Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. House · Colorado's 4th District

3 candidates on the ballot.1

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Lauren Boebert
Republican Party · Incumbent
Currently represents Colorado's 4th District in the U.S. House.
Eileen Laubacher
Democratic Party · Challenger
Douglas Mangeris
Libertarian Party · Challenger

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Lauren BoebertEileen LaubacherDouglas Mangeris
Party on the ballotRepublican Party1Democratic Party1Libertarian Party1
StatusIncumbent2ChallengerChallenger
Raised$1,226,253 through October 14, 20263$13,700,426 through October 14, 20264Not found in the public sources we checked
Cash on hand$274,1623$1,846,2884Not found in the public sources we checked
Outside spending$650,460 for · $1,500,075 against5$62,449 for · $158,055 against6Not found in the public sources we checked
Foreign ownership of farmland
Ban purchases by buyers tied to China, Russia, Iran or North Korea
Her campaign website says that as a Farm Bill conferee she is pushing for a ban on Chinese Communist Party ownership of American farmland.7		Her campaign website says she would keep foreign entities out of owning Colorado water and land.8Not found in the public sources we checked
Term limits for CongressHer campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for term limits for all politicians.9Her campaign website calls for term limits and age limits.8His campaign website calls for term limits and new leadership, pointing to the growth of the national debt under long-serving politicians.10
Immigration enforcement inside the country
Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for enforcing current immigration laws, and a campaign flyer on her website lists her Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act, which it says would end catch and release and speed up the removal of people in the country illegally.9,11		Her campaign website says she supports a secure border that prevents uncontrolled illegal immigration, and removing dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally.8Not found in the public sources we checked
Legal status for immigrants here without permission, including DreamersA campaign flyer on her website lists her No Amnesty Act, which it says would cancel and remove funding for President Biden's executive actions that the flyer calls amnesty.11Her campaign website says bipartisan immigration reform should provide a pathway to citizenship for hardworking people who want to contribute to the economy.8Not found in the public sources we checked
Federal spending levels
Cut overall federal spending
Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says the federal government has a spending problem rather than a revenue problem and does not need tax increases.9		Her campaign website says the national debt has to be addressed and that she would make serious cuts to wasteful spending.8His campaign website says Washington has run up debt at taxpayers' expense and that the country should stop passing debt on to future generations.10
Private care for veteransHer campaign's Contract with Colorado says veterans should also have a private-sector option for their care.9
Expand the VA's own hospitals and clinics, using private care mainly when the VA can't provide it
Her campaign website says she would stop the privatization of the VA and expand VA partnerships, mobile clinics and telehealth.8		Not found in the public sources we checked

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Lauren Boebert — 16 issues
  • Abortion law
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says she believes life begins at conception, and a campaign flyer on her website lists her cosponsorship of the Life at Conception Act.9,11
  • Government funding and abortion
    Bar public funds for abortions and for groups that provide them, including for their other services
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says Planned Parenthood should never receive federal tax dollars.9
  • Foreign intelligence surveillance (FISA Section 702)
    Her campaign website says she voted in June 2026 against extending warrantless government surveillance without new protections, and that the government should need a warrant to search Americans' data.7
  • US Department of Education
    Close the department and move or end its programs
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says there should not be a federal Department of Education.9
  • Vouchers and education savings accounts
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says charter schools and school choice work and that local decision-making is better.9
  • Federal workforce and job protections
    Cut the federal workforce further and make more federal jobs easier to fire
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says a federal bureaucracy of more than 2 million employees who earn more than private-sector workers is not what the nation's founders envisioned, and calls for capping federal civilian pay and benefits at private-sector levels and giving the president more power to fire executive branch employees who do not carry out his policies.9
  • Nuclear power
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy and adding new nuclear technology to the mix as a clean energy source.9
  • Oil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore
    Lease more federal land and offshore areas for drilling
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for more drilling, and her campaign website lists House passage of her Colorado Energy Prosperity Act, which it says stops the Bureau of Land Management from closing 1.6 million acres of Colorado land to oil and gas production.7,9,11
  • Permitting for energy projects
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments House passage of bills to lengthen drilling permits from two years to four and to speed up permitting for major infrastructure.7
  • Conservation and development on federal lands
    A campaign flyer on her website lists her bill to end the 30x30 conservation initiative, which it says would protect ranching, grazing and multiple use of public land, and says she got a provision that would have restricted the use of 760,000 acres in Colorado removed from the National Defense Authorization Act.11
  • Endangered species protections
    Narrow protections and give states more control over listed species
    Her campaign website lists House passage of her Trust the Science Act to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list, and a measure signed into law that blocks listing the sage-grouse.7
  • Health insurance system
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says health care should be personal and portable, with transparent and competitive pricing.9
  • Asylum rules
    A campaign flyer on her website says her Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act would restore the Remain in Mexico policy.11
  • Border wall and barriers
    Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for building the border wall, and a campaign flyer on her website lists a bill she introduced to finish building it.9,11
  • State and local role in immigration enforcement
    Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for putting a stop to sanctuary cities, and a campaign flyer on her website says a bill she introduced would bar funding for them.9,11
  • Balanced budget amendment
    Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado says she will introduce and vote for a Balanced Budget Amendment every year she serves in Congress.9
Eileen Laubacher — 10 issues
  • Police funding
    Her campaign website says she would give first responders and law enforcement the training, technology and resources they need, and invest in community policing.8
  • Tariffs
    Lower or remove most tariffs
    Her campaign website says she would end the tariffs that it says are raising the prices of fuel, fertilizer, equipment, groceries and other everyday goods.8
  • Campaign finance rules
    Her campaign website says she has pledged not to take corporate PAC money and wants to end dark money and limit corporate money in campaigns by requiring full disclosure of political spending.8
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    Her campaign website says members of Congress should be banned from trading and selling stocks.8
  • Data centers and electricity costs
    Require data centers to pay the full cost of the power plants and lines they need
    Her campaign website says data centers should pay for the energy and infrastructure they need instead of passing those costs on to taxpayers and ratepayers.8
  • Wildfire prevention and forest management
    Her campaign website says she would invest in disaster preparedness and wildfire prevention.8
  • Iran's nuclear program and sanctions
    Her campaign website says she would end the Iran war, which it links to higher fuel and fertilizer costs, and opposes expensive and unnecessary wars.8
  • Federal Medicaid funding
    Reverse the 2025 changes or increase federal funding
    Her campaign website and her rural health care plan say she would reverse recent Medicaid cuts, which they say threaten rural hospitals.8,12
  • Business tax breaks
    Cut back many of these breaks and use the money for lower tax rates, deficit reduction or other priorities
    Her campaign website says that, to address the national debt, she would get rid of tax breaks for data centers, corporations and billionaires.8
  • Federal income tax rates
    Her campaign website says she supports tax cuts for the middle class.8
Douglas Mangeris — 1 issue
  • Foreign aid
    Cut foreign aid further or end most of it
    His campaign website says no foreign aid should be sent to any country until the national debt is paid off.10

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.