13 Facts About Yadira Caraveo

Yadira D Caraveo is an American politician and pediatrician who served as the US representative for from 2023 to 2025.

Yadira Caraveo represented the 31st district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.

Yadira Caraveo volunteered for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign while in medical school.

Yadira Caraveo received her bachelor's degree from Regis University and later her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Yadira Caraveo completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, where she was involved with the Committee of Interns and Residents union for resident physicians.

Yadira Caraveo has served on the board of trustees for the Anythink Library system in Adams County since 2017.

Yadira Caraveo sponsored a bill giving free contraceptives and reproductive care to illegal immigrants, citing studies showing that the program lowers maternal mortality and infant mortality rates.

Yadira Caraveo sponsored a bill that would put an age requirement on some cannabis products, require coroners to conduct a THC test for all "unnatural deaths", and put a cap on potency levels in products.

Yadira Caraveo argued the bill would stop younger people from getting addicted to cannabis, while opponents argued testing would be racially motivated.

Yadira Caraveo was endorsed by former Colorado speaker of the House KC Becker, state senator Faith Winter, state senator Jessie Danielson, and others.

On November 9,2022, Yadira Caraveo defeated Republican nominee Barbara Kirkmeyer in the general election, becoming Colorado's first Latina member of Congress.

Yadira Caraveo ran for re-election in 2024 against Republican Gabe Evans.

Yadira Caraveo was defeated by Evans in the general election.