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'''Lauren Boebert''' (born 1986 or 1987)<ref name="auto"/> is an American politician, businesswoman, conspiracy theorist and gun-rights activist, from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Colorado]]. She owns Shooters Grill, a restaurant in [[Rifle, Colorado]], where staff members are encouraged to [[open carry in the United States|openly carry]] firearms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=Armed and ready to feed you: Shooters Grill in Rifle serves up barbecue with a gun on the side|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/22/shooters-grill-rifle-waitresses-guns/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}</ref> She is the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for {{ushr|CO|3}} in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado|2020 elections]], beating incumbent congressman [[Scott Tipton]]. Boebert has expressed support for [[QAnon]], a far-right [[conspiracy theory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lauren-boebert-colorado-house-republican-primary-qanon/|title=Gun rights activist who supports QAnon defeats five-term congressman endorsed by Trump|website=CBS News|last1=Silverstein|first1=Jason|date=July 1, 2020|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref>
'''Lauren Boebert''' (born 1986 or 1987)<ref name="auto"/> is an American politician, businesswoman, conspiracy theorist and gun-rights activist, from the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[Colorado]]. She owns Shooters Grill, a restaurant in [[Rifle, Colorado]], where staff members are encouraged to [[open carry in the United States|openly carry]] firearms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=Armed and ready to feed you: Shooters Grill in Rifle serves up barbecue with a gun on the side|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2018/06/22/shooters-grill-rifle-waitresses-guns/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=The Denver Post|language=en-US}}</ref> She is the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for {{ushr|CO|3}} in the [[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado|2020 elections]], beating incumbent congressman [[Scott Tipton]]. Boebert has said about [[QAnon]], a far-right [[conspiracy theory]], "I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lauren-boebert-colorado-house-republican-primary-qanon/|title=Gun rights activist who supports QAnon defeats five-term congressman endorsed by Trump|website=CBS News|last1=Silverstein|first1=Jason|date=July 1, 2020|accessdate=July 2, 2020}}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==

Revision as of 16:25, 6 July 2020

Lauren Boebert
Personal details
Born1986 or 1987 (age 37–38)
Florida
Political partyRepublican
Children4
ResidenceSilt, Colorado

Lauren Boebert (born 1986 or 1987)[1] is an American politician, businesswoman, conspiracy theorist and gun-rights activist, from the state of Colorado. She owns Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado, where staff members are encouraged to openly carry firearms.[2] She is the Republican nominee for Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the 2020 elections, beating incumbent congressman Scott Tipton. Boebert has said about QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory, "I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better".[3]

Early life

Boebert was born in Florida. When she was 12 years old, Boebert moved with her family to Aurora, Colorado, before settling in Rifle, Colorado, in 2003.[4] Boebert has said that her parents were Democrats,[1] and that they lived in poverty in Denver, where her mother received welfare. Boebert credits her first job, at a McDonald's, with changing her views on prioritizing work over government assistance.[5]

Career

Business

Boebert and her husband opened Shooters Grill in Rifle, Colorado in 2013, after her husband was laid off from his job. After a person was assaulted in a nearby alley, Boebert obtained a concealed carry permit and began encouraging the servers in the restaurant to open carry firearms.[6][7] They also opened a restaurant called Putters on the Rifle Creek Golf Course in 2015.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, she violated the state's stay-at-home order by reopening her restaurant.[9] Although Boebert received a cease and desist order from Garfield County, her business remained open.[10]

Boebert became involved in gun rights activism, including opposing a gun control measure at a meeting of the Aspen City Council,[11] and challenging Beto O'Rourke at a town hall meeting during his 2020 presidential campaign over his proposal for a gun buyback program.[12]

Politics

2020 congressional campaign

Boebert announced her candidacy for Colorado's 3rd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in the 2020 elections against incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican Party primary election.[13] On June 30, 2020, Boebert defeated Tipton to win the nomination and will face former Democratic state representative Diane Mitsch Bush in the November general election.[14]

During the campaign, Boebert said of the QAnon conspiracy theory, “I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better."[15] QAnon, which has been classified as a domestic terrorism threat by the FBI and has been described as a cult, is a far-right conspiracy network with beliefs including the idea that prominent members of the Democratic Party are part of an international child sex trafficking ring based out of a pizza restaurant in Washington, D.C.[16][17] Boebert's campaign manager later said, "We know exactly what we're about and that's the constitution and freedom. We are not into conspiracy theories."[18]

Personal life

Boebert and her husband, Jayson, live in Silt, Colorado.[19] Prior to operating their business, Boebert's husband worked in oil and gas fields.[1] They have four sons.[6] Boebert became a born again Christian in 2009.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c Kim, Caitlyn. "Who Is Lauren Boebert?". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Armed and ready to feed you: Shooters Grill in Rifle serves up barbecue with a gun on the side". The Denver Post. June 22, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ Silverstein, Jason (July 1, 2020). "Gun rights activist who supports QAnon defeats five-term congressman endorsed by Trump". CBS News. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Rice, Heidi (July 14, 2014). "Regional: Shooters in Rifle serves a big helping of Second Amendment". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  5. ^ Roberts, Michael (January 14, 2020). "Lauren Boebert on Her Fully Loaded Campaign Against Scott Tipton". Westword. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Shooters Grill owner enters US House race | Rio Blanco Herald Times | Serving Meeker, Rangely, Dinosaur & Northwest Colorado". Rio Blanco Herald Times. January 3, 2020. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Sauer, Rachel (August 10, 2014). "Burger with a side arm: Gun-packing service draws spotlight, more customers to Rifle restaurant". Daily Sentinel. p. 1D. Retrieved July 1, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Rice, Heidi (March 12, 2015). "Shooters makes transition from guns to golf clubs". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  9. ^ Corey, Calvin. ""I'm not going to wait on the government to tell me what to do." Lauren Boebert says Shooter's Grill in Rifle is open for business". KKCO. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  10. ^ Sieg, Stina. "Shooters Grill In Rifle Defies Cease-And-Desist Order". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  11. ^ Sackariason, Carolyn. "Garfield County gun advocates take aim at Aspen's proposed prohibition of deadly weapons in city buildings". Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  12. ^ "Colorado Woman Challenges Beto O'Rourke's Plan For Buyback Of AR-15s, AK-47s". CBS Local. September 20, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  13. ^ Kim, Caitlyn (June 22, 2020). "Lauren Boebert Questions If Rep. Scott Tipton Is Trump Enough". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  14. ^ LeBlanc, Paul. "Trump-backed five-term Republican lawmaker loses primary to challenger who praised QAnon conspiracy". CNN. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  15. ^ Hulse, Carl (June 30, 2020). "Lauren Boebert, Gun-Rights Activist, Upsets House G.O.P. Incumbent in Colorado". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
  16. ^ Dickson, E.J. (August 2, 2019). "The FBI Declared QAnon a Domestic Terrorism Threat — and Conspiracy Theorists Are Psyched". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  17. ^ LaFrance, Adrienne (May 13, 2020). "The Prophecies of Q: American conspiracy theories are entering a dangerous new phase". The Atlantic. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  18. ^ "GOP candidate is latest linked to QAnon conspiracy theory". AP NEWS. July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  19. ^ Stroud, John (July 20, 2009). "Silt couple discovers that childbirth can be one wild ride". Vail Daily. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
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