Yadira D. Caraveo (/jəˈdɪərə kɛərəˈveɪoʊ/ yə-DEER-ə kair-ə-VAY-oh; born December 23, 1980) is an American politician and pediatrician who served as the U.S. representative for Colorado's 8th congressional district from 2023 to 2025.

[5][6] Caraveo was born in Denver to Mexican undocumented parents who arrived in the 1970s but were granted amnesty under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

[17] She was the lead sponsor of a sex education law that prohibited abstinence-only curriculum and required schools to teach students about consent.

[22] On November 9, 2022, Caraveo defeated Republican nominee Barbara Kirkmeyer in the general election, becoming Colorado's first Latina member of Congress.

[28][29] In August 2024, Caraveo announced that she had begun treatment for depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.