The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.

The Colorado Republican moved to a more conservative district after a close re-election call in 2022. But this year’s blue tsunami has swept her out of office, NBC News projects.

Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., a conservative firebrand who was caught up in several headline-grabbing controversies during her six years in Congress, has been defeated by Democratic challenger Eileen Laubacher, NBC News projects.

Laubacher is a retired Navy rear admiral and Afghanistan war veteran who served on the National Security Council in the Biden administration.

“Integrity matters. Character matters. Truth matters, and public service should always be about what you can do for other people, not what you do for yourself,” Laubacher told supporters on election night, according to The Colorado Sun. “Those things were worth fighting for when we started.”

  • some_guyEnglish
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    1 hour ago

    In 2023, Boebert and her date were escorted out of a performance of the “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver. They were alleged to have been vaping, taking photos and engaging in other disruptive behavior.

    That’s an interesting way to spell “handjob.”

    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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      2 minutes ago

      I thought the vaping in a theater and the handjob in a theater were separate incidents?