1-minute voter guide: 4th District GOP primary features Lauren Boebert and 5 challengers

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert leads a pack of six candidates vying to replace Ken Buck in Congress' next term.

The big picture: The controversial lawmaker, known for her election denial and white Christian nationalist leanings , moved from the 3rd District on the Western Slope that she currently represents to the 4th District amid a tough re-election battle.

• Her rivals are longtime district residents and conservative leaders, including current state Reps. Mike Lynch and Richard Holtorf and former state Sen. Jerry Sonneberg.
• The other two rivals are Deborah Flora, a conservative radio talk show host and activist, and Peter Yu, who works in the finance industry.

State of play: Boebert holds a significant financial and polling lead in the race, and the other candidates are struggling to emerge as her top challenger.

• Most are blasting Boebert for her bombastic reputation and pledging to do the work rather than garner the spotlight.

Yes, but: A number of candidates in the race acknowledged they were once arrested, and at least two — Holtorf and Lynch — enter the race with their own baggage.

• Holtorf said in public remarks he helped a girlfriend get an abortion. Lynch resigned his post as state House GOP leader after an undisclosed driving while intoxicated arrest.

Zoom in: On the topic of immigration , the candidates are split on how to handle migrants. Boebert and Lynch want all immigrants deported, while Holtorf and Sonneberg believe in a pathway to citizenship or jobs.

• Yu wants tighter regulations around what qualifies as asylum to limit immigration.

Context: The 4th District is the most Republican-leaning in the state by voter registration but roughly half of voters are unaffiliated and a majority of the district is suburban, encompassing Douglas County in the Denver metro area.

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