Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) announced Wednesday that she will no longer compete for her current congressional seat representing Colorado’s 3rd District and will instead run for office in the more Republican-friendly 4th District. .
“I will do everything in my power to represent the 3rd District well for the remainder of this term while working to earn the trust of grassroots conservative voters in the 4th District to represent them in 2025,” said Boebert, 37. years, in a Facebook post announcing his decision.
“It is the right move for me personally and it is the right decision for those who support our conservative movement,” added the Republican legislator.
Boebert was narrowly re-elected to a second term in the 3rd District last year, winning her race against Democrat Adam Frisch by just 546 votes.
Frisch has raised more than three times as much funding as Boebert in the last three months.
The 3rd District tilts 9 percentage points in favor of Republicans compared to the GOP’s 27 percentage point lead in the 4th District, according to the Colorado Sun, which cited an analysis of election results from 2016 to 2020 by by Colorado legislative staff.
Boebert was narrowly re-elected to a second term and won the 2022 midterm elections by just 546 votes. @laurenboebert /X
Boebert is not required to reside in the 4th District to represent it.
“I did not make this decision easily,” he said in a video message posted on Facebook. “A lot of prayer, a lot of difficult conversations, and a lot of perspective convinced me that this is the best way I can continue fighting for Colorado, for the conservative movement, and for my children’s future.”
Boebert called the announcement “a new beginning” and described 2023 as a “pretty difficult year for me and my family.”
In May, she filed for divorce from her husband of 18 years.
Boebert is serving her second term in Congress. @laurenboebert /X
In September, the conservative lawmaker was caught on camera vaping and apparently rubbing his date’s crotch while he fondled her breasts during a stage performance of “Beetlejuice.”
Boebert and her date were kicked out of the theater for the incident, for which she apologized multiple times.
“I made my own personal mistakes, I acknowledged them and I apologized for them,” he said Wednesday. “It has tested my faith, my strength and my abilities as a mother and as a congresswoman. It has been humbling and challenging, but it has also given me perspective and helped me grow. “I cannot put into words how grateful I am for everyone who has stood steadfastly by my side in the 3rd District and across America.”
Boebert called the announcement “a new beginning” following an incident in which she and her date were kicked out of a movie theater. AFP via Getty Images
Several Republicans were lined up to run against Boebert in the 3rd District primary, and Frisch is running again for the congressional seat after her loss in 2022.
Boebert accused “Hollywood elites,” “progressive money groups,” “Aspen donors” and “George Soros” of trying to “buy the 3rd District congressional seat” in 2024.
Incumbent Colorado 4th District Representative Ken Buck announced last month that he would not seek re-election in 2024.
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