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80-484: Lauren Opal Boebert ( / ˈ b oʊ b ər t / BOH -bərt ; née   Roberts ; born December 19, 1986) is an American politician, businesswoman, and gun rights activist serving as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 3rd congressional district since 2021. From 2013 to 2022, she owned Shooters Grill, a restaurant in Rifle, Colorado , where staff members were encouraged to carry firearms openly . A member of

160-586: A MAGA firebrand to a hard-working congresswoman. In 2023, she blamed her narrow 2022 victory on " 'ballot harvesting' — a GOP term for third-party collection of absentee ballots — rather than what Democrats have called her 'MAGA extremism' and political charades" while her press releases focused on local issues, including a "$ 5 million grant for a rural health center in a spending package she voted against". Boebert announced on December 27, 2023, that she would switch to running in Colorado's 4th congressional district on

240-406: A QAnon -supporting web show, Boebert said she was "very familiar with" the conspiracy theory: "Everything I've heard of Q, I hope that this is real because it only means America is getting stronger and better." The Colorado Times Recorder reported that she followed multiple YouTube channels connected with QAnon before deleting her YouTube account when it came under scrutiny. Boebert later said she

320-401: A concealed carry permit after a man was "beaten to death by another man's hands ... outside of [her] restaurant", and began encouraging the restaurant's servers to carry guns openly . That is mostly false: in 2013, a man who had reportedly engaged in a fight blocks away ran to within about a block of Boebert's restaurant, fell, and died from a methamphetamine overdose. The Boeberts also owned

400-550: A "stunning upset"; The Hill made a similar statement. Tipton conceded defeat on election night and Trump congratulated Boebert in a tweet. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chair Cheri Bustos said in a statement that national Republicans should disavow Boebert for supporting QAnon. Boebert was the first primary challenger to defeat a sitting U.S. representative in Colorado in 48 years, since Democratic Representative Wayne Aspinall lost to Alan Merson. She pledged to join

480-506: A 1993 study that this is primarily due to differences in the characteristics and backgrounds of GED test graduates. When controlling for other influences, he finds no evidence that, for the average taker, the GED test credential improves an individual's economic opportunities above those for other dropouts. However, there is a stigma for GED certification holders that affects their employability or pursuit of higher education. There are calls for

560-635: A Democrat; in 2008, she changed her affiliation to Republican. According to Boebert, she became religious while attending a church in Glenwood Springs , and that she became a born-again Christian in 2009. She has said she volunteered at a local jail for seven years, but attendance logs at the Garfield County Sheriff's office show that she volunteered at the jail nine times between May 2014 and November 2016. After leaving high school, Boebert took

640-485: A baby; she earned a GED certificate in 2020, a month before her first election primary. Boebert has stated that her family depended on welfare when she was growing up, and that she was raised in a Democratic household in a liberal area. Records at the Colorado secretary of state 's office show that her mother was registered to vote in Colorado as a Republican from 2001 to 2013 and as a Democrat from 2015 to 2020. At age 19, Boebert herself registered to vote in 2006 as

720-524: A challenge to five-term incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary . During her campaign, she criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of " The Squad ", positioning herself as a conservative alternative to the progressive representative. Seth Masket, a political science professor at the University of Denver , suggested that Boebert wanted to motivate Republican voters to participate in

800-450: A defamation lawsuit against the group, but she has not done so. The temporary restraining order she obtained on June 23 against David Wheeler, one of its co-founders, was vacated in July and the case dismissed. Boebert's campaign had a significant advantage, with $ 5 million in campaign funds to Coram's $ 225,000; Coram also started campaigning late in the primary, and Trump endorsed Boebert. During

880-409: A handgun in a hip holster and walking through the neighborhood, near federal buildings and through alleys. Her spokesman later said that she had not been carrying a gun during the walk. The video was made by the same consulting firm that produced the viral August 2020 campaign video for House candidate Kimberly Klacik . Birth name#Maiden and married names A birth name is the name given to

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960-538: A job as an assistant manager at a McDonald's in Rifle. She later said that this job changed her views about whether government assistance is necessary. After marrying Jayson Boebert in 2007, she got a job filing for a natural gas drilling company and then became a pipeliner , a member of a team that builds and maintains pipelines and pumping stations. In 2013, Boebert and her husband opened Shooters Grill in Rifle, west of Glenwood Springs, Colorado . Boebert says she obtained

1040-462: A letter co-signed by more than 80 Republicans, Boebert asked Speaker Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to uphold the 1967 law exempting members of Congress from a Capitol Hill ban on firearms, which allowed them to keep arms in their offices. After saying that she planned to carry a gun while working on Capitol Hill , Boebert published a viral video advertisement showing her placing

1120-505: A letter of parental consent and a letter of consent from the student's school district. In South Africa and Namibia, students who are at least 17 years old are eligible. The cost of the GED test for test-takers varies depending on the state. As of 2014 , costs in Maryland were $ 45, free in New York, but the typical fees are $ 120 for all four tests, or $ 30 for each of the four subject tests. There

1200-575: A lot of stuff." In late February 2021, Boebert's campaign updated its campaign finance filing, reclassifying $ 3,053 claimed for mileage to "hotels", and $ 867 claimed for mileage to Uber rides, thus claiming a mileage of around 30,000 miles. Despite campaign finance laws and ethics laws requiring Congressional candidates to reveal their immediate family's income sources to show potential conflicts of interest, Boebert did not report her husband's income in her 2020 filing, instead belatedly revealing it in August 2021,

1280-595: A measure banning guns in city-owned buildings at a meeting of the Aspen City Council. The ordinance passed unanimously a month later. Boebert was an organizer of the December 2019 "We Will Not Comply!" rally opposing Colorado's red flag law , which allows guns to be taken from people deemed a threat. The American Patriots Three Percent militia, affiliated with the Three Percenters , provided security, and members of

1360-480: A person upon birth. The term may be applied to the surname , the given name , or the entire name. Where births are required to be officially registered, the entire name entered onto a birth certificate or birth register may by that fact alone become the person's legal name . The assumption in the Western world is often that the name from birth (or perhaps from baptism or brit milah ) will persist to adulthood in

1440-420: A restaurant called Smokehouse 1776 (now defunct), across the street from Shooters Grill. In 2015, Boebert opened Putters restaurant on Rifle Creek Golf Course, which she sold in December 2016. Shooters Grill, according to her congressional disclosure forms, lost $ 143,000 in 2019 and $ 226,000 in 2020. In 2017, 80 people who attended a Garfield County fair contracted food poisoning after eating pork sliders from

1520-507: A session. There may be restrictions on what test-takers may bring into the testing room. There are approximately three to six GED test forms in circulation at any time. This helps catch test-takers who may be cheating . As with any standardized test , the various test forms are calibrated to the same level of difficulty The GED has also been administered online since January 2020, but some states (Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, New York, Maine, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Wyoming) do not recognize

1600-497: A small margin in a closer than expected race. The margin was so close it triggered an automatic recount. The recount was completed on December 12 and affirmed that Boebert won by 546 votes out of 327,000. Boebert filed her statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) on January 13, 2023. After narrowly winning reelection in 2022, she attempted to rebrand her image with the voters in her district from

1680-460: A standard diploma in a given jurisdiction. Some districts hold graduation ceremonies for GED tests passers and/or award scholarships to the highest scorers. The GED test pass rate for all takers is almost 60%. Colleges that admit based upon high school grades may require a minimum score on the GED test in order to admit students based upon the test. For example, Arizona State University requires an average sub-test score of 500 in addition to

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1760-550: A temporary location set up by Shooters Grill and Smokehouse 1776. The restaurants did not have the required permits to operate at the temporary location, and the Garfield County health department determined that the outbreak was caused by unsafe food handling at the event. In 2020, Boebert protested orders issued by Colorado Governor Jared Polis to close businesses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . In mid-May 2020, she violated

1840-477: A traditional high school diploma. The test is administered to a representative sample of graduating high-school seniors each year, about 30% of whom fail the test. The GED certification itself (i.e., without further post-secondary education or training) does not help people get jobs as much as a high school diploma does. People who have earned the GED credential tend to earn more than dropouts and less than high school graduates. Economist James Heckman found in

1920-493: Is "tired of this separation of church and state junk" and argued for greater church power and influence in government decision-making. Boebert was born in Altamonte Springs, Florida , on December 19, 1986, to Shawna Roberts Bentz, who was 18 at the time of Boebert's birth. The identity of her father is not known. Professional wrestler Stan Lane was suspected of being Boebert's father, but two DNA tests ruled that out. At

2000-649: Is an additional fee to take the test online, typically $ 6 per test. The cost of each test outside of the U.S. is $ 80 each. In Canada the testing is free in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and the Northwest Territories. For the remaining provinces and territories the price varies between $ 6 per test in Newfoundland and Labrador to $ 40 per test in Alberta. People with disabilities who want to take

2080-577: Is taken in person. States and jurisdictions award a high school equivalency credential (also called a high school equivalency development or general equivalency diploma) to persons who meet the passing score requirements. In addition to English , the GED tests are available in Spanish in several states (e.g. California, Colorado, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Florida, Nevada, Texas). Tests and test preparation are also offered to people who are incarcerated or who live on military bases. People who live outside

2160-461: Is the masculine form. The term née , having feminine grammatical gender , can be used to denote a woman's surname at birth that has been replaced or changed. In most English-speaking cultures, it is specifically applied to a woman's maiden name after her surname has changed due to marriage. The term né can be used to denote a man's surname at birth that has subsequently been replaced or changed. The diacritic mark (the acute accent ) over

2240-595: The Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests following the murder of George Floyd to those who attacked the Capitol. She alleged in a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland that he was being too lenient toward those who were arrested during the 2020 BLM riots, as compared to the Capitol rioters. She also entered a resolution seeking to recognize antifa as a domestic terrorist organization and said BLM would "burn down cities and destroy businesses". Boebert opposes

2320-614: The Freedom Caucus upon taking office. Boebert faced Democratic former state representative Diane Mitsch Bush , a retired sociology professor from Steamboat Springs, Colorado , in the November general election. Boebert said that Mitsch Bush's platform was "more government control" and that Mitsch Bush had a "socialist agenda". Boebert emphasized her devotion to Trump and his policies and reiterated her points about deregulation of industries and decreasing healthcare funding, while rallying for

2400-564: The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact , which would elect the president by popular vote. Boebert supports eliminating the U.S. Department of Education . She has said that one of her top legislative priorities is to eliminate critical race theory from schools, even though it is not part of the K-12 Colorado Academic Standards. During a press conference, she asserted that it was a lie, that it

2480-626: The Proud Boys attended the rally. On Twitter , Boebert has used rhetoric friendly to the Three Percenters and posed with members of the group (she deleted the tweet with the photos after being asked about it). During her congressional campaign, she said she was "with the militia". In December 2019, Boebert launched her campaign to represent Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives , beginning with

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2560-506: The Republican Party , Boebert is known for her gun rights advocacy. In the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado she unexpectedly defeated incumbent Scott Tipton in the primaries and went on to win the general election over Democratic nominee Diane Mitsch Bush . In Congress, Boebert has associated herself with the conservative Republican Study Committee , the right-wing Freedom Caucus , of which she became

2640-456: The e is considered significant to its spelling, and ultimately its meaning, but is sometimes omitted. According to Oxford University 's Dictionary of Modern English Usage , the terms are typically placed after the current surname (e.g., " Margaret Thatcher , née Roberts" or " Bill Clinton , né Blythe"). Since they are terms adopted into English (from French), they do not have to be italicized , but they often are. In Polish tradition ,

2720-462: The Capitol was being stormed, Boebert posted information on Twitter about the proceedings of the certification, including that the House chamber had been locked down and that Pelosi had been evacuated. She was accused of endangering members' safety and faced calls to resign, but refused, defending her actions because Pelosi's evacuation was also publicly broadcast live on TV; academic Zac Parker opined that it

2800-402: The GED earned this way. Regulations governing who is eligible to take the GED vary by state. According to GED Testing Service policy, students at least 16 years old and not enrolled in high school are eligible for the program. However, many states require the candidate to be 17 years old and a resident of the state. Some states that allow students under 17 years of age to take the test require

