David B. Wheeler of American Muckrakers filed a formal sworn complaint (pdf) on September 17, 2026 with the House Ethics Committee that alleges Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) engaged in sexual relationships with three of her Congressional staffers. The complaint alleges Rep. Boebert carried on a years-long affair with her female District Director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff, rewarded Ratzlaff with taxpayer-funded bonuses, disguised a $5,000 campaign payment to her as “consulting,” and arranged a $200,000 payment to Ratzlaff as hush money after Ratzlaff threatened to file an ethics complaint against Boebert about the affair. The complaint also alleges Rep. Boebert had affairs with two additional staffers, one male and one female.
The complaint documents the allegations against Rep. Boebert using publicly available records including quarterly Statements of Disbursements of the U.S. House of Representatives, disbursement records filed with the Federal Election Commission by Lauren Boebert for Congress (FEC Committee ID C00728238), the Congressional Directory, Colorado state court records, published news reports and “on-the-record information provided to Complainant by sources with direct knowledge of the conduct described.”
The complaint alleges Rep. Boebert engaged in a “romantic and sexual relationship” with Navarro Ratzlaff ” and that “sexual encounters occurred between Respondent [Boebert] and Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff during official office hours, after hours, and on weekends; in Colorado and outside Colorado; in Respondent’s district office in Colorado; in a vehicle for which Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff received mileage reimbursements, and in hotel rooms paid for by Respondent’s campaign committee.” The complaint further states Rep. Boebert made a $5,000 payment to Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff for “fundraising consulting” that did not occur and after Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff told [Rep. Boebert] after the end of her employment that she intended to file an ethics complaint against her on or about March 2025, “a payment of approximately $200,000 was made to Ms. Navarro Ratzlaff to secure her silence and forestall the threatened complaint.”
The complaint also alleges Boebert engaged in a romantic and sexual relationship with western slope office staffer Raven Finegan “while Ms. Finegan was a House employee under Respondent’s supervision,” and that Rep. Boebert had a sexual relationship with her Chief of Staff Jeffrey D. Small, while he was employed by Boebert.
The complaint alleges Rep. Boebert violated the official Code of Conduct for House members which states, “A Member … may not engage in a sexual relationship with any employee of the House who works under the supervision of the Member…” It also alleges “conversion of campaign funds to personal use.”
You can read the full complaint and see all the documentation included with it at this link (pdf).
Regardless of how the complaint lands, the staff-power imbalance angle is the part that deserves steady attention. Thanks for laying out the filing without the usual noise.
What is Bobert’s voting record on LGBTQ rights?
Is she a walking contradiction on this matter too?
There are sexually active
Repubs, as well as Dems. But at GOP convention cities, online meet-up sites and “gentlemens’ clubs” do a bang up business servicing hypocritical GOP “christian” delegates out for a fling without the wife. There’s just something unique about today’s GOP.
After Rep. Boebert categorically denied all these charges, David Wheeler said he is sticking by his story 100%.
Below is his full response:
“Our response to Lauren Boebert’s denial of our story about her sexual relationship with 2 female and 1 male staffer, paying $200K in hush money, and giving an ex lover a 5 month no work, ghost job: “Lauren Boebert’s actions speak a lot louder than her words. When we published a story about her drunken ATV accident with her son and dog in the back, and that injured her sister-in-law, son, in Moab, UT, the Denver Post reported she responded, she “never drinks alcohol.” That is disproved by the NY Post story about her being cut off from alcohol at a NY party: https://nypost.com/2024/04/06/us-news/drunk-lauren-boebert-was-cut-off-begged-trump-for-selfies-at-gop-gala-report/ When Boebert was confronted by a Shooters Cafe ex-employee’s wife about breaking up their marriage, she responded that she never had sex with that man. The NY Post disproved her lie: https://google.com/search?q=boebert+slept+with+cook&oq=boebert+slept+with+cook&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRiPAjIHCAIQIRiPAtIBCTExNDA3ajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&source=chrome.ob&ie=UTF-8 When confronted about smoking pot, being inebriated, and fondling Quinn Gallagher at a BeetleJuice play, she said, “guilty to laughing and singing too loud!” Lauren Boebert clearly has a problem telling the truth and taking responsibility for her actions. We stand 100% by our story and sources. Read the full story and the complaint and ask yourself, why would I perjure myself over this person and risk a criminal trial? I live with three school-age children and would never risk my freedom or their futures. Regarding my motivation, my job is to expose Lauren Boebert for the fraud she is with facts. I have a problem with politicians that pretend to be Christian, anti-LGBTQ, and for law and order, but then play the “laws for thee, not for me” card. We have, and will continue, to report on Lauren Boebert and her crime family without fear and at personal and financial sacrifice. If Lauren Boebert or anyone else believes we are lying for political points or because I want attention, please sue me. I’ll personally accept service; DM for my home address. My lawyer and I have beaten Boebert in Colorado Federal Court once, and we’ll do it again. Ms. Boebert thinks God is only on her side and that the rules don’t apply to her. That may be true, but the facts are on our side. Finally, if any journalist, pundit, news anchor, or podcaster wants to debate this story or challenge my reporting, please DM me. I’ll show up anywhere and anytime and bring my story notes. I have nothing to hide. We’ll have more on this story and new details on Monday. David B. Wheeler, American Muckrakers”
Well, well, well, seems like the drunken groping of a date in a theater wasn’t just an isolated incident or an alcoholic lapse in judgement after all. The “Family Values Republican” has been exposed yet again as an uncontrollable deviation from her public image as a single mother, fighting for truth, justice and the American way in Washington, representing the good, moral and ethical Republicans in her adopted district on the Eastern plains.
It remains to be seen whether the Deep Red District has any decency or moral sense left at all, or if they are Dead Dog Republicans, that will vote for a dead dog if it has an “R” behind its name on a ballot!
Is anyone surprised by these actions? Does anyone disbelieve them? Anyone?