Rep. Lauren Boebert has been in the national spotlight even before her election to Congress. Here's a timeline of her biggest controversies.

Talia Lakritz,John L. DormanJan 12, 2024, 13:23 IST

Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado.Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Rep. Lauren Boebert is known for her conservative views on everything from guns to immigration.
In 2020, she appeared to align herself with QAnon adherents but later said she wasn't a follower.

November 2020: Boebert, who had gained national prominence for her conservative views and what many saw as an embrace of QAnon, was elected to Congress.

Lauren Boebert was widely known for her conservative views even before her election to Congress.AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

November 2021: Boebert called Rep. Ilhan Omar a member of the "jihad squad" and implied that she was a terrorist.

Reps. Ilhan Omar, left, and Lauren Boebert walk down the House steps of the Capitol.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

August 2022: Boebert's neighbors in Colorado called 911 after Jayson Boebert was accused of running over their mailbox during a dispute.

Lauren Boebert, her husband Jayson Boebert, and their four sons.Lauren Boebert for Congress

November 2022: Boebert was reelected to her House seat in the midterm elections by just 546 votes.

Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks to attendees at her Election night event in Grand Junction, Colo., on November 8, 2022. She went on to defeat Democratic challenger Adam Frisch by only 546 votes.RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images

December 2022: The Boeberts' teenage son called 911 to report that his dad was "throwing" him around the house. Jayson Boebert said "nothing physical" happened.

Lauren Boebert with husband Jayson Boebert and their four sons.Lauren Boebert for Congress

January 2023: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reportedly confronted Boebert in a bathroom over her refusal to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy for speaker.

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert.Win McNamee/Getty Images

March 2023: Boebert announced that their then-17-year-old son, Tyler, was expecting a baby with his girlfriend, which would make her a "36-year-old grandmother."

Rep. Lauren Boebert speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

May 2023: Boebert confirmed that she filed for divorce from her husband, citing "irreconcilable differences."

Lauren Boebert attends a House Natural Resources Committee hearing.Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

June 2023: Greene and Boebert's feud continued to escalate with Greene calling Boebert an expletive on the House floor.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert at a meeting on Capitol Hill.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images

September 2023: Boebert was kicked out of a performance of the musical "Beetlejuice" at a Denver theater following numerous complaints about her behavior.

A video appeared to show Rep. Lauren Boebert vaping during a performance of "Beetlejuice" in Denver.9NEWS via Denvers Arts and Venues, Getty Images

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