Rep. Lauren Boebert is forcefully denying a sworn ethics complaint accusing her of engaging in sexual relationships with three congressional staffers, two women and one man.
The complaint was filed on September 17 by David B. Wheeler of American Muckrakers. It names Clarice Navarro, Boebert’s former district director; Raven Finegan, her current district chief of staff; and Jeffrey Small, her former chief of staff.
According to the complaint, Boebert’s alleged relationship with Navarro lasted from 2021 through January 2025. It further alleges that Navarro received approximately $30,650 in year-end bonuses from House funds, along with a $5,000 campaign payment listed as “fundraising consulting.”
The complaint also alleges that Boebert arranged an approximately $200,000 payment to Navarro in 2025 after Navarro allegedly threatened to file an ethics complaint of her own.
The payment is described by American Muckrakers as an alleged hush payment, though the claim has not been independently established.
Wheeler’s complaint argues that the alleged conduct violated House Rule XXIII, which prohibits Members from engaging in sexual relationships with employees under their supervision.
It asks the House Ethics Committee to open an investigation and refer possible campaign-finance and criminal violations to the Department of Justice and the Federal Election Commission.
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