The former Shooters was owned by Silt Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado's 3rd Congressional District. [98] She was sued for blocking a constituent, Bri Buentello. Bottom left: Anthony Nunez owns The Favorite Tavern in downtown Pueblo and formerly served on the city council. After enduring its fourth outbreak in the spring, Pueblo County lifted capacity restrictions for all businesses on May 17, when case counts had improved. [74] In September 2021, Boebert submitted documents to the FEC declaring that the campaign money had been used to settle rental and utilities bills, and had since been reimbursed. There is a lot of passion around seeing her removed., The sense of discontent in a region with a friendly, small-town feel, where residents congregate at chile festivals, Colorado State University Pueblo athletic events and the state fair held nearby, has led to hope that shes a fluke candidate vulnerable in the next election. The foundation is slipping, said Perko, who, along with scores of his colleagues, has been back at work since April, after being furloughed for 11 months. [74] Boebert's communications director said that these were indeed personal expenses, "billed to the campaign account in error", and that the "reimbursement has already happened". [31] The following day, Garfield County suspended her food license. During her congressional campaign, she said she was "with the militia". The first, introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene, would criminalize providing sex reassignment surgery and other forms of transgender health care to minors; the second was the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, introduced by Mike Johnson, which would prohibit federally-funded institutions from promoting or instructing on LGBT issues or sexual orientation and is widely seen as a national version of Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. One of every four Pueblo residents lives in poverty. "Fewer guns make sense," Frisch, 54, said matter-of . Source: Colorado Secretary of State's office Data source: Colorado Secretary of State's office But several dozen Puebloans Ive spoken with in recent weeks, including some who cast ballots for Boebert, say theyre angry that she appears to have spent more time headlining GOP fundraisers than hosting public meetings to listen to their needs. Pueblos demographic and economic character also sets it apart. [92][93][94] The recount was completed on December 12 and affirmed that Boebert won by about 500 votes. [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. [157] She compared the federal government's COVID-19 vaccination efforts to "Biden [deploying] his Needle Nazis",[183][184] and accused Anthony Fauci, who told people to overcome their political opposition and get the COVID-19 vaccine, of bullying. I had to make those connections, and really, I underreported a lot of stuff. Rep. Lauren Boebert's Shooters Grill will be replaced by a Mexican restaurant Tapatios recently applied for a liquor license at 120 E. 3rd St. in Rifle A Mexican restaurant is taking over a high-profile location in the town of Rifle, Colorado, where U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert's Shooters Grill previously resided. Lee Aronsohn I thought Lauren would be a great representative for small-business owners because she owns a small business, and she came from a humble lifestyle, said Gus Garcia, a political independent who also voted for Biden. Bottom right: Todd Rogers, chair of the Pueblo County Republican Party, is a Boebert supporter. [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. [12][14] Records at the Colorado secretary of state's office show that her mother was registered to vote in Colorado as a Republican from 2001 to 2013 and as a Democrat from 2015 to 2020. [211][212][213], Boebert, who became a born-again Christian in 2009,[19] and her husband Jayson live in Silt, Colorado. Deputies reported she "encouraged people arrested for underage drinking to break free and repeatedly said she had 'friends at Fox News' who would report on her subsequent 'illegal arrest'". Earlier this year, she became co-chair of Rural Colorado United, a super PAC created in 2020 for the sole purpose of defeating Boebert and promoting her then-opponent, former state Sen. Diane Mitsch Bush. Boebertwhose office did not respond to multiple requests for commentalso has failed to push for policies that would help the community, these Pueblo residents say. She also repeated claims of massive election fraud and invoked her opposition to the restrictions introduced as a result of the spread of what she called the "Fauci-funded China virus" (SARS-CoV-2). Top left: An aviation museum next to the airport. Originally appointed to the seat in 2009, Bennet won a full term in 2010 and a second full term in 2016. The effort was unsuccessful; the neophyte Boebert beat Mitsch Bush by 6 points. [35][36][16][37] Later that month, she opposed a measure banning guns in city-owned buildings at a meeting of the Aspen City Council. She screams all the time, and she seems to have affiliated herself with white supremacists.. [89], In a debate with Democratic nominee Adam Frisch on September 11, 2022, Boebert took credit for bills she had voted against, did not cross-examine Frisch, proposed more oil and gas development to respond to climate change, and kept attacking House speaker Nancy Pelosi. [30] The next day, Boebert moved tables outside, onto the sidewalk, and in parking spaces. If we can get just that part of the infrastructure plan alone passed, that will be business that would keep us in jobs for many years.. Back in town, nestled among stately old homes on large lots interspersed with working-class neighborhoods, Perko, the steelworker, unlocked a lilac-colored door to his union chapters century-old hall, its yellow paint peeling off the exterior. Like many Puebloans, Buentello owns several guns, calls members of both parties friends and is a devout Catholic. A new poll has Democrat Adam Frisch within two points of incumbent Republican Lauren Boebert. Attendance logs at the Garfield County Sheriffs office show that she volunteered at the jail nine times between May 2014 and November 2016. + June 29, 2022 ASPEN, Colo. - (June 29, 2022) - A new poll from Center Street PAC ( www.centerstreetpac.com ), a nonpartisan political action committee, shows Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-03) holds a 39% favorability within her district, while 44% of her constituents have an unfavorable view of her. Colorado resident Marina Zimmerman announced on Tuesday that she is planning to challenge Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) in the next round of House elections in 2022. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) drew outrage with her threatening response to Twitter's ban of fellow far-right extremist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 's . You're an insurrectionist if you do that! Now, much of the complex sits in disrepair. [124] She alleged in a letter to US Attorney General Merrick Garland that he was being too lenient toward those who were arrested during the 2020 BLM riots, as compared to the Capitol rioters. Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert got a new Democratic challenger this week, and the roster of attention-grabbing political ads from Colorado candidates got a new entry. ", "Lauren Boebert Went Full Racist Conspiracy Theory Against Ilhan Omar", "How Lauren Boebert built her career on guns, militias and far-right pandering", "QAnon Women in Politics Part One: The QAnon Candidates", "GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert's call to collapse separation of church and state spurs alarm", "Lauren Boebert: could the rightwing extremist be re-elected to Congress? She assumed office on January 3, 2021. [186] In June 2021, Boebert advised her constituents in Mesa County, who were experiencing an uptick of Delta variant cases at the time, that the "easiest way to make the Delta variant go away is to turn off CNN [and] vote Republican", but has since deleted the tweet amid public criticism. 1095, which would declare a "National Gun of the United States."The bill was introduced last week by Alabama Rep. Barry Moore. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) attempted to make Tuesday night's State of the Union address all about herselfonly to get booed by her colleagues as President Joe Biden solemnly talked about his. 2. A single firm took nearly half of it", "Congresswoman Lauren Boebert 'was in stand-off on Capitol Hill after refusing bag search', "Lauren Boebert causes holdup at U.S. House security, refuses to turn over her bag", "Democrats seek to make guns in the Capitol illegal for everyone", "Lauren Boebert Dismayed Americans Only Own 46 Percent of World's Firearms", "Dispatches from the Deep State: The Political Theology of QAnon", "QAnon and the Digital Lumpenproletariat", "Promoting QAnon-linked Conspiracy, Boebert Says Resignations Will Soon Allow GOP to Control Congress", "Lauren Boebert Pushes Deranged Conspiracy About Dems, 2022", "Another video shows Lauren Boebert suggesting Ilhan Omar was terrorist", "Boebert faces heavy criticism after Gosar floor speech", "Rep. Lauren Boebert suggested Rep. Ilhan Omar was terrorist in anti-Muslim remarks at event", "Ilhan Omar: Boebert is a 'buffoon' and 'bigot' for 'made up' anti-Muslim story", "Reps. Boebert and Omar spoke after Boebert's Islamophobic comments. [103][104][105], On January 3, 2023, at the beginning of the 118th Congress, Boebert voted for Jim Jordan to be