Who is running for U.S. House, Colorado District 4 in 2026?

Retired U.S. Navy rear admiral

Eileen Laubacher is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's 4th District. She served 34 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a rear admiral, worked at the National Security Council as senior director for South Asia, and is a first-time candidate who lives in Highlands Ranch².

Where they stand 2 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said "we need to ban members of Congress from trading stocks and becoming lobbyists." (2026-09) source
• ImmigrationA path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigrationmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said she supports a strong border and that major immigration reform should give people a real path to citizenship, with humane and legal enforcement. (2026-09) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

U.S. Representative, Colorado District 4

Lauren Boebert is the Republican incumbent for Colorado's 4th District, seeking a fourth term. She was first elected in 2020 in the 3rd District and moved to the 4th District, which she won in 2024; she sits on the House Oversight and Natural Resources committees⁵⁸.

Where they stand 24 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a righthigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Cosponsored the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 117th Congress). (2021-01-04) source
  • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 95, 117th Congress). (2022-03-30) source
  • Voted against the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
  • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 152, 118th Congress). (2023-01-10) source
  • Cosponsored the National Constitutional Carry Act (H.R. 9534, 118th Congress). (2024-09-11) source
  • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act (H.R. 404, 119th Congress). (2025-01-23) source
  • Cosponsored the National Constitutional Carry Act (H.R. 645, 119th Congress). (2025-01-23) source
  • Cosponsored the Protecting the Mailing of Firearms Act (H.R. 3033, 119th Congress), which repeals the federal ban on mailing concealable firearms. (2025-06-26) source
  • Her official site says the Second Amendment is not open for debate and that limits on lawful purchase or carry of firearms disarm law-abiding citizens. (2026) source
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionshigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Voted for the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act, which expanded association health plans and required drug middleman (PBM) price transparency. (2025-12-17) source
  • Voted against restoring the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
  • Her official site says she supports reforms that encourage marketplace competition, expand health savings accounts and safeguard people with pre-existing conditions. (2026) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, which offered legal status to long-time farmworkers. (2021-03-18) source
  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which funded border wall construction, tightened asylum rules and required E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Cosponsored the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 7511, 118th Congress). (2024-03-06) source
  • Voted for the Secure America Act, which provides about $70 billion for immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
  • Told CPR News she wants more deportations, that "we should go after the worst of the worst," and that anyone in the country illegally "should go back and wait in line." (2026-09) source
• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which expanded aid for childcare, housing and paid family leave. (2021-11-19) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which added work requirements for able-bodied adults on Medicaid and expanded SNAP work requirements. (2025-07-03) source
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which set a 15% minimum tax on large corporations to help pay for energy and health programs. (2022-08-12) source
  • Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 7035, 118th Congress). (2024-01-18) source
  • Cosponsored the Death Tax Repeal Act (H.R. 1301, 119th Congress). (2025-02-13) source
  • Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made the 2017 individual tax cuts permanent, including the 37% top rate, and extended business tax breaks. (2025-07-03) source
• Energy and climateAll of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pickmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which used tax credits and incentives to speed a shift to cleaner energy. (2022-08-12) source
  • Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act, which expanded oil, gas and mineral production and sped up permits for energy projects. (2023-03-30) source
  • Her official site describes an all-of-the-above energy strategy that supports oil, gas, coal, nuclear, hydropower, solar, wind and geothermal. (2026) source
• E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Secure the Border Act, which would require all employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • Cosponsored the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 319, 118th Congress). (2024-09-24) source
  • Cosponsored the Legal Workforce Act (H.R. 251, 119th Congress). (2025-05-07) source
• Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2023-05-25) source
  • Voted for the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I and applies mandatory minimum sentences to trafficking them. (2025-06-12) source
• Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted to overturn the Biden administration's broad student loan debt cancellation. (2023-06-21) source
  • Voted to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment plan, which lowered payments and sped up forgiveness. (2023-12-07) source
• Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2021 (H.R. 426, 117th Congress). (2022-03-28) source
  • Cosponsored the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023 (H.R. 734, 118th Congress). (2023-02-17) source
  • Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, a federal rule basing girls' and women's school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted for the Stop Insider Trading Act, which bars members of Congress, their spouses and dependents from buying new individual stocks. (2026-07-22) source
• Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilymedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2021 (H.R. 140, 117th Congress). (2021-02-05) source
  • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2023 (H.R. 6612, 118th Congress). (2024-09-19) source
  • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025 (H.R. 569, 119th Congress). (2025-06-10) source
• China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Prohibition of Agricultural Land for the People's Republic of China Act (H.R. 809, 118th Congress). (2023-02-02) source
• DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2024 (H.R. 8706, 118th Congress). (2024-06-25) source
  • Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025 (H.R. 925, 119th Congress). (2025-02-04) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 619, 117th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2021-01-28) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2021 (H.R. 18, 117th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2021-02-05) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 1011, 117th Congress). (2021-02-11) source
  • Cosponsored the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 1080, 117th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2021-02-15) source
  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2021-09-24) source
  • Voted against the Women's Health Protection Act of 2022, which would protect abortion access nationwide before viability. (2022-07-15) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2023 (H.R. 7, 118th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2023-01-09) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (H.R. 26, 118th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2023-01-09) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 431, 118th Congress). (2023-01-20) source
  • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act (H.R. 722, 119th Congress). (2026-03-03) source
  • Cosponsored the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025 (H.R. 7, 119th Congress). This bill alone does not place a candidate. (2026-09-01) source
  • Her official site says she believes life begins at conception, supports the Hyde Amendment, and opposes late-term abortion. (2026) source
• RedistrictingNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which would require independent redistricting commissions. (2021-03-03) source
• Campaign financeNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the For the People Act, which created public matching funds for campaigns and stricter donor disclosure. (2021-03-03) source
• Qualified immunityNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, which would end qualified immunity for police officers. (2021-03-03) source
• Childcare and pre-KNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which funded free universal pre-K and expanded childcare aid. (2021-11-19) source
• Paid leaveNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Build Back Better Act, which created a national paid family and medical leave program. (2021-11-19) source
• Drug pricesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin costs at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
• MarijuanaNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the MORE Act, which would legalize marijuana federally and clear past convictions. (2022-04-01) source
• Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the $40 billion Ukraine aid package in May 2022. (2022-05-10) source
  • Voted against the $61 billion Ukraine security supplemental in April 2024. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against the Ukraine Support Act, which provides military aid to Ukraine and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
• Aid to IsraelNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted against the $26 billion Israel security supplemental. (2024-04-20) source
  • Voted against an amendment by Rep. Thomas Massie to the Fiscal Year 2027 national security appropriations bill (H.R. 8595) that would have barred funds for Israel; it failed 104 to 314. (2026-07-15) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Judges, Term limits, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools.

Construction professional

Douglas Mangeris is the Libertarian nominee for Colorado's 4th District, on the ballot for the first time. He is a construction professional whose top issues are delivering water to rural Weld County, holding officials accountable for every vote and dollar, and setting term limits².

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.