‹‹ Who's Gonna Govern?

Yadira Caraveo, Eighth Congressional District candidate

Listen Now
18min 41sec
20220926-CARAVEO-CD8-ELX
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News
Democratic state Rep. Dr. Yadira Caraveo is running for Congress in the new 8th District against Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer.

In the 2024 election, Yadira Caraveo is the Democratic nominee for Colorado's Eighth Congressional District.

She's interviewed by CPR News host Chandra Thomas Whitfield in this episode of the Who's Gonna Govern? podcast.

Rep. Caraveo currently holds this seat, which she won in the 2022 election. That was the first time Colorado's had an Eighth Congressional District, which was drawn after the 2020 Census. The district extends from Denver's northern suburbs up through Greeley.

Rep. Caraveo is a pediatrician who previously served in the State Legislature. This year, she compete against Republican nominee Gabe Evans.