Republican state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and Democratic state Rep. Yadira Caraveo are facing off to become the first to represent Colorado's 8th Congressional District. via Meghan_Lopez
THORNTON, Colo. — Colorado’s newest congressional district has quickly become one of the most hotly contested in the state.
She is a pediatrician and worked in a community in Adams County where 65% of her patients were on Medicaid, which initially helped propel her into politics. Caraveo was first elected to the state legislature in 2018. During her time, she has sponsored bills for more oversight on the use of chemicals in oil and gas operations, paid family leave, the use of chemical restraints on people, multilingual ballot access, nicotine taxes, flavor tobacco bