Doug Lamborn

Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for CO's 5th congressional district since 2007.

He is a member of the Republican Party.

His district is based in Colorado Springs.

On January 5, 2023, Lamborn announced he would not seek re-election in 2024.

Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, Lamborn attended Lansing High School, in Lansing, Kansas.

After graduation, he earned a B.S. in journalism from the University of Kansas in 1978 and J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1985.

He moved to Colorado Springs and became a private attorney focusing on business and real estate law.

In 1994, Lamborn was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives.

He was elected Republican House Whip in 1997.

In 1998, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate.

He was elected Senate President Pro-tem in 1999.

Lamborn served in the Colorado Senate until winning a seat in the United States Congress.

While in the State Senate Lamborn sponsored the largest tax cut in Colorado State history, and was named the highest-ranking tax cutter in the Senate five times by a conservative activist group called the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.

Lamborn was the ranking Republican on the Colorado State Military and Veterans Affairs, and Appropriations committees.

On February 16, 2006, Joel Hefley announced he would retire after 10 terms in Congress.

In the Republican primary to succeed him, Hefley backed his longtime aide, former Administrative Director Jeff Crank.

In the August 8, 2006, election, Lamborn narrowly defeated Crank and four other candidates to win the nomination in a contentious race.

He ran on conservative positions: opposing gun control, abortion except when the mother's life is threatened, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, denying public benefits to illegal immigrants, and new eminent domain rulings.

Lamborn defeated Lieutenant Colonel Jay Fawcett, the Democratic nominee for the open seat in Colorado's 5th congressional district, on November 7, 2006.

Both lost to Lamborn in the 2006 primary.

Jeff Crank and Major General Bentley Rayburn both challenged Lamborn in the 2008 Republican primary.

Lamborn won the primary election on August 12, 2008, with 45 percent of the 56,171 votes cast.

Crank got 29 percent and Rayburn got 26 percent.

Lamborn defeated Democratic challenger Lieutenant Colonel Hal Bidlack in the 2008 election.

Lamborn was challenged by Democratic nominee Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Bradley.

He won re-election.

Lamborn was challenged in the Republican primary by businessman Robert Blaha.

Lamborn won 62–38 percent.

He had the support of Phyllis Schlafly's Eagle Forum political action committee.

Lamborn was challenged by Democratic nominee Major General Irv Halter.

He won with 59.8% of the vote.

The office opened in February 2009 and increased immigration enforcement agents in the area from two to ten.

In January 2018, Lamborn announced he would run for reelection in the 2018 elections.

After a Colorado High Court ruling initially disqualified him from appearing on the June primary ballot due to questions of signatures and residency, he was reinstated on the ballot when a federal judge ruled in his favor, citing his First Amendment claim.

He faced and defeated three challengers in the Republican primary.

He won the general election.

On January 9, Lamborn declared his candidacy for an eighth House term.

He qualified for the primary ballot in March with over 2,000 valid signatures and won the June 30 primary unopposed.

In the November general election, Lamborn defeated Democratic nominee Jillian Freeland.

An office of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was established in Colorado Springs in Lamborn's district.