'We Need More Common Sense': Republican Lauren Boebert Heads To Washington To Represent Colorado's 3rd Congressional District

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(CBS4) -- Colorado's most prominent Republican member of Congress is going through orientation alongside the newly elected House members. Lauren Boebert, the gun-toting mom and restaurant owner, won the election in the state's 3rd Congressional District.

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO) arrives to the Hyatt Regency hotel on Capitol Hill on November 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. Orientation begins for the newly-elected members today and will run through Nov. 21. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images)

Boebert and other new elects are in Washington, D.C. to start preparing to take office in January. Orientation began on Thursday and will run through Saturday, Nov. 21.

Boebert joins 13 non-incumbent Republican women who won their contests this year -- setting a new record.

Boebert said she's excited to get to work for Colorado.

Representative-elect Lauren Boebert, a Republican from Colorado, wears a Space Force hat and protective mask while arriving for a new member orientation in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. Senate Republicans this week released 12 bills to fund the government through next September, the first move toward negotiations with House Democrats that will be vital to avoiding a federal shutdown next month. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images

"It's an incredible honor to join so many women in the GOP who won their elections. I'm excited in Colorado's 3rd District I am not only the first female to represent that district, but I'm the first mom. And it's an incredible honor to bring those values to Washington, D.C. in a time where I think we need more common sense and more citizen-led legislature," Boebert said.

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