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Rep. Lauren Boebert was named the Republican winner in the U.S. House District 3 primary on Tuesday, beating State Sen. Don Coram. Boebert is the current representative in the District.
Since her first days in Congress, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has not shied away from controversy. Her supporters cheer her media-grabbing moves — from the stylized video she released her first day in office touting her intention to carry her glock in D.C., to carrying a cardboard cutout of Vice President Kamala Harris around on a trip to the southern border.
Boebert is the owner of a gun-themed restaurant in Rifle and parlayed her support of the 2nd amendment, opposition to COVID-restrictions and a Trump-like social media presence into a successful run for Congress. A staunch Trump supporter, Boebert has made inroads with that wing of the Republican party. She co-chairs the 2nd amendment caucus and is communications chair for the House Freedom Caucus. Boebert announced her plans to seek reelection in December, saying, “We don’t just need to take the House back in 2022, but we need to take the House back with fearless conservatives, strong Republicans, just like me.” Boebert qualified for the ballot through the assembly process.
CO-3 has been represented by Republicans for the past decade, redistricting appears to have given the seat an even stronger GOP lean. The new map of CO-3 subtracts some bluer counties in the north and adds redder areas in southeastern Colorado.