CO-08: Per the Colorado Sun, former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who is running again, "twice appeared to attempt suicide in situations witnessed by staffers.” Her behavior while serving in Congress and running for reelection "was so frightening and traumatizing to staff that aides proposed a safety plan requesting that sharp objects be removed …
CO-08: Per the Colorado Sun, former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who is running again, "twice appeared to attempt suicide in situations witnessed by staffers.” Her behavior while serving in Congress and running for reelection "was so frightening and traumatizing to staff that aides proposed a safety plan requesting that sharp objects be removed from [her] offices.” Apparently she tried to commit suicide in February 2024 at her home. A police office later wrote “that Caraveo said she had taken 19 sleeping pills and was drinking alcohol, and that she said something to the effect of 'this will put me to sleep for awhile.’” The story has much more, including about mistreatment of staff members. https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/yadira-caraveo-staff-mistreatment-allegations-colorado/
This information is far worse than we knew when there was a recent discussion here of her suffering from depression. I was a big supporter of Caraveo’s two congressional campaigns and I wish her well, but it is hard to see her as our best candidate in 2026. She is running again but the DCCC “is not actively supporting her bid.”
Yeah, that sounds like a real political problem. Even if her mental health has improved. Wonder why she would want to expose herself to the pressure of a campaign and holding office.
"The former staffers spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity because they said they fear retaliation. They shared contemporaneous messages and documents corroborating their stories and revealing a chaotic and hostile work environment that they say took a major toll personally and professionally.
While all four said they were highly sympathetic to Caraveo’s mental health issues, they said the way she treated them as a result was not OK.
“It’s completely fine to struggle with mental illness,” another former staffer said. “But it is one thing to struggle with mental illness and it’s another thing to weaponize it.”
Yeah I wish her all the best and maybe down the line she can make a comeback bid for public office but this is too much too soon.
CO-08: Per the Colorado Sun, former Rep. Yadira Caraveo, who is running again, "twice appeared to attempt suicide in situations witnessed by staffers.” Her behavior while serving in Congress and running for reelection "was so frightening and traumatizing to staff that aides proposed a safety plan requesting that sharp objects be removed from [her] offices.” Apparently she tried to commit suicide in February 2024 at her home. A police office later wrote “that Caraveo said she had taken 19 sleeping pills and was drinking alcohol, and that she said something to the effect of 'this will put me to sleep for awhile.’” The story has much more, including about mistreatment of staff members. https://coloradosun.com/2025/05/01/yadira-caraveo-staff-mistreatment-allegations-colorado/
This information is far worse than we knew when there was a recent discussion here of her suffering from depression. I was a big supporter of Caraveo’s two congressional campaigns and I wish her well, but it is hard to see her as our best candidate in 2026. She is running again but the DCCC “is not actively supporting her bid.”
Yeah, that sounds like a real political problem. Even if her mental health has improved. Wonder why she would want to expose herself to the pressure of a campaign and holding office.
"The former staffers spoke to The Sun on the condition of anonymity because they said they fear retaliation. They shared contemporaneous messages and documents corroborating their stories and revealing a chaotic and hostile work environment that they say took a major toll personally and professionally.
While all four said they were highly sympathetic to Caraveo’s mental health issues, they said the way she treated them as a result was not OK.
“It’s completely fine to struggle with mental illness,” another former staffer said. “But it is one thing to struggle with mental illness and it’s another thing to weaponize it.”
Yeah I wish her all the best and maybe down the line she can make a comeback bid for public office but this is too much too soon.