Boebert aide and future campaign manager Sherrona Bishop published a video on her Facebook page in which she interviewed a self-proclaimed member of the far-right group Proud Boys, which Bishop called "pro-everything that makes America great", adding, "thank God for you guys and the Proud Boys". More recently, Buentello has channeled her energies toward defeating Boebert in 2022. While Boeberts district overall is purpleabout 32 percent Republican, 26 percent Democratic and 40 percent unaffiliated, among registered votersthe Pueblo County electorate flips this dynamic, with about 36 percent of voters registered as Democrats, 25 percent as Republicans and 37 percent unaffiliated. Local leaders in Pueblo hope a federal infrastructure bill would allow the city to modernize and repair highways, bridges and the Pueblo airport. [193] She introduced a bill that would ban all mask mandates on federal property and during travel in interstate commerce, attracting no support. Bombastic Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert may be in for a closer race than expected in November, according to new data from a Democratic polling firm. Right: A sign on a fence in the neighborhood behind the Evraz steel plant. [211][212][213], Boebert, who became a born-again Christian in 2009,[19] and her husband Jayson live in Silt, Colorado. Now, much of the complex sits in disrepair. 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[131] She criticized what she called Biden's failure to contain "a complete invasion at our southern border"[131] and Democrats' preference for open borders that she said had enabled the Democratic electoral takeover of California. There is a lot of want to in this town, said Greg Pedroza, the airports acting director. Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP The controversial House member from Colorado is facing a challenger. [111], During the counting of the Electoral College votes before the attack, Boebert objected to accepting Arizona's votes in a speech to the joint session of Congress. [55][56], On June 30, Boebert won the Republican nomination with 54.6% of the vote to Tipton's 45.4%. Lauren Boebert: How unaffiliated voters feel about their Republican congresswoman Unaffiliated voters make up the largest percentage of the electorate in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District Close Become a member Login My Account Logout Search for:Search News Education Health Coloradans Equity Sun Investigation Crime and Courts Culture Sports Boebert aimed to portray him as corrupt, in particular by alleging that he used his powers as a state legislator to pass laws legalizing hemp, which Coram grows (state voters approved the amendment legalizing marijuana in 2012), and tried to depict him as not Republican enough. [39], Boebert was an organizer of the December 2019 "We Will Not Comply!" [18][19][20] Her statement about the man is mostly false: In 2013, a man who had reportedly engaged in a fight blocks away ran to within about a block of Boebert's restaurant, fell, and died from a methamphetamine overdose. The American Patriots Three Percent militia, affiliated with the Three Percenters, provided security, and members of the Proud Boys attended the rally. Inside the hall, he swept his hand across a conference table-size, sepia-colored picture of the steel complex in its heyday, explaining how Evraz plans to retain and grow the communitys steel-making business by building a new $480 million facility to better compete with overseas markets. And Boebert now has the support of Take Back the House 2022, organized in January to collect contributions for Republican candidates, which has donated about $71,078 to her campaign; the House Freedom Fund, which supports conservative grassroots candidates, has donated $20,657. [177][178], Boebert supports the construction of a MexicoU.S. [147] At a November 20 event, she repeated the elevator story, this time including a Capitol Police officer with "fret all over his face". 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Boebert, a vocal Trump and gun rights supporter, was the favorite to win re-election, as redistricting made the area she represents more conservative, AP reports. Top left: An aviation museum next to the airport. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert holds an advantage among likely voters in Colorado's sprawling 3rd Congressional District, a new poll shows, but her lead is small enough that challenger. [44], Boebert faced Democratic former state representative Diane Mitsch Bush, a retired sociology professor from Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in the November general election. Bottom: A fly fisherman casts his lure into the waters of the Arkansas River near Lake Pueblo. [36] She has named eliminating critical race theory from schools as one of her top legislative priorities, even though it is not taught in schools. [162] Conversely, Boebert opposes sustainable energy initiatives because she considers green energy unreliable and believes that decreasing the extraction of fossil fuels in her district will "regulate our communities into poverty". Bishop left the Boebert campaign shortly after Boebert won the Republican nomination. Lauren Boebert, the controversial pro-gun, Covid-skeptical freshman congresswoman who represents Pueblo, has credited working-class voters for her improbable 2020 victory. H ard-line conservative Rep. Lauren Boebert is facing a tougher-than-expected midterm election race against Democratic opponent Adam Frisch, a former Aspen city councilman. I am humiliated and embarrassed when she speaks on the House floor. [2] Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Cheri Bustos said in a statement that national Republicans should disavow Boebert for supporting QAnon. Source: Colorado Secretary of State's office Data source: Colorado Secretary of State's office Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) slammed Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Wednesday for being "absent on the job," following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. [172][173] She also voted against the bipartisan ALLIES Act, which would increase by 8,000 the number of special immigrant visas for Afghan allies of the U.S. military during its invasion of Afghanistan while also reducing some application requirements that caused long application backlogs; the bill passed the House, 40716. Her current term ends on January 3, 2025. [11][13] She earned a GED certificate in 2020, a month before her first election primary. She is also among Boeberts most vocal critics in the district. If its going to be done anyway, you wouldnt want to say, Its not OK with me, and punish your constituents, says Gradisar, a Democrat, who says he initially wanted to give [Boebert] the benefit of the doubt and the ability to represent Pueblo., Boebert supports infrastructure spending generally but has criticized the Biden plan for overreach. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009, Bennet won a full term in 2010 and a second full term in 2016. She added: "Alcohol, tobacco and firearms. He pleaded guilty to public indecency and lewd exposure, and was sentenced to four days in jail with a subsequent two years of probation.[220][221][222]. [196] In response, the Campaign for Accountability, an ethics watchdog group, filed a complaint with the House Committee on Ethics and requested an investigation into Boebert and the other lawmakers. But D.C. bureaucrats have used this agency to infringe on the rights of the American people. The rest of the AP Top 25 was a big jumble. David Zalubowski/AP Photo. The restaurants did not have the required permits to operate the temporary location, and the Garfield County health department determined that the outbreak was caused by unsafe food handling at the event. [71] The filing, while misnaming the company involved, stated that her husband Jayson was paid $460,000 in 2019 and $478,000 in 2020 as a consultant for Terra Energy, one of Colorado's largest natural gas producers and fourth nationwide in methane emissions. ", "Regional: Shooters in Rifle serves a big helping of Second Amendment", "Lauren Boebert discusses, defends her past during Durango visit", "Boebert's Democratic upbringing questioned", "Did Rep. Boebert Get Her GED Months Before Winning Election? [163] She opposes the Green New Deal, claiming it would cost $93 trillion to implement and would bankrupt the country. 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