Yadira Caraveo

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 will be Colorado's first Latina member of Congress.[3][4]

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 byConstituency established
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives
from the 31st district
In office
January 4, 2019 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byJoe Salazar
Succeeded byTBD
Personal details
Born (1980-12-23) December 23, 1980 (age 43)
Colorado, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationRegis University (BS)
University of Colorado, Denver (MD)
WebsiteCampaign website

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References

  1. Rakich, Nathaniel (2022-11-10). "2022 Midterm Elections: Live Results And Latest Updates". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  2. 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}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Latino voters make the difference, elect Dr. Yadira Caraveo as Colorado's first Latina in Congress". Al Día News. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
  4. 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.