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Rep. Lauren Boebert has simple response to claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women

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King, R. (2026, September 20). Rep. Lauren Boebert has simple response to claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/20/us-news/rep-lauren-boebert-has-wild-response-to-claim-she-had-sex-with-3-staffers-including-2-women/

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Representative Lauren Boebert responded to claims that she had affairs with three staff members, including two women, by stating she is heterosexual and has never been sexually involved with any staff. The allegations were made by David Wheeler of American Muckrakers, who filed an ethics complaint against her on Thursday, claiming the relationships occurred in campaign-funded hotel rooms and led to a $200,000 payout for one former staffer to stay silent. Boebert's office called these claims "utterly false," while her former district director denied any involvement.

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Lauren Boebert, a Republican representative from Colorado, has denied politically motivated claims made in a House Ethics Committee complaint alleging she had sexual relationships with three current and former staff members. The complaint, filed by journalist David Wheeler of American Muckrakers, asserts that Boebert paid one staffer $200,000 to keep silent about the affair. Boebert’s office stated the allegations are "utterly false" and accused Wheeler of filing a "scam" designed to generate headlines and manipulate the ethics process. The claims include a four-year relationship with former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, who left Boebert's office in 2025.

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⚖️ Leans strongly right 🔴 14% hedged 1 of 7 📰 publisher trust 67

“Both articles report on Rep. Lauren Boebert's response to allegations that she had affairs with three staff members, including two women, at around the same time.”

Lauren Boebert blasts 'politically motivated' ethics complaint that accuses her of having sex with staffers and paying hush money same event · 95%

Daily Mail

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“Both articles describe Rep. Lauren Boebert's denial of allegations involving sexual misconduct with staffers and paying hush money, which are linked to a House Ethics Committee complaint.”

Lauren Boebert says claims of sexual relationships with staffers ‘utterly false’ different event · 50%

The Guardian

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“The articles describe Rep. Boebert's responses but they are not about the same exact incident or time, rather different communications in response to similar allegations.”

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Ryan King

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Rep. Lauren Boebert gave a simple response to a viral claim that she had affairs with three staff members — including two women: she’s straight. uncertain

she → give → women

Boebert (R-Col.), who famously pondered in April, “why is everybody so horny” in Congress after a slew of sex scandals, faces a sworn ethics complaint from a political action committee that has targeted her for years. asserted

that → ponder → years

“Well, I’m not a lesbian or bisexual, and I have never, ever been in any inappropriate relationship, nor have I ever been sexually involved with any staff,” Boebert told Sources Say News after the bombshell accusations emerged. asserted

accusations → ’m → News

Her office called the claims “utterly false.” uncertain

office → call → claims

Members of Congress are prohibited from having sex with their staffers under House rules enacted in the wake of #MeToo. asserted

Members → prohibit → MeToo

American Muckrakers’ leader David Wheeler, who has gone after Boebert for years, filed the complaint on Thursday. asserted

who → go → Thursday

It alleges that Boebert had flings with her former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, her former chief of staff Jeffrey Small, and current chief of staff Raven Finegan. asserted

Boebert → allege → staff

Both Navarro Ratzlaff and Small left Boebert’s office in 2025. asserted

Ratzlaff → leave → 2025

Wheeler alleges that Boebert’s fling with Navarro Ratzlaff began in 2021 and lasted through her tenure. asserted

fling → allege → tenure

But Navarro Ratzlaff has strenuously denied that, telling the Colorado Times Recorder that the accusations are “entirely false, defamatory, and beyond ridiculous. asserted

accusations → deny → Recorder

Wheeler alleged their liaison took place in campaign-funded hotel rooms and that Navarro Ratzlaff got a $200,000 payout in March of last year to keep quiet after she dangled the threat of filing an ethics complaint. asserted

she → allege → complaint

The complaint is based on House disclosures and anonymous sources, according to Wheeler. uncertain

complaint → base → Wheeler

The boisterous congresswoman and mother of four had gone viral in 2023 for getting caught on camera groping her now-ex-beau Quinn Gallagher, a registered Democrat, at a “Beetlejuice” performance in Denver. asserted

congresswoman → go → Denver

The pair were kicked out of the venue for causing a disturbance by vaping and snapping photos in violation of the theater’s rules. asserted

pair → kick → rules

Boebert later apologized for the debacle and survived reelection in 2024. asserted

Boebert → apologize → 2024

Rep. Lauren Boebert has simple response to claim she had sex with 3 staffers, including 2 women

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