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Rep. Lauren Boebert Responds to Claim She Had Sex With Male and Female Staffers Amid Ethics Complaint
A sworn ethics complaint filed with the House Ethics Committee on Friday alleges Rep Lauren Boebert, R-CO, engaged in sexual relationships with three staff members under her direct supervision, violating House Rule XXIII.
House Rule XXIII, clause 18 prohibits members from sexual relationships with employees under their supervision, a policy adopted in February 2018 following Capitol Hill harassment scandals that swept the chamber after the #MeToo movement.
The complaint alleges Boebert arranged a $200,000 payment to Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, her former district director, to prevent an ethics filing; payroll analysis identifies roughly $31,000 in implied bonuses over four years.
Ratzlaff vehemently denied the allegations, calling them 'entirely false' and 'defamatory,' while Jayson Boebert dismissed the claims as 'fairy tale made up propaganda' in a message Wheeler published.
Signing an Epstein files discharge petition last year, Boebert demanded transparency regarding congressional settlements, stating she did not care 'what letter is next to anybody's name' regarding members' political affiliation.