2880-467: The GED test may be entitled to receive reasonable testing accommodations. If a qualified professional has documented the disability, the candidate should get the appropriate form from the Testing Center: The candidate returns the completed form to the GED testing center. Each request is considered individually. If accommodations are approved, the local GED testing examiner conducts the testing with

2960-583: The Proud Boys". Bishop left the Boebert campaign shortly after Boebert won the Republican nomination. In October 2020, Boebert's campaign denied any connection to the Proud Boys and said Boebert did not share Bishop's views. On June 30, Boebert won the Republican nomination with 54.6% of the vote to Tipton's 45.4%. The result gained national attention and surprised political commentators. CNN and Politico called it

3040-613: The Republicans, but Boebert won the election, 51.27% to 45.41%. According to the Atlas of the 2020 Elections , Boebert was able to command strong support in the traditionally conservative areas of the Western Slope of Colorado and the San Luis Valley while retaining enough Republican votes in liberal-leaning Pueblo and other Democratic areas. It also stated that Boebert did not suffer from

3120-502: The Trump effect, as compared to the support of Trump at the polls, with the 3rd district witnessing few split-ticket votes . Her campaign succeeded by appealing to independence and rebellion. Boebert reimbursed herself $ 22,259 for mileage costs in 2020 from her campaign's finances, which legally would require her to have driven 38,712 mi (62,301 km). The Denver Post reported in early February 2021 that three ethics experts said that

3200-564: The U.S. Capitol. She later explained that she objected to giving an award to Billy Evans, who was included in the resolution and who died during an unrelated Capitol attack in April that year . Boebert additionally rejects the term "insurrection" for the January 6 events and has called the House inquiry into the attack a "sham witch hunt". She has equated the behavior of some of the rioters who participated in

3280-675: The United States and U.S. territories may be eligible to take the GED tests through Pearson VUE testing centers. Utah 's Adult High School Completion program is an alternative for people who prefer to earn a diploma. In November 1942, the United States Armed Forces Institute asked the American Council on Education (ACE) to develop a battery of tests to measure high school-level academic skills. These tests gave military personnel and veterans who had enrolled in

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3360-417: The United States and internationally, but not to Canada, which used the 2002 version. As of May 2024, Canada discontinued the GED. It retained four content areas—language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies—but with different content to "measure a foundational core of knowledge and skills that are essential for career and college readiness." There are more than 3,500 official GED Testing Centers in

3440-548: The United States and its territories, and several hundred in other countries. Testing centers are most often in adult-education centers, community colleges , and public schools . Students in metropolitan areas may be able to choose from several testing locations. Official GED Testing Centers are controlled environments. All testing sessions take place either in person or online according to specific rules, and security measures are enforced. Breaks may be permitted between tests, depending on how many tests are being administered in

3520-529: The act had a provision that led to citizenship and provided funding for housing for undocumented farm workers. Boebert decried what she said were Tipton's insufficient efforts to continue funding for the Paycheck Protection Program , whose money had run out within two weeks, arguing that more was needed. Boebert raised just over $ 150,000 through the June 30 primary. In a May 2020 interview on SteelTruth ,

3600-525: The age of four, Bentz took her from Florida to Colorado to stay with her boyfriend, only to move back to Florida with a different boyfriend, and then finally returned to Colorado with the Colorado man, who became her stepfather. When she was 12, she and her family moved to the Montbello neighborhood of Denver and later to Aurora, Colorado , before settling in Rifle, Colorado , in 2003. Boebert dropped out of high school during her senior year in 2004 when she had

3680-452: The approved accommodations, which are provided at no extra charge. Accommodations may include, but are not limited to: Possible scores on each test (4) within the GED battery range from a minimum of 100 to a maximum of 200. A score of 200 on an individual test puts the student in the top 1% of graduating high school seniors. ACE issues recommendations for what constitutes a minimum passing score for any given sub-test (currently 145) and for

3760-582: The beginning of the 118th Congress, she was one of 20 far-right Republican members who prevented the election of Kevin McCarthy to the House speakership on the first 14 ballots. In February 2023, Boebert co-sponsored a bill to designate the " AR-15 -style rifle" the National Gun of the United States. During the 2023 United States debt-ceiling crisis , Boebert was a vocal opponent of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and vowed to vote "nay" on

