After around two decades of marriage, Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert has filed for divorce from her husband, The Colorado Sun reported.
“It is with a heavy weight on my heart that I have filed for divorce from my husband. I am grateful for our years of marriage together and for our beautiful children, all of whom deserve privacy and love as we work through this process,” Boebert said in a written statement. “I’ve always been faithful in my marriage, and I believe strongly in marriage, which makes this announcement that much more difficult.”
“This is truly about irreconcilable differences. I do not intend to discuss this matter any further in public out of respect for our children, and will continue to work hard to represent the people of Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District,” she added.
The 46-page divorce petition said the Boeberts’ marriage is “irretrievable broken,” and was filed on May 11. The soon-to-be former couple have four sons, one of whom is a 17-year-old who had a baby due in April with his girlfriend.
Her soon-to-be ex-husband Jayson Boebert made news by pleading guilty to public indecency and lewd exposure after he allegedly exposing himself to two girls at a bowling alley in January of 2004. Boebert claimed in her book that he never showed his genitals, but that he “acted like he was going to unzip his pants,” adding that he “needed the alcohol and anger management classes that came with the plea deal.”
“The left attacks us relentlessly,” she wrote. “They point to Jayson’s arrest and say awful things about him — rather than applaud a man who’s made a few mistakes along the way, learned from them, and then made himself a true success, got married and is raising four incredible young men.”
According to The Daily Beast, Jayson appeared to be caught off guard when he was served the divorce papers. According to the affidavit obtained by The Beast, he chased away a process server while yelling profanities and let his dogs loose.
“Once he learned that he was being served with Dissolution of Marriage papers he was extremely angry,” the process server wrote. “I tried to hand him the documents but did not take them. He started yelling and using profanities, and told me that I was trespassing, and that he was calling the Sheriff’s Office. I told him I was leaving the documents on the chair outside of the door, he closed the door then let the dogs out.”
The document pointed out that Jayson was cleaning a gun and drinking a “tall glass of beer” when he was served.
