{"id":2221707,"date":"2024-04-15T18:48:03","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:48:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeberts-lagging-fundraising-in-colorado-district-gets-boost-from-george-santos\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T22:50:10","slug":"boeberts-lagging-fundraising-in-colorado-district-gets-boost-from-george-santos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boeberts-lagging-fundraising-in-colorado-district-gets-boost-from-george-santos\/","title":{"rendered":"George Santos gives Boebert&#8217;s fundraising in Colorado district a much-needed boost"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fboeberts-lagging-fundraising-in-colorado-district-gets-boost-from-george-santos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2221707&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado\u200b faced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chadwick-bosemans-family-says-late-actor-didnt-put-a-lot-of-value-on-oscars\/\" title=\"Chadwick Boseman\u2019s Family Says Late Actor Didn\u2019t Put A Lot Of Value On Oscars\">significant drop<\/a> \u200din fundraising, collecting less than half a million in Q1 2024, \u2063her lowest in\u2063 four years. Despite switching \u2063to run in Ken Buck&#8217;s\u2062 4th Congressional District, she continues \u2062to impact Colorado politics. George Santos, ousted NY Rep., contributed $400\u2062 despite his struggling campaign. Santos failed to \u200bqualify\u200d for the GOP primary. Rep. Lauren Boebert of \u200dColorado\u200d experienced\u200d a\u2064 notable\u200c decline in fundraising, raising \u200bless than half a million \u2064in Q1 2024, marking her lowest collection\u2062 in four years. Despite transitioning to Ken\u200d Buck&#8217;s 4th Congressional District, she remains influential in Colorado politics. George \u200dSantos, a former\u200d NY Rep.,\u200d donated $400 despite\u200b his campaign challenges and failure to qualify \u2063for the GOP primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2956534\/lauren-boebert-wins-first-spot-on-colorado-primary-ballot-via-delegate-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lauren Boebert<\/a> (R-CO) raised less than half a million in the first quarter of 2024, her worst <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign-finance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fundraising\">fundraising<\/a> haul in nearly four years.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colorado<\/a> Republican is running in former Rep. <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-buck\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ken Buck<\/a>\u2018s 4th Congressional District after switching seats late last year.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/election-2024\/?utm_source=homepage&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=iowa_caucus&#038;utm_id=election2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yet, Boebert, who represents her state\u2019s 3rd District, only raised roughly $462,403 in the first three months of 2024 and has $979,799 cash on hand, according to a Federal Election Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00728238\/1772153\/#SUMMARY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filing report.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The amount raised is far below the $540,000\u00a0she hauled in the last three months of 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Notably, ousted New York Rep. George Santos <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00728238\/1772153\/sa\/ALL\/2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>donated <\/a>$400 to Boebert despite his own lagging campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Santos <a href=\"https:\/\/docquery.fec.gov\/cgi-bin\/forms\/C00872564\/1772437\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>raised $0<\/a> for his comeback campaign committee against New York Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY), an embarrassing sum for the disgraced former congressman. He also did not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-judiciary-chairman-says-gun-control-is-top-priority\/\" title=\"Senate Judiciary Chairman Says Gun Control Is \u2018Top Priority\u2019\">report spending<\/a> any money, calling into doubt the sincerity of his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Santos did not qualify for the GOP primary in June but said he\u2019s running as an independent.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, Boebert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2956534\/lauren-boebert-wins-first-spot-on-colorado-primary-ballot-via-delegate-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>secured the top spot<\/a> for the GOP primary to succeed Buck, receiving 41% support from the 527 delegates. <\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<blockquote data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Honored to have won the support and trust of CD4 Delegates as the ONLY Republican to qualify through the Assembly process today! <\/p>\n<p>I kept my word and I will make you proud! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7OT2WtbzMS\">pic.twitter.com\/7OT2WtbzMS<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1776364342520254476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Colorado congresswoman\u2019s campaign was buoyed by the fact that\u00a0former Parker, Colorado, Mayor Greg Lopez, who is likely to serve the remainder of Buck\u2019s seat if he wins the June 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/latest-poll-majority-of-americans-want-republican-party-to-control-the-senate-sean-hannity\/\" title=\"LATEST POLL: Majority of Americans Want Republican Party to Control the Senate | Sean Hannity\">special election<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2944486\/boebert-gop-selection-ken-buck-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>will step down<\/a> in January 2025 so that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/boebert-catches-break-with-gop-selection-of-ken-buck-replacement\/\" title=\"Boebert gets lucky as GOP picks Ken Buck replacement\">general election winner<\/a> can replace Buck.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert was unable to run for the special election since that would have required her to step down from office.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert\u2019s primary rivals slammed the congresswoman over her behavior during the New York Young Republican Club\u2019s annual gala in Manhattan in December.<\/p>\n<p>She was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/2955495\/boebert-gop-opponents-blast-boozy-trump-new-york-gala\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>allegedly drunk<\/a> and reprimanded by former President Donald Trump\u2019s security detail after she kept attempting to take a selfie with Trump, who headlined the gala. Trump gave Boebert his endorsement last month, a sign that he was not put off by the gala incident.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>In September, Boebert was ejected from a <em>Beetlejuice<\/em> musical performance in Denver after she was caught engaging in inappropriate behavior with a male companion. She later apologized for the behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Boebert narrowly won her 2022 reelection bid by less than 600 votes and would have faced a tougher campaign if she had run again in the 3rd District.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) had her lowest fundraising quarter in almost four years, raising less than half a million in Q1 2024. Despite switching seats to run in the 4th Congressional District, previously held by Ken Buck, she remains a key figure in Colorado&#8217;s political landscape. Stay updated on Election 2024 for more insights<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2221708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23302664622200-1024x631.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2221707","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/AP23302664622200-1024x631.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221707","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2221707"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2221707\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2221708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2221707"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2221707"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2221707"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}