Rep. Lauren Boebert is pushing back against a House Ethics Committee complaint accusing her of having sexual relationships with three current and former congressional staffers.
“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert rejects these allegations as completely false, and there is absolutely no truth to them,” a spokesperson for the 39-year-old lawmaker told Us on Saturday, September 16. “This is simply a politically motivated stunt intended to manipulate the ethics process, generate headlines, damage her reputation and drive clickbait.”
The statement came after American Muckrakers’ David Wheeler submitted a sworn statement to the House Committee on Ethics earlier this week. As reported by The Colorado Times Recorder, the filing accuses Boebert of misconduct involving two female staffers and one male staffer. It also claims she once arranged a $200,000 hush-money payment to stop one of the individuals from submitting a separate ethics complaint.
Boebert’s representative described Wheeler as an activist who has repeatedly circulated sensational allegations, including claims that have previously been fact-checked and found to be baseless.
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Wheeler and Boebert have been locked in a dispute for more than four years, with the conflict including repeated threats of legal action.
Us has contacted Boebert’s office seeking additional comment.
The complaint could pose significant problems for Boebert if the allegations are substantiated. The House Code of Official Conduct bars lawmakers from engaging in intimate or sexual relationships with staff members who report directly to them in a congressional office or committee.
Boebert, a vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, faced a separate public controversy in September 2023 after reports said she and a companion were removed from Denver’s Buell Theatre during a performance of Beetlejuice The Musical.
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The Republican representative initially disputed claims that she and her companion had been vaping and engaging in intimate behavior during the show. She later acknowledged that her conduct was inappropriate, attributing part of the episode to the emotional strain surrounding her then-pending divorce from Jayson Boebert, according to CPR News.
“The past several days have been difficult and humbling, and I am sincerely sorry for the unwanted attention my Sunday evening in Denver brought to the community,” she said in a statement at the time. “There is no perfect blueprint for navigating a public and painful divorce, and the experience over the past several months has been difficult for me and my entire family.”
She added, “I have tried to move through it with as much strength and grace as possible, but on Sunday I fell short of my own values. That was unacceptable, and I am sorry.”
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More recently, Boebert appeared to mock former House colleagues Rep. Eric Swalwell of California and Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas, who resigned amid separate sex scandals earlier this year.
“I mean, why is everybody so horny here?” Boebert told reporters on the steps of Capitol Hill in April.
In an interview with Nexstar D.C. correspondent Vinay Simlot, Boebert suggested that colleagues facing controversy should “go to church [and] find Jesus.”
Boebert has represented Colorado’s 4th Congressional District since January 2025. Before that, she served as the representative for the state’s 3rd District.