By David Pourshoushtari
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s shady finances just keep getting shadier.
After the FEC began questioning the far-right Congresswoman over “apparent personal use of thousands of dollars in campaign funds” in August, Forbes and the Denver Post reported late yesterday that Congresswoman Boebert used campaign funds to pay her restaurant’s rent and utility bills.
This disturbing news comes on the heels of revelations about Congresswoman Boebert’s husband’s own suspicious finances the Associated Press first reported on, that Boebert previously conspicuously failed to disclose $478,000 her husband made in 2020 for “consulting” for the oil and gas industry. This raises serious concerns about attempts to buy or influence the Congresswoman’s votes and failure to follow or understand the most basic anti-corruption laws.
The questions Boebert faces over her using campaign donations as a personal slush fund, her husband’s sudden six-figure income, and her previously reported questionable mileage reimbursement of more than $20,000 just bring more questions that the Congresswoman has to answer.
It’s no coincidence Lauren Boebert and her husband became flush with cash as soon as she ran for and got elected to Congress. These new findings from the FEC are just part of a pattern of blatant corruption with Congresswoman Boebert, and her constituents (and her donors) deserve answers. It is extremely troubling that in the face of all these findings, the Colorado Republican Party has been silent.
Whether it’s using her campaign donations to pay her restaurant’s rent, reimbursing herself tens of thousands of dollars in mileage, or apparently suddenly remembering that her husband earns nearly half-a-million annually for ‘consulting’, Lauren Boebert plays fast and loose with cash and the truth. It’s obvious by now, with zero meaningful legislative accomplishments or efforts after nearly a year in office, that Congresswoman Boebert is only interested in rubbing elbows with big corporations and wealthy donors, all while lining her pockets.
The last member of Congress to get caught illegally using campaign donations for personal gain was Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter, who was sentenced to prison for illegally spending campaign dollars on extramarital affairs.
David Pourshoushtari is spokesperson for the Colorado Democratic Party.