the U.S. House Speaker, in rebuke of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy. She's running against Democrat Adam Frisch in Colorado's 3rd Congressional District.. February 27, 2023. Pueblo is among Colorados most diverse cities. [193] She introduced a bill that would ban all mask mandates on federal property and during travel in interstate commerce, attracting no support. [189], Boebert is a vocal opponent of face mask wearing[190][191] and argues that masks should be optional. Still, big-money donors here often give to candidates from opposing parties, independents regularly vote Republican, and blue-dog Democrats skew conservative. It didn't go well", "Boebert's home paper apologises for her and calls her an embarrassment", "Boebert asked Jewish visitors to Capitol if they were doing 'reconnaissance': report", "Rep. Lauren Boebert Asked A Group Of Jewish Capitol Visitors If They Were Doing "Reconnaissance", "House passes sweeping defense policy bill", "Boebert: Democrats tried to pass a woke defense bill; Republicans pushed for better", "Rep. Boebert one of 9 Republicans to vote against two bills tied to formula shortage", "Republicans Just Voted Against Feeding the Baby They're Forcing You to Have", "The Race Is On: Colorado's 3rd District Candidates Stump From Pickup Trucks And Through Computer Screens", "Lauren Boebert Talks Oil And Gas, The Affordable Care Act And Carrying A Gun At The Capitol", "Lauren Boebert's Anti-Climate Legislation Is a Self-Enrichment Scheme", "Rep. Boebert blasts local green initiatives, COVID-19 mandates", "Rifle restaurateur Lauren Boebert ready for a showdown in 3rd Congressional District", "How Much Will the 'Green New Deal' Cost? 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. The job shes doing is fundamentally disconnected from [the district] and our needs.. . American Muckrakers PAC set sights on Boebert", "In Boebert's District, as Elsewhere, Democrats Surge Into G.O.P. [197], In June 2022, Boebert introduced a bill that would classify the opioid fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. 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]. In a statement, a spokesperson for. Far-right Rep. Lauren Boebert defeated her more moderate challenger in the Republican primary for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District on Tuesday, NBC News projected. But D.C. bureaucrats have used this agency to infringe on the rights of the American people. He has tried to schedule a meeting with her to discuss these issues, he says. Far right Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, who represents a conservative-leaning congressional district in Colorado, is currently in a statistical tie with her Democratic challenger, former Aspen city council member Adam Frisch. Perko didnt vote for her. How Boebert's race got so close . Polling site FiveThirtyEight put her odds of victory at 97%. [146][149] After Boebert and Omar spoke by phone, both said the call went badly, with Boebert saying that she would put "America first, never sympathizing with terrorists. [112][113][114], Democratic politicians in Colorado accused Boebert and her colleague Doug Lamborn of "helping incite violence" during the storming of the Capitol. [130], Boebert opposes the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which would elect the president by popular vote. Top left: Victor Navarro and his parents run the restaurant Tacos Navarro. Congressman Lauren Boebert is taking a bold stance on second amendment rights with her recent House Bill, H.R. [42][43], In December 2019, Boebert launched her bid to represent Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives, beginning with a challenge to five-term incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary. "[158][159], Boebert has supported the energy industry. [26][71] During her campaign, she said she supported "all-of-the-above energy, but the markets decide not the government. Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), a controversial congresswoman who enthusiastically supports former President Trump, is in a very tight reelection race with Democratic candidate Adam Frisch. [95], As of January 29, 2022, she had introduced 17 bills and seven resolutions, none of which passed committee. She has called the vaccine mandates unconstitutional[77] and in particular opposed them for the military. [14][215] He started Boebert Consulting in 2012, receiving US$460,000 in 2019 and US$478,000 in 2020 as a consultant for Terra Energy, a large producer of natural gas in Colorado. I am humiliated and embarrassed when she speaks on the House floor. Top: Former Democratic state legislator Bri Buentello is co-chair of Rural Colorado United, a PAC working to defeat Boebert in 2022. 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