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NEW POLITICS-ENDORSED RETIRED NAVY ADMIRAL EILEEN LAUBACHER DEFEATS LAUREN BOEBERT, FLIPPING COLORADO’S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR DEMOCRATS

Eileen Laubacher won a district Donald Trump carried by 18 points in 2024, one of the most significant upsets of the cycle. Her win is part of a wave of New Politics-backed servant leaders who helped Democrats retake the House.
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The 34-year Navy veteran and former National Security Council official answers the call to serve again, helping Democrats retake the House.

WASHINGTON D.C. (November 9, 2026) — Retired two-star Navy admiral Eileen Laubacher, a New Politics-endorsed candidate, has defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert to win the race for Colorado's 4th Congressional District. Laubacher spent 34 years in uniform before serving on the National Security Council, and she built one of the strongest grassroots campaign operations in the country.

Laubacher won a district Donald Trump carried by 18 points in 2024, one of the most significant upsets of the cycle. Her win is part of a wave of New Politics-backed servant leaders who helped Democrats retake the House.

Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:

“Colorado's 4th District is about as hard as it gets for a Democrat, and Eileen Laubacher won it anyway. After 34 years in the Navy, Eileen had every reason to enjoy her retirement. Instead, she looked at what was happening to our democracy and decided she had one more mission in her. Voters in this district trusted Eileen to always put them first, as she has her whole career. This is a big victory, and New Politics is honored to have been in Eileen's corner throughout this race.”

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New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics' support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate's campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board. Learn more at newpolitics.org.

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