By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice
In a parting message to Colorado’s 3rd District Friday, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert discussed relationships, accomplishments and a hopeful future.
“I’m going to continue to be a voice for all of Colorado. This isn’t a goodbye,” the Republican said in a video posted to her Twitter/X account. “I will still be voting for you, even if you can’t vote for me.”
Boebert served two terms representing the 3rd District of the Western Slope and Southern Colorado in Congress, but shifts to the Eastern Plains and Northern Colorado’s 4th District in a third term. Her term expired Friday in the 3rd District, as she was sworn in to the 4th District on Friday.
I’m so grateful Coloradans from every corner of the 3rd District believed in me and allowed me to serve them in Congress. This isn’t a goodbye, we’re just expanding our territory! pic.twitter.com/MEs69PaJzr
— Rep. Lauren Boebert (@RepBoebert) January 3, 2025
“I gave you a voice in Washington, D.C., and tried to get Washington out of Colorado,” she said to the 3rd District, recalling in four years working on job creation, supporting veterans and assisting seniors through both legislation and her office staff. “We had some challenging days together, but I never stopped fighting for you and our state.”
She recalled entering office as a small business owner, mother, activist and “someone who cares deeply about Colorado and our rural values.”
That will continue to be true in the 4th District, where eight of Colorado’s top 10 producing agriculture counties are located. There is an estimated $6.4 billion in agriculture production in just those eight counties, out of 21 largely rural counties in the district. She will reside in Weld County, the leading agriculture county in the state with $2.4 billion in commodity value annually, where the Colorado Farm Show is held annually and where there is more land by acre than in the state of New Hampshire.
“You believed in me when so many others said I had no chance,” Boebert said to the 3rd District. “You saw I would vote the exact same way I campaigned, and that’s what our district wanted and deserved.”
Even while she will be representing a district on the other side of the mountains, she pledged to deliver on promises made.
“It is going to be a bright future for America,” Boebert said.
And to the 4th District?
“Get ready to rock ‘n’ roll, because we’ve got a lot of work to do,” she concluded.