Wheeler alleged that Boebert used false mileage records to pay off a tax lien placed on her restaurant in Rifle, Shooters Bar and Grill. Wheeler, president of American Muckrakers PAC said in a statement that the matter would go to the state departments of Revenue and Labor and Employment. Pacheco did not respond when asked to specify which agency would investigate the complaint, but David B. That complaint was referred to the “appropriate agencies to evaluate the allegations and whether any legal actions are justified,” Lawrence Pacheco, a spokesman for Weiser’s office, told The Denver Post. While candidates can legally reimburse themselves for the miles they drive, those payments would have meant she drove nearly 39,000 miles while campaigning.Īnd in one four-month span of her campaign, Boebert had only one publicly advertised event.Ī political organization, American Muckrakers, filed a complaint earlier this month with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser in June, citing Boebert’s reimbursements and asking for an investigation. Lauren Boebert broke any laws by cashing in on large amounts of mileage reimbursements from her own campaign.īoebert paid herself more than $22,000 from her campaign account in 2020, raising red flags for ethics experts, The Denver Post previously reported. She did not post every meeting, fundraiser or campaign event that required travel on social media.Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĬolorado officials are investigating whether the conservative Western Slope U.S. It should also be noted that posts on her campaign Facebook page represent a small sampling of her actual campaign calendar. Colorado’s Third Congressional District encompasses more than 47% of Colorado and nearly 50,000 square miles. Her aggressive travel schedule is a big reason she won. They say showing up is 90% of the battle and Lauren always showed up. She traveled to every nook and cranny of the district to speak with and hear from the people about their concerns. Regarding the mileage reimbursement, Boebert’s campaign told FOX31: This is the same tired strategy they use to oppose school choice, and I will continue to put our students ahead of politics by standing up to the unions.
It's that same energy I've brought to represent those who elected me!- Lauren Boebert February 4, 2021 Glad the media wrote a story about the hard work I put into my campaign. Rather than campaign from my basement, I went to meet my constituents face to face. My district is one of the largest in the country. That’s less than half of Boebert’s reimbursement for seven months.īoebert’s opponent in the general election, Diane Mitsch Bush, was reimbursed almost $850 for travel during the campaign. Scott Tipton represented Colorado’s Third Congressional District for 10 years before Boebert.įEC filings show his campaign reimbursed him $9,797.72 for travel during the decade he was in office and campaigning. “I think the best baseline to compare her travel to (is) the people who’ve come before her.” White Center for the Study of American Constitutional Law. “It definitely stands out,” said Doug Spencer, a campaign finance expert and professor who’s visiting the University of Colorado Law School as Distinguished Faculty Fellow at The Byron R. That means Boebert drove 36,869 miles in about seven months. Candidates use the IRS mileage rate, which is 57.5 cents per mile. The Federal Election Commission filings show that Boebert’s campaign reimbursed her $21,199.52 for mileage between April and Nov. Lauren Boebert’s campaign reimbursed her more than $20,000 for driving nearly 37,000 in about seven months, according to federal campaign reports.
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