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Boebert travel expenses8/1/2023 ![]() The Pueblo-based Rural Colorado United, a political action committee that opposes Boebert, also plans on sending letters this week asking the OCE and the Federal Election Commission to look into the mileage, as well as her actions around the Jan. A liberal watchdog group, Accountable.US, has written to the Office of Congressional Ethics to request it look into what they call “exorbitant and questionable travel expenses.” Two groups are raising questions about Boebert’s mileage. That analysis tracked campaign payments for “mileage” to people with the candidate’s last name. Nationwide, at least 20 congressional campaigns appeared to reimburse their candidates $10,000 or more in mileage expenses, according to a preliminary analysis of nearly 3,000 campaigns conducted by the Center for Responsive Politics at the request of CPR News. Scott McInnis, a former representative for the district, told CPR News he “routinely booked 70,000 miles, plus or minus, each year.” Some of Boebert’s fellow Republicans have stepped to her defense, including Rep. However, he logged high mileage in his initial congressional campaign in 2005, adding up to 17,576 miles over six months. Scott Tipton, reported far less mileage, totaling only about $10,000 for all campaign travel expenses over the last decade. ![]() Mitrano shared one of those internal forms with CPR, showing the date, itinerary, and miles driven for each trip.īoebert’s predecessor, Republican Rep. Mitrano tracked the mileage with an app and by sharing her itinerary with her treasurer, she said. “I’ll regale you with names of towns you’ve never heard of before and probably never will again,” Mitrano said. “Forty thousand miles, that would not surprise anybody, Republican or Democrat, in the New York 23rd Congressional district,” Mitrano said.Ī typical campaigning day might include 90 minutes of driving to a destination and more to get around the city, she said. In New York, Democrat Tracy Mitrano claimed 39,180 miles across 20. In California, Republican candidate Tamika Hamilton claimed reimbursement equivalent to 43,734 miles in the second half of 2020. The district is among the largest in the U.S., with nearly 50,000 square miles covering roughly half of Colorado.ĬPR News’ review found two candidates in other states who claimed more than $20,000 in mileage expenses during the 2020 election cycle. In a statement to The Denver Post, the campaign said the candidate “traveled to every nook and cranny of the district to speak with and hear from the people about their concerns.” If Boebert billed that as a campaign expense, it would account for about 1,100 miles of the total.īoebert’s campaign did not respond to a request for comment or proof of her mileage claim. ![]() It’s unclear whether the mileage billed includes one of the longer, and highest-profile, trips Boebert made during the campaign: to attend President Donald Trump’s 4th of July rally at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, shortly after she won the primary. A similar review by The Denver Post tallied fewer miles in part because it included only Facebook events. The analysis assumed that Boebert returned home each night, but drove directly between events that were hosted on the same day. If she drove roundtrip from her home in the Western Slope town of Silt to each of those destinations, Boebert would have accumulated about 30,000 miles, according to calculations performed with route-planning software. The events ranged from Denver to Grand Junction, Pueblo and numerous other smaller cities. ![]() CPR News documented 129 locations where Boebert’s campaign hosted a publicly advertised event or where her presence was documented on social media or by news media.
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