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Caraveo represented the 31st district in the [[Colorado House of Representatives]] from 2019 to 2023. The district covered parts of [[Adams County, Colorado|Adams]] and [[Weld County, Colorado|Weld]] counties.
 
Caraveo lost reelection in [[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado|2024]] to Republican [[Gabe Evans]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-10 |title=Gabe Evans flips 8th Congressional District for Republicans as Rep. Yadira Caraveo concedes race |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/11/10/gabe-evans-wins-8th-congressional-district-colorado-yadira-caraveo/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Jesse |date=2024-11-10 |title=Gabe Evans unseats Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District |url=https://coloradosun.com/2024/11/10/gabe-evans-beats-yadira-caraveo-colorado/ |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=The Colorado Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Early life and education==
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====2024====
{{main|2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado#District 8}}
Caraveo is runningran for re-election in 2024 against Republican [[Gabe Evans]]. As of October 10, 2024, she had raised more than $4.5 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Election United States House - Colorado 8th |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/CO/08/2024/ |website=fec.gov |publisher=[[Federal Election Commission]] |access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> She was narrowly defeated by Evans in the general election, conceding on November 10, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Paul |first1=Jesse |title=Gabe Evans unseats Yadira Caraveo in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District |url=https://coloradosun.com/2024/11/10/gabe-evans-beats-yadira-caraveo-colorado/ |access-date=November 10, 2024 |work=The Colorado Sun |date=November 10, 2024}}</ref>
 
=== Committee assignments ===
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==Personal life==
Caraveo is [[Roman Catholic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Religious affiliation of members of 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_congress_LIST.pdf |publisher=PEW Research Center |access-date=13 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/ |publisher=Pew Research Center |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> but despite this, was an original co-sponsor of a bill to enshrine abortion protections into federal law and a supporter of the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) authority to approve pharmaceuticals manufactured and used to cause abortion.<ref>{{cite web|title=Protecting Reproductive Rights|url=https://caraveo.house.gov/issues/protecting-reproductive-rights|publisher=US House of Representatives|access-date=10 Nov 2024}}</ref> In August 2024, Caraveo announced that she had begun treatment for [[Depression (mood)|depression]] at [[Walter Reed National Military Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sarles |first1=Jesse |title=Colorado's Rep. Yadira Caraveo seeks treatment for depression, says she's taking "my own advice" - CBS Colorado |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/yadira-caraveo-depression-treatment-walter-reed-national-military-medical-center-colorado-congresswoman/ |access-date=11 September 2024 |work=www.cbsnews.com |date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
 
==Electoral history==