Although Colorado is more Democrat-friendly than it was in the past — President Joe Biden carried the state by 14% in the 2020 presidential election, and former Sen. Cory Gardner was voted out of office — it still has its share of veteran Republicans who have been fixtures in Colorado politics. One of them is Rep. Doug Lamborn, who represents the Colorado Springs area in the U.S. House of Representatives and has recently faced an ethics probe.
On Monday, January 24, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) issued a report on the 67-year-old Lamborn. The OCE, according to Washington Post reporter Mariana Alfaro, found that he "misused his congressional staff and resources by having aides run errands for his family and that he solicited or accepted improper gifts from his subordinates."
