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Disputes over conflicts of interest, financial disclosure and ethics rules for public officials and for the people who work with them in government.
Counts show individual statements. They do not assign an overall position.
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 24, 2026 to October 7, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: September 24, 2026 to October 7, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 24, 2026 to October 7, 2026
1 published statement. Dates: September 24, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: September 24, 2026
Role at the time: President of American Muckrakers PAC and complainant
Response to this claim
Jace Ratzlaff supplied information supporting David Wheeler's Boebert ethics complaint.
“Both sources are ready and willing to testify under oath”
CBS Colorado reports that Boebert supplied a signed copy of a temporary protection order requiring Wheeler to avoid contact with her and stay at least 100 yards away. The same report quotes Wheeler saying that two sources have given statements and would testify, says Jace Ratzlaff, the ex-husband of one of the staffers, told CBS Colorado he is not one of Wheeler's sources, and describes a polygraph examination that Ratzlaff says he took voluntarily, administered by examiner Stephen Daniels of Proof Positive Testing. The structured page data gives September 24 at 8:02 p.m. Mountain time as the publication time; the page body shows an October 1 update.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Wheeler defends his source attribution, rather than accepting the denial.
1 published statement. Dates: October 7, 2026
1 statement on this page. Dates: October 7, 2026
Role at the time: Ethics complainant and American Muckrakers co-founder
Statement summary
Wheeler said Higgs's pay would violate the House rule if it reflected a family relationship rather than her duties. He asked the committee to determine her marital status and the basis for her raises.
“If that pay is tied to a family relationship rather than to the duties, it violates the House rule”
Wheeler describes allegations he says he added to his complaint. He expressly says he does not know whether Higgs and Dylan Boebert are married. The publication verifies his account and requests for inquiry; it does not establish the allegations or House committee acceptance.
The quoted statement alleges a violation only if pay was tied to a family relationship instead of work. It raises a condition for inquiry rather than establishing improper payments.
