Lauren Boebert’s campaign amends reimbursement report that raised red flags – Denver, Colorado

Lauren Boebert, MPThe campaign has publicly acknowledged the previous election funding report. Raised an ethical danger signal And led to multiple Survey request — It was inaccurate. Still, the campaign defended large payments to lawmakers.

February 2 Reported by The Denver Post Silt Republican Bobert received a refund of over $ 22,000 in mileage from his campaign account. This is an extraordinary amount of money that several ethics experts have questioned. To justify the redemption, Bobert would have had to drive 38,712 miles last year during a pandemic that restricted several months of travel.

Most of the money was paid on November 11, when Bobert received $ 21,200 from the campaign’s funding for mileage, according to the original report of the campaign submitted in December.

Bobert campaign on Monday Submit amendment report To Federal Election CommissionBobert reiterated that he received $ 21,200 on November 11, claiming that it was a refund for mileage, travel expenses, and hotel stays. According to the campaign, mileage accounted for $ 17,280 in refunds.

“I represent one of the largest districts in the country and I’m proud to have run through every corner to win the election,” Bobert said in a statement on Tuesday. “The refund was for proper travel expenses, as reflected in the filings. We’ll give you more details. There are no changes to the refundable amount or the operating costs of the campaign.”

Bobert called the controversy “almost nothing” and said it occurred to distract the person in charge. Ilhan Omar And Maxine Waters, two Democrats who have I paid my family with election funds..

A few weeks before amending the Election Funds Report, Bobert defended his mileage refund. She spoke to radio station KHOW On February 10, she “absolutely” had a document stating that she had driven the refunded miles.