Navarro denies allegations involving her in Boebert complaint
Clarice Navarro RatzlaffFormer district director in Boebert’s congressional office
Navarro directly denies the complaint’s allegations about her in a text response to the Colorado Times Recorder.
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Rep. Lauren Boebert engaged in sexual relationships with three House employees she supervised.
“These allegations regarding me are entirely false, defamatory, and beyond ridiculous. There is absolutely no truth to any part of this claim.”
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Did Lauren Boebert have prohibited relationships with staff or misuse official or campaign funds?
David B. Wheeler publicly released a complaint dated September 17, 2026 alleging that Rep. Lauren Boebert had prohibited relationships with supervised employees and misused official or campaign funds. Former district director Clarice Navarro Ratzlaff denied the allegations involving her. Boebert denied inappropriate or sexual relationships with staff, and an unnamed representative rejected the complaint's allegations more broadly. The House Ethics Committee has not publicly confirmed accepting or investigating the submission, which falls within its 60-day preelection complaint window.
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Original reporting with Navarro’s direct text denial; distinguishes earlier photographs and office reporting from evidence of an inappropriate relationship.
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The Colorado Times Recorder contacted Navarro about Wheeler’s complaint.
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Her denial concerns the allegations about her and is not a response from Boebert.
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Navarro Ratzlaff says the allegations about her are entirely false and no part of the claim is true. This is an explicit denial limited to the allegations involving her.
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