{"id":74695,"date":"2020-02-04T15:18:04","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/tiptons-gop-challenger-plans-events-in-southwest-colorado\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T05:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T11:36:48","slug":"tiptons-gop-challenger-plans-events-in-southwest-colorado","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/tiptons-gop-challenger-plans-events-in-southwest-colorado\/","title":{"rendered":"Tipton\u2019s GOP challenger plans events in Southwest Colorado"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Lauren Boebert, owner of Shooters Grill in Rifle, is trying to unseat U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, R-Cortez. She is seen with her husband, Jayson. She holds events in Cortez on Friday and Saturday.<\/span>Courtesy of Lauren Boebert for Congress<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Lauren Boebert, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for the Republican nomination for the U.S. 3rd Congressional District, plans two events in Cortez Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n

Boebert<\/a>, who owns Shooters Grill in Rifle, where servers \u201cproudly open carry\u201d firearms, said she is scheduled to hold a fundraiser open to the public at 6 p.m. Friday at the Baymont by Wyndham, 2270 Hawkins St. in Cortez.<\/p>\n

She also is scheduled to speak Saturday during the morning session of the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association meeting Saturday at the Cortez Elks Club, 2100 Dolores Road.<\/p>\n

The session is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Tipton is also scheduled to speak at the meeting.<\/p>\n

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Boebert<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Boebert said she holds question-and-answer sessions during all her events.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Q and A is the part I always look forward to because you can meet people and emphasize points with people. I\u2019m a very spontaneous person, and the Q and A is something I can have fun with,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In her speech, Boebert said she will introduce herself, talk about issues, Shooters Grill and why she chose to run for office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will talk about some of the differences between me and my opponent because people always ask why you\u2019re challenging a Republican. But I like to talk about the things I\u2019m running for not the things I\u2019m running against,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

In addition to her meetings in Cortez, Boebert will plans a meet-and-greet at 5 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Four Leaves Winery, 528 Main Ave., in Durango.<\/p>\n

parmijo@the-journal.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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