3840-437: The bill, which passed in the House 314–117. She missed the vote and said on the record that she had been "unavoidably detained". Two days later, Boebert tweeted that she had missed the vote as a "no-show protest" but CNN had recorded video of her running up the steps to the House and being told that the vote had been closed. Boebert has blocked critics on her personal Twitter account. A blocked constituent sued her for access, but

3920-449: The campaign account in error", and that the "reimbursement has already happened". In September 2021, Boebert submitted documents to the FEC declaring that the campaign money had been used to settle rental and utilities bills, and had since been reimbursed. Boebert sought a second term representing Colorado's 3rd congressional district in the 2022 election . During the primary, her main challenger

4000-555: The case was dismissed with prejudice in October 2022. Boebert has twice attempted to impeach President Biden. In September 2021, she submitted a resolution to impeach him and another to impeach Vice President Kamala Harris over the withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan . Boebert made another attempt in June 2023, when she filed a privileged resolution to bypass House leadership and bring impeachment articles against Biden for his immigration and border protection policies to

4080-418: The certificate. If a student passes one or more, but not all four, tests within the battery, he or she only needs to retake the test(s) not passed. Most places limit the number of times students may take each individual test within a year. A student may encounter a waiting period before being allowed to retake a failed test. Tests must be completed by the expiration date, which is generally every two years on

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4160-402: The communications chair in January 2022, and the pro-gun Second Amendment Caucus . She won reelection in 2022 by a narrow margin of 546 votes against former Aspen City Council member Adam Frisch . In December 2023, Boebert announced that she would switch districts to run in the 4th congressional district , which is on the other side of the state and is more favorable for Republicans. Boebert

4240-451: The county dropped its temporary restraining order. Shooters Grill closed in July 2022, when the building's new owner opted not to renew the lease. In September 2019, Boebert made national headlines when she confronted Beto O'Rourke , a candidate in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary , at an Aurora town hall meeting over his proposal for a buy-back program and a ban on assault-style rifles like AR-15s . Later that month, she opposed

4320-509: The election by renouncing their membership in the party and voting as independents for more moderate Republicans, which is allowed in the state . Boebert won the primary with almost 66% of the vote. In a debate with Democratic nominee Adam Frisch on September 11, 2022, Boebert took credit for bills she had voted against, did not cross-examine Frisch, proposed more oil and gas development to respond to climate change, and continuously attacked House speaker Nancy Pelosi . Boebert defeated Frisch by

4400-412: The expansion of gun rights. In late July, Boebert was considered the front-runner. A September survey paid for by Michael Bloomberg 's Democratic-leaning House Majority PAC had Mitsch Bush ahead by one percentage point. Mitsch Bush outraised Boebert, with $ 4.2 million for her and nearly $ 4 million spent by Democratic operatives, as opposed to Boebert's $ 2.4 million raised and more than $ 5 million spent by

4480-417: The false claims aired by Donald Trump , and accusing everyone who intended to accept the "results of this concentrated, coordinated, partisan effort by Democrats" of having allied themselves with the extremist left. In December 2021, Boebert doubled down on these allegations, saying that hundreds of thousands of ballots were illegally mailed to voters, without providing evidence. When the vote count resumed after

4560-604: The floor for a vote. The House voted instead to refer the matter to the Homeland Security and Judiciary committees. For the 118th Congress : Boebert is a member of the following Congressional caucuses: On January 5, 2021, the day before the storming of the United States Capitol , Boebert urged people to "remember these next 48 hours", saying they would be among the most important in American history. The next day, in

4640-453: The high figure was suspicious. Boebert's campaign attributed the figure to her "aggressive travel schedule", but members of her campaign did not provide evidence for the amount of travel. CPR News calculated that it was plausible that Boebert had driven 30,000 miles based on her visits to 129 events. Boebert said in a mid-February interview that she "drove tens of thousands of miles ... I had to make those connections, and really, I underreported

