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Doug Lamborn

Personal data
Date of birthMay 24, 1954(age 56)
Place of birthLeavenworth, Kansas
Political partyRepublican
SpouseJeanie Lamborn
ResidenceColorado Springs, Colorado
Alma materUniversity of Kansas
Occupationattorney
ReligionNon-denominational Protestant
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 5th district
Assumed officeJanuary 3, 2007
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byJoel Hefley

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Doug Lamborn (born May 24, 1954, Leavenworth, Kansas) is a Republican politician for the U.S. state of Colorado. He currently serves in the United States House of Representatives as the Congressman for Colorado's 5th congressional district, based in Colorado Springs. He has been assigned to the Armed Services Committee, the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and the Committee on Natural Resources.

Lamborn attended the University of Kansas as a National Merit Scholar, where he received a bachelor's degree in journalism in 1978 and graduated with his Juris Doctor in 1986. Lamborn practiced law as an attorney before entering politics. In 1995, he was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives and was elected Republican Whip in 1997.

Lamborn successfully ran for a Colorado Senate seat in 1998, where he was elected President Pro-tem in 1999. Lamborn served in the Colorado Senate until winning a seat in Congress. Lamborn was the ranking Republican on the Colorado State Military and Veterans Affairs, and Appropriations committees. 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 the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.

Lamborn has a conservative voting record; he opposes gun control, abortion except when the mother's life is threatened, federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, and providing public benefits to illegal immigrants, and opposes the new eminent domain rulings.


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Retreat to a Small Town Fourth of July - Capitol News Connection Tweet this news
Capitol News Connection--LAMBORN I'm -Doug Lamborn- representing Colorado's 5th District. I am going to be doing a 4th of July Parade right off the bat on Saturday. ... - Date : Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:04:46 GMT+00:00
With a major assist from Jewish group, 'Son of Hamas' staying in US - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Tweet this news
Jewish Telegraphic Agency---Doug Lamborn- (R-Colo.), one of Yousef's co-honorees on June 23, wrote a letter with 21 House of Representatives colleagues that urged Homeland Security ... - Date : Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:32:45 GMT+00:00
Rep. Doug Lamborn Answers Question about Megan Laws - Capitol News Connection Tweet this news
Capitol News Connection--Capitol News Connection is emerging as the only source for trusted, original investigative journalism on how the US Congress impacts you where you live and ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:27:50 GMT+00:00
Colorado congressman gathers signatures to prevent deportation of Mosab Hassan ... - Daily Caller Tweet this news
Daily Caller---Doug Lamborn-, Colorado Republican, has started gathering signatures in the House of Representatives to prevent the deportation of Mosab Hassan Yousef. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:40:22 GMT+00:00
Mike Shanahan: Is it okay to root against his post-Broncos career? - Westword (blog) Tweet this news
Westword (blog)--5280's Michael de Yoanna reports about Congressman -Doug Lamborn's- support for the son of Hamas' founder. Never mind the sins of the father. ... - Date : Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:02:44 GMT+00:00
Congressman Lamborn Grills Interior Official over Gulf Drilling Moratorium - BigNews.biz (press release) Tweet this news
BigNews.biz (press release)--Congressman -Doug Lamborn- called for answers into who altered a Department of the Interior (DOI) report on the potential impacts of a six-month moratorium on ... - Date : Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:34:33 GMT+00:00
Prime Minister Salih urges continued US partnership in meeting with Congress ... - Kurdistan Regional Government Tweet this news
Kurdistan Regional Government--The delegation included Senator Voinovich (R-OH), Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), Representative John Kingston (R-GA), and Representative -Doug Lamborn- (R-CO). ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 09:31:33 GMT+00:00
Breaking! Obama Cabinet Official Looks Backward! - Firedoglake (blog) Tweet this news
Firedoglake (blog)---Doug Lamborn- (R-CO Whiner) complained to Ken Salazar that there had been too much focus on the sex and drug scandal of MMS under the Bush Administration. ... - Date : Wed, 26 May 2010 19:03:27 GMT+00:00
Tiahrt Seeks Legal Protections Against Funeral Protestors - BigNews.biz (press release) Tweet this news
BigNews.biz (press release)--and Congressman -Doug Lamborn- (R-Colo.) in co-sponsoring the bill. Picketers and protesters at funerals, especially military funerals, have spurred several ... - Date : Sun, 23 May 2010 11:57:37 GMT+00:00
New act reflects public view on abortion funding - OneNewsNow Tweet this news
OneNewsNow--Congressman -Doug Lamborn- (R-Colorado) tells OneNewsNow the Protect Life Act (HR 5111) is more reflective of the public view. ... - Date : Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:39:09 GMT+00:00



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