Mexican Yadira Caraveo
Posted on 09/16/2025 9:49:18 AM PDT by real saxophonist
Yadira Caraveo speaks out for first time since ending campaign to reclaim congressional seat
Caraveo was one of several Democrats running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in the intensely competitive 8th Congressional District.
Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden sat down with Yadira Caraveo on Monday, three days after she announced that she was dropping her bid to reclaim the congressional seat she lost last year.
Yadira Caraveo speaks out for first time since ending campaign to reclaim congressional seat
By: Shannon Ogden
Sep 15, 2025
DENVER — Denver7 anchor Shannon Ogden sat down with Yadira Caraveo on Monday, three days after she announced that she was dropping her bid to reclaim the congressional seat she lost last year.
“Unfortunately, I faced very strong resistance to my candidacy this cycle due almost entirely to the stigmatization of mental health in America,” the Democrat and pediatrician said.
Caraveo was one of several Democrats running to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Gabe Evans in the intensely competitive 8th Congressional District, a suburban seat north of Denver. She was public about her struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts during her two years in Congress.
Ogden spoke with Caraveo about why she quit the race and exactly what she experienced during the campaign.
"I had individuals from the top echelons of the Democratic Party, to donors, to people here locally say that they didn't think that somebody with depression and a history of suicidality was capable of running for office and serving in Congress," Caraveo said. "The thought that somebody who suffered from depression once, who has gone to the depths of thinking of ending their own lives, can never be better. That's just not true."
In 2022, Caraveo became the first Latina to represent Colorado in Congress after winning the newly created 8th Congressional District north of Denver by just 1,600 votes. In 2024, she lost re-election to Republican Gabe Evans by fewer than 2,500 votes.
Until recently, Caraveo thought she could beat Evans in a rematch next year.
After serving in the state legislature and Congress, is that it for Caraveo in politics? She told Ogden that she has no plans to run again right now, but could not rule anything out.
"I've learned to never say never," she said. "I never thought that I'd be going into politics."
There is a crowded field of Democrats vying to take on Evans next year, including Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young, State Rep. Manny Rutinel, State Rep. Shannon Bird, and former teachers' union president Amie Baca Oehlert. The Cook Political Report lists the 8th Congressional District race as among the tightest in the country.
Concluding the interview, Ogden asked Caraveo about her mental health these days.
"I'm doing very well," Caraveo said. "Like I said, I've gotten the right treatment for the first time... I have the right medications. I have the right treatment team. I haven't felt this well since I was a teenager."
You can watch the interview at the source,
Yes, let the woman deal with her depression. Not everyone can do all jobs. She would be unfit because she has to be alert and not depressed when making decisions in a highly complex world.
Best wishes to her....
Thought I proofread. Cam=can.
Many patients who have been diagnosed with clinical depression also have bipolar disorder.
Not something you want to see in a congressional representative unless you are a democrat, since all Rats by definition have a mental disease.
Mexican Yadira Caraveo
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