4720-720: The hours before the Capitol was attacked, she described the day's events as Republicans' " 1776 moment ", a reference to the American Revolutionary War . Boebert then told Speaker Nancy Pelosi that her constituents were outside the Capitol and that she had promised to represent their voices in the chamber. During a town hall in March, Boebert appeared to defend the January 6 attackers on the Capitol, saying, "We already see in Washington, D.C. You can't petition your government. You're an insurrectionist if you do that!", later claiming that

4800-540: The label. As of January 29, 2022, Boebert had introduced 17 bills and seven resolutions, none of which passed committee. In August 2022, The Colorado Sun reported that Boebert had violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 , a federal transparency and conflict-of-interest law, by failing to properly disclose sales of stocks, cryptocurrency , and brokerage funds belonging to her husband worth between $ 5,000 and $ 80,000. In January 2023, at

4880-553: The last day of the year. The GED test is available in many countries around the world. Since 2015, the GED test has become popular in African countries including South Africa and Namibia. Many government institutions and universities regard the GED test credential as the same as a high school diploma with respect to program eligibility and as a prerequisite for admissions. The U.S. military , however, has higher requirements in admissions for GED test takers to compensate for their lack of

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4960-561: The military before completing high school a way to demonstrate their proficiency. Passing these tests gave returning soldiers and sailors the academic credentials they needed to get civilian jobs and gain access to post-secondary education or training. ACE revised the GED tests for a third time in 1988. The most noticeable change to the series was the addition of a writing sample, or essay . The new tests placed more emphasis on socially relevant topics and problem-solving skills. Surveys of test-takers found that more students (65%) reported taking

5040-405: The normal course of affairs—either throughout life or until marriage. Some reasons for changes of a person's name include middle names , diminutive forms, changes relating to parental status (due to one's parents' divorce or adoption by different parents), and gender transition . The French and English-adopted née is the feminine past participle of naître , which means "to be born". Né

5120-539: The other side of the state, where political conditions are more favorable to Republicans. Within a week, Boebert stated that the reason for the change in district she was running in was "Hollywood elites" such as Barbra Streisand and " Ryan Reynolds coming in and donating to the Democrat" in the 3rd congressional district. Boebert has been criticized as a " carpetbagger " for switching to a more Republican leaning district. Observers describe Boebert as far-right ; she rejects

5200-550: The pre-primary debate on May 26, Boebert emphasized the bills she had introduced in Congress while questioning Coram's legislative votes. She also repeated claims of massive election fraud and invoked her opposition to the restrictions introduced as a result of the spread of what she called the " Fauci -funded China virus" ( SARS-CoV-2 ). Boebert supporters failed to throw Coram off the ballot for allegedly not having collected enough signatures. Several thousand Democrats tried to influence

5280-510: The primary during a slow election cycle by stirring up their anger at Ocasio-Cortez and others. Boebert criticized Tipton's voting record, which she said did not reflect his district. Before the primary, Trump endorsed Tipton, but Boebert characterized him as unsupportive of Trump. She accused him of supporting amnesty for undocumented immigrants by voting for H.R. 5038, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, saying that

5360-498: The remarks were made "in reference to the ongoing security measures in place around the Capitol complex". During the counting of the Electoral College votes before the attack, Boebert objected to accepting Arizona 's votes in a speech to the joint session of Congress . She accused Arizona of "unlawfully amending its voter registration laws by extending the registration periods", alleging widespread voter fraud , which echoed

5440-501: The rioters had been removed from the Capitol, the challenges to Arizona's and Pennsylvania 's electoral votes proceeded to a vote while those against several other states were dropped. Boebert voted against the certification of both states' electoral votes. Democratic politicians in Colorado and the Aurora Sentinel Colorado accused Boebert of helping to incite violence at the U.S. Capitol and called on her to resign. While

5520-481: The same day the Federal Election Commission (FEC) sent her a letter investigating her campaign expenses. The filing, while misnaming the company involved, stated that her husband, Jayson, was paid $ 460,000 in 2019 and $ 478,000 in 2020 as a consultant for Terra Energy, one of Colorado's largest natural gas producers and fourth nationwide in methane emissions. The company told The Daily Beast that Jayson

5600-412: The state's stay-at-home order by reopening Shooters Grill for dine-in service, for which she received a cease and desist order from Garfield County, with which she refused to comply. The next day, Boebert moved tables outside, onto the sidewalk, and in parking spaces. The following day, Garfield County suspended her food license. By late May, with the state allowing restaurants to reopen at 50% capacity,

5680-559: The term z domu (literally meaning "of the house", de domo in Latin ) may be used, with rare exceptions, meaning the same as née . General Educational Development The American Council on Education , in Washington, D.C. (U.S.), which owns the GED trademark , coined the initialism to identify "tests of general equivalency development" that measure proficiency in science, mathematics, social studies , reading, and writing. The GED Testing Service website as of 2023 does not refer to

5760-445: The test as a whole (currently 580—i.e., an average of 145 per test across all four sub-tests). Although most GED-issuing jurisdictions (for the most part, Boards of Education of U.S. states) adopt these minimum standards as their own, a jurisdiction may choose to establish higher standards for issuance of the certificate. Many jurisdictions award honors -level equivalency diplomas to students who meet certain criteria higher than those for

5840-523: The test as anything but "GED". It is called the GED in the majority of the United States, and internationally. In 2014, some states in the United States switched from GED to the HiSET and TASC (discontinued December 31, 2021). Iowa and Maine do not accept the GED. The GED Testing Service is a joint venture of the American Council on Education. Pearson is the sole developer for the GED test. The test

5920-411: The test with the intention of continuing their education beyond high school, rather than to get better employment (30%). A fourth revision was made in 2002 to make the test comply with more recent standards for high-school education. A fifth revision was released on January 2, 2014, designed to be administered on Pearson VUE , a proprietary computer-based testing platform. The new test applies to

6000-481: Was Don Coram , a state senator who positioned himself as more moderate. Boebert aimed to portray him as corrupt, in particular by alleging that he used his powers as a state legislator to pass laws legalizing hemp , which Coram grows (state voters approved the amendment legalizing marijuana in 2012), and as not Republican enough. A Democratic-aligned Super PAC made false claims and unproven allegations about Boebert. Boebert's attorney said in June that she would file

6080-729: Was a contracted shift worker for the company who was not paid directly but through another company, Boebert Consulting. As of 2021, Colorado classified Boebert Consulting as a delinquent company due to the lack of filings or registered agent with the state. Boebert oversees the energy industry via her position on the House Committee on Natural Resources. In August 2021, the FEC investigated the apparent use of more than $ 6,000 from Boebert's 2022 reelection campaign funds for her personal expenses. The funds were used between May and June 2021 via four Venmo payments. Boebert's communications director said that these were indeed personal expenses, "billed to

6160-496: Was not a follower of QAnon, in a statement where she endorsed investigations into "deep state activities that undermine the President". In September 2019, Boebert aide and future campaign manager Sherronna Bishop published a video on her Facebook page in which she interviewed a self-proclaimed member of the far-right group Proud Boys , which Bishop called "pro-everything that makes America great", adding, "thank God for you guys and

6240-551: Was racist, and that it would lead to children hating each other. Boebert opposes sex education in schools. Boebert supported Louisiana's order to display the Ten Commandments in public schools, as she commented in June 2024: "This is something we need all throughout our nation … because we need morals back in our nation." Boebert is a strong advocate of gun rights. During her primary campaign, she voiced opposition to Colorado's recently enacted red flag law . On January 1, 2021, in

6320-788: Was reelected to a third term in 2024 . Boebert's views are broadly considered far-right , a label she rejects. She is an ally and supporter of former president Donald Trump and supports Trump's claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and voted to overturn its results during the Electoral College vote count . She has also promoted the QAnon conspiracy theory. Boebert opposes transitioning to green energy , COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates, abortion , sex education , gender-affirming surgery for minors, and same-sex marriage . She advocates an isolationist foreign policy, but supports closer ties with Israel for religious reasons. A self-described born-again Christian , Boebert has said that she

6400-481: Was still a potential security threat since C-SPAN did not focus on Pelosi, and had it not been for Boebert's tweet, the protesters might have not noticed it. Boebert's communications director resigned on January 16 in response to her behavior on January 6. In June 2021, Boebert was one of 21 House Republicans to vote against a resolution to give the Congressional Gold Medal to police officers who defended

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