Douglas County Commissioner George Teal endorsed U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District race, an indication that the congressional representative who recently moved away from the Western Slope, and will soon vacate her seat there, is gaining support in Republican-dominated Douglas County.
In a statement, Teal praised Boebert as a principled Republican.
“Congresswoman Lauren Boebert has shown Coloradans she will vote in support of our conservative values, no matter what the Swamp throws her way,” Teal wrote in his endorsement. “She has been the clear, principled voice we need in Congress while getting things done for Colorado, from critical economic development legislation to securing funding for water and infrastructure projects in our state.”
Boebert said in her post announcing the endorsement that she’s excited to work with Teal in the future.
Teal, a Republican, is running for re-election to the Board of County Commissioners.
Boebert, who is facing numerous challengers in the Republican primary in June, has also been endorsed by former President Donald Trump, the Colorado GOP and its chair Dave Williams, former state Rep. Patrick Neville and Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams.
Of the other candidates in the race, former talk radio host Deborah Flora, of Parker, and former state Sen. Jerry Sonnenberg, of Sterling, have also stacked up notable endorsements from local and state conservatives.
Flora’s include former state Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, Douglas County Sheriff Darren Weekly, the Gazette Editorial Board and two former candidates running to represent the 4th district, Floyd Trujillo and Chris Phelen.
Endorsing Sonnenberg are former U.S. Sens. Cory Gardner, Wayne Allard and Hank Brown, as well as state Sen. Byron Pelton and numerous county commissioners.
Congressional candidate Peter Yu’s website says he doesn’t accept endorsements.
Seems like she would try to get into any district she can. She knows nothing about the area, she is just desperate.