Lauren Boebert Blasts ‘Bogus’ Claims She Had Sexual Relationships With Three Staffers
Rep. Lauren Boebert is firing back at allegations that she had sexual relationships with three members of her congressional staff, accusing journalists of spreading what she describes as a politically motivated smear without properly examining the claims.
The Colorado Republican released a video Sunday addressing a filing submitted to the House Ethics Committee by David Wheeler, founder of the political activist group American Muckrakers. The filing alleges that Boebert had inappropriate relationships with three current or former employees, including two women. Boebert has categorically denied the allegations.
“I have never had a sexual relationship or an inappropriate romantic relationship with any member of my staff, past or present,” Boebert said in a statement. She characterized the accusations as an effort to generate headlines and damage her politically shortly before the November election.
Hey, “journalists!”
This one’s for you: pic.twitter.com/kn33jONEV4
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) September 20, 2026
The filing names former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, district chief of staff Raven Finegan and former chief of staff Jeffrey Small. It alleges that Boebert violated House rules prohibiting lawmakers from engaging in sexual relationships with employees they supervise.
The filing also alleges that Ratzlaff received approximately $200,000 in 2025 after threatening to file her own ethics complaint. The source of that alleged payment is unclear, and the allegation has not been established as fact. Ratzlaff has strongly denied the allegations involving her, calling them false and defamatory.
Boebert also criticized news organizations for describing the filing as an official ethics complaint or investigation. Her office pointed to House Ethics Committee rules stating that a submission from someone who is not a member of Congress must be certified in writing by a House member before it qualifies as a complaint. Her office says no member has provided that certification.
Her office additionally noted that House Ethics rules generally prohibit complaints from being filed within 60 days of an election in which the lawmaker is a candidate. The filing was submitted Sept. 17, less than two months before the Nov. 3 midterm election. The House Ethics Committee has not publicly announced an investigation into the allegations.
Boebert also pointed to Wheeler’s previous accusations against her. In 2022, American Muckrakers published a series of allegations about Boebert, and Wheeler subsequently acknowledged that his organization had been “sloppy” and published inaccuracies in some of its material. Boebert argues that history should have prompted journalists to treat the latest claims with greater skepticism.
The congresswoman has become increasingly outspoken as the allegations have circulated online. When reporters questioned her about claims involving female staffers, Boebert denied being lesbian or bisexual and expressed frustration that the accusations were receiving widespread attention.
The filing contains additional sensational allegations involving Boebert and other political figures, but those claims remain unsubstantiated and have been denied by people named in the accusations. No independent evidence establishing that Boebert had sexual relationships with the three staffers has been publicly produced.
For now, the allegations remain claims contained in a filing submitted by a longtime political adversary of Boebert rather than findings by the House Ethics Committee. Boebert and at least one of the former staffers named in the document have explicitly denied them, and the committee has not announced that it has opened a formal investigation.