Doug Lamborn

Douglas Lawrence Lamborn (born May 24, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 5th congressional district from 2007 to 2025. He is a member of the Republican Party. His district was based in Colorado Springs.

On January 5, 2024, Lamborn announced he would not seek reelection in 2024.

Born in Leavenworth, Kansas, Lamborn attended Lansing High School, in Lansing, Kansas. After graduation, he earned a Bachelor of Science in journalism from the University of Kansas in 1978 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1985. He moved to Colorado Springs and became a private attorney focusing on business and real estate law.

In 1994, Lamborn was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives. In 1998, he was elected to the Colorado State Senate.

He was elected Republican House Whip in 1997. He was elected Senate President Pro-tem in 1999. Lamborn served in the Colorado Senate until winning a seat in the United States Congress.

While in the State Senate, Lamborn sponsored the largest tax cut in Colorado history, and was named the highest-ranking tax cutter in the Senate five times by a conservative activist group called the Colorado Union of Taxpayers.

Lamborn was the ranking Republican on the Colorado State Military and Veterans Affairs, and Appropriations committees.

On February 16, 2006, Joel Hefley announced he would retire after 10 terms in Congress.