Yadira Caraveo
Democrat Representative of Colorado's 8th district
Representative
Colorado, district 8
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
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Congresses Served
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House Terms
December 23, 1980 (44 years old)
Birthday
- American politician and pediatrician
- Served as the U.S. representative for Colorado’s 8th congressional district since 2023
- First Latina member of Congress from Colorado
- Served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023, representing the 31st district
- Born in Denver to Mexican undocumented parents who were granted amnesty in 1986
- Volunteered for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign while in medical school
- Holds a bachelor’s degree from Regis University and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Completed a residency in pediatrics at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
- Involved with the Committee of Interns and Residents union
- Practiced as a pediatrician in Thornton, Colorado, and served on the board of trustees for the Anythink Library system in Adams County since 2017
- Sponsored legislation on free contraceptives and reproductive care for illegal immigrants, cannabis regulation, and sex education reform
- Served on the Health & Insurance and Education committees in the Colorado House
- Announced candidacy for the U.S. House in August 2021 and won the election in November 2022
- Holds committee assignments in the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology in the 118th Congress
- Roman Catholic