In a House Republican caucus of primarily older, male lawmakers who’ve often served in public office for decades, Lauren Boebert is young, female and a first-time officeholder who ousted a tenured incumbent to become the first woman to represent her western Colorado district in Congress. To supporters within her party and rock-ribbed conservative district, Boebert is a digital-savvy rock star who burst onto the political scene to take on the status quo in a deeply broken Washington; to detractors, someone whose aim is to create outrage. Boebert earned her GED, enrolled in business courses at Colorado State University, and worked in a variety of jobs in the energy sector before owning her own restaurant.