Lauren Boebert Faces Unexpectedly Tight Race in Colorado - The New York Times

Politics|The Republican provocateur Lauren Boebert is successful an unexpectedly choky contention successful Colorado.

• Nov. 9, 2022, 9:29 a.m. ET

The contention arsenic of Wednesday greeting was excessively adjacent to telephone successful Colorado’s Third Congressional District, wherever Representative Lauren Boebert, a far-right Republican who heckled President Biden during his State of the Union speech, was locked successful a amazingly choky contention with Adam Frisch, a Democrat.

Ms. Boebert, 35, was elected to Congress successful 2020 and has attracted attraction for embracing spectacle. Along with Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia — who was reelected — Ms. Boebert has represented a vocal constituent of the Republican Party that is loyal to erstwhile President Donald J. Trump, and keen connected provocation.

She ignored disguise rules and information checks portion entering the Capitol past year. She falsely claimed connected Twitter that she was allowed to transportation her weapon wrong the Capitol complex, and she boasted of carrying it to Washington. She showcased her appreciation of conspiracy theories, and her belief successful the prevarication that the 2020 predetermination was rigged.

She besides faced immoderate demands to resign past twelvemonth aft she posted connected Twitter accusation astir immoderate lawmakers’ locations during the convulsive siege astatine the Capitol. This year, Ms. Boebert shouted astatine Mr. Biden arsenic helium referred to the decease of his lad during his State of the Union speech.

Before she won her spot successful Congress, Ms. Boebert ran a gun-themed restaurant successful Colorado’s ranch state — the Shooters Grill — wherever she encouraged unit members to transportation firearms and defied restrictions by staying unfastened during the Covid pandemic.

In 2020, she defeated Scott Tipton, a five-term incumbent, successful the G.O.P. superior earlier winning successful the wide election. But she faced a stiffer situation successful this year’s wide predetermination from Mr. Frisch, a businessman and erstwhile Aspen, Colo., metropolis councilman.