From to , she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado , where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly. A member of the Republican Party , Boebert is known for her gun rights advocacy. In , she unexpectedly defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the primaries. She went on to win the general election over Democratic nominee Diane Mitsch Bush. In Congress, Boebert has associated herself with the conservative Republican Study Committee , the right-wing Freedom Caucus , of which she became the communications chair in January , and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus.
She won reelection in by a narrow margin of votes against former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch. In December , Boebert announced that she would switch districts to run in the 4th congressional district , which is on the eastern side of the state and is more favorable for Republicans.
Boebert's views are broadly considered far-right , a label she rejects. She has also promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory. Boebert opposes transitioning to green energy , COVID mask and vaccine mandates, abortion , sex education , gender-affirming surgery for minors, and same-sex marriage. She advocates an isolationist foreign policy but supports closer ties with Israel for religious reasons.
A self-described born-again Christian , Boebert has said that she is "tired of this separation of church and state junk" and argued for greater church power and influence in government decision-making.
Professional wrestler Stan Lane was suspected of being Boebert's father. Still, two DNA tests ruled that out. Boebert has stated that her family depended on welfare when she was growing up [ 14 ] [ 12 ] [ 15 ] and that she was raised in a Democratic household in a liberal area. According to Boebert, she became religious while attending a church in Glenwood Springs , [ 17 ] and that she became a born-again Christian in After leaving high school, Boebert took a job as an assistant manager at a McDonald's in Rifle.
