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Former U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo withdraws as candidate for Colorado Congressional District 8 By Jennifer McRae September 12, 2025 Former Rep. Yadira Caraveo has withdrawn her candidacy for Colorado Congressional District 8, the district in which she was elected in 2023. She was the first representative for that district, as it was newly created before the 2022 election due to Colorado's growing population. Caraveo made the withdrawal announcement on Friday afternoon, saying that she believed she faced a lot of resistance to her candidacy due to the "stigmatization of mental health in America." Read her full statement below. Caraveo, a...

Republican congressional candidates Gabe Evans and Janak Joshi will face off in the GOP primary to decide who challenges Democratic U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo in Colorado's most closely divided district. Evans, a first-term state representative from Fort Lupton, won top-line designation at the GOP's 8th Congressional District assembly on Saturday in Greeley. In contrast, Joshi, a former three-term state representative from Colorado Springs, barely made the primary, with only a few delegate votes to spare. A third Republican who went through the assembly process, insurance agent and first-time candidate Joseph Andujo, endorsed Evans after falling short of the 30% support...