Yadira Caraveo
American politician
Yadira D. Caraveo (born December 23, 1980) is an American politician and pediatrician. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023. Caraveo is the U.S. representative for Colorado's 8th congressional district since 2023.[1][2] She was Colorado's first Latina member of Congress.[3][4] In November 2024, she lost her re-election to Republican Gabe Evans.
Yadira Caraveo | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Colorado's 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Gabe Evans (elect) |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 31st district | |
| In office January 4, 2019 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Salazar |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1980 Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Regis University (BS) University of Colorado, Denver (MD) |
| Website | Campaign website |
References
change- ↑ Rakich, Nathaniel (2022-11-10). "2022 Midterm Elections: Live Results And Latest Updates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
- ↑ Woodruff, Chase; November 9, Colorado Newsline; 2022. "Democrat Caraveo upsets GOP's Kirkmeyer to win new 8th Congressional District seat in Colorado". Colorado Newsline. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
{{cite web}}:|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Latino voters make the difference, elect Dr. Yadira Caraveo as Colorado's first Latina in Congress". Al Día News. Archived from the original on 2022-12-03. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ↑ Fish, Sandra (2022-11-14). "How Yadira Caraveo, used to being an underdog, became the first Latina from Colorado elected to Congress". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
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