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Rep. Lauren Boebert.
  • Rep. Lauren Boebert and her GOP competitors were asked to raise their hands if they'd been arrested.
  • Boebert was one of six congressional hopefuls in the district to raise their hands.
  • She said her arrest was over a traffic violation when it was for skipping a court-ordered hearing.

At her first primary debate in the new Colorado district where she's running for office, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert and five other candidates smiled and raised their hands when asked who'd ever been arrested.