Tag Archives: Doug Lamborn

Multiple political sources on Twitter are reporting that Colorado GOP Rep. Doug Lamborn will not seek reelection, with one reporter quoting him as saying, “I’m not getting any younger.” Now in his ninth term, Lamborn has a 0% rating on LGBTQ issues from the Human Rights Campaign. In December 2020, Lamborn was among the 126 House Republicans who signed onto …

The Washington Post reports: A report by the Office of Congressional Ethics alleges that Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) misused his congressional staff and resources by having aides run errands for his family and that he solicited or accepted improper gifts from his subordinates. The report issued Monday found that Lamborn’s staffers were often asked to help out his children, including …

Washington DC’s NBC News affiliate reports: A former staffer is suing U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.), accusing the congressman of taking a “reckless” approach to COVID-19, exposing his staff and himself to the virus. The suit alleges the congressman flouted U.S. House safety rules, ignored warnings about unsafe conditions, and required staff to provide personal favors and tasks for the …

Minutes ago Trump signed the so-called USMCA trade deal, or NAFTA under another name. As I previously reported, anti-LGBT hate groups and dozens of the most viciously anti-LGBT Republican members of Congress loudly objected to a section of the deal which provides LGBT employment protections. The Liberty Counsel launched a petition to Trump against the “radical LGBT provision.” But the …

The right wing Washington Examiner reports: A group of 45 House Republican lawmakers wrote President Trump Friday stating that they were “deeply concerned” by the inclusion of “sexual orientation and and gender identity language” in the U.S.-Mexico-Canada-Agreement on trade. The representatives said the inclusion was “inappropriate and insulting to our national sovereignty” and urged Trump to remove the language. The …

The Denver Post reports: Six-term U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs should be kept off the Republican primary ballot this year, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision that — if upheld — could end the longtime conservative lawmaker’s congressional career. The ruling finds in favor of a lawsuit that contended Lamborn didn’t properly petition his way …