Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’
Lauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year. Photograph: Nathan Howard/ReutersView image in fullscreenLauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year. Ratzlaff received more than $461,000.The code of official conduct prohibits House members from engaging in sexual relationships with employees under their supervision, or the committees on which they serve, unless a couple is married.
- ▪Lauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year.
- ▪Photograph: Nathan Howard/ReutersView image in fullscreenLauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year.
- ▪Ratzlaff received more than $461,000.The code of official conduct prohibits House members from engaging in sexual relationships with employees under their supervision, or the committees on which they serve, unless a couple is married.
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Lauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year. Photograph: Nathan Howard/ReutersView image in fullscreenLauren Boebert on Capitol Hill in May last year. Photograph: Nathan Howard/ReutersRepublicansLauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’Republican congresswoman rejects ethics complaint and says allegations part of ‘politically motivated’ hit campaignRichard Luscombe and Lucy CampbellMon 21 Sep 2026 13.03 EDTLast modified on Mon 21 Sep 2026 13.05 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLauren Boebert, the firebrand Republican subject of a House ethics complaint that she had sex with three staff members, and paid one to keep quiet, has said the allegations are untrue – and part of a “politically motivated” campaign against her.Boebert’s denials came…
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