Lauren Boebert

Nationalist

Republican

House Representative

Colorado - District 4

Current Position: US House Representative CO-4

Running For: House Representative - District 4

Policy Positions

Against COVID-19 vaccine and mask mandates; opposes vaccine mandates including for the military, opposes mask mandates, introduced bill to ban mask mandates on federal property and in interstate commerce travel
Against the Affordable Care Act; argued for its repeal during her primary campaign, though later expressed ambivalence about full repeal while favoring a more market-based system
Against single-payer healthcare; opposes a single-payer healthcare system

Against transitioning to green energy; opposes the Green New Deal, opposes U.S. participation in the Paris Agreement, introduced bill to block re-entrance into the Paris Agreement, opposes sustainable energy initiatives, supports fossil fuel production and expanded oil and gas drilling
For expanded oil and gas production on federal lands; introduced the Colorado Energy Prosperity Act to prohibit BLM from restricting 1.6 million acres from oil and gas production, and the American Energy Act to extend drilling permit lengths

Against abortion rights; opposes abortion, comprehensive sex education, and federal funding of Planned Parenthood
Against same-sex marriage; opposes efforts to redefine marriage as anything other than the union of one man and one woman
Against gender-affirming care for minors; introduced bill to ban federal funding of transgender healthcare research for minors, co-sponsored bill to criminalize sex reassignment surgery for minors
Against LGBT equality legislation; opposes the Equality Act, opposes transgender women in women's sports, co-sponsored the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act prohibiting federally funded institutions from promoting LGBT issues
Against critical race theory in schools; supports eliminating critical race theory from school curricula
For displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools
For greater church influence in government; promotes Christian nationalist ideals and argues against separation of church and state

Against the 2020 presidential election certification; voted against certifying Arizona's and Pennsylvania's electoral votes, supported Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen
Against the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

Against strict immigration and asylum policies; authored the Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act to end catch-and-release, finish the border wall, prohibit sanctuary city funding, restore Remain in Mexico policy, and expedite removal of illegal aliens; introduced the No Amnesty Act; opposes amnesty for undocumented immigrants; supports construction of Mexico-U.S. border wall
Against U.S. intervention in the Russian invasion of Ukraine
For closer U.S.-Israel relations; supports banning companies engaged in politically motivated boycotts of Israel from Pentagon contracts
For removing U.S. troops from Syria; voted in favor of directing President Biden to remove U.S. troops from Syria within 180 days
For repealing the authorization of military force against Iraq
Against the H-1B visa program at current levels; co-sponsored legislation to establish wage floors for H-1B visas and eliminate the Optional Practical Training program for foreign graduates

For gun rights; strongly advocates Second Amendment rights, opposes Colorado's red flag law, opposes bans on assault-style rifles, supports carrying firearms openly, co-sponsored bill to designate AR-15-style rifle as the National Gun of the United States, and opposes ATF mandates on stabilizing braces
For requiring warrants for government surveillance; co-introduced the Surveillance Accountability Act to establish stricter legal thresholds for surveillance, restrict warrantless facial recognition and license plate reader use, and require warrants for FISA Section 702 searches of U.S. citizens' communications
For classifying fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction; introduced the Fentanyl Is A WMD Act