Rep. Lauren Boebert Faces Court Appearance for Speeding Ticket
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Colorado’s controversial firebrand Rep. Lauren Boebert was busted on Mother’s Day for speeding nearly 20 mph over the limit in the Rocky Mountains and subsequently failed to pay a $174 ticket on time. According to Westword, Boebert received the ticket on May 12 but did not pay it until July 3. She was driving a black Mazda CX-50 and was clocked at 84 mph in a 65 mph zone on Interstate 70.
Now, she must appear in court on July 26.
“Tickets that aren’t paid to the state before their twenty-day deadline get sent to the court,” an Eagle County District Court clerk told the digital news outlet. “Her case got forwarded to the court, we opened a case, and she took a standard plea offer.”
Drew Sexton, Boebert’s press secretary, explained that she had cut a check to the Revenue Department instead of paying through the regular online system, and the check was returned to her. Boebert is coming off a Republican primary election win in the right-leaning Congressional District 4, which she moved to earlier this year, reported CBS News.
In the past year, Boebert has also made headlines for an incident at the Buell Theater in Denver, where she quarreled with other theatergoers who complained about her vaping and then fondled her date as he sat next to her. She was thrown out of the theater by staff for her behavior.
In June, Boebert found herself on the defensive during a debate among candidates seeking the House seat, where she was pressed about her false claims regarding the Beetlejuice groping theater scandal. The contentious back-and-forth between Channel 9’s Kyle Clark and the controversial GOP lawmaker ended with Clark ignoring her personal attacks on him as he moved on to other candidates who stood by and watched the squabble.
As Boebert faces her court date and continues her political career, these incidents add to her reputation as a polarizing figure in American politics. Whether these controversies will affect her standing with her constituents remains to be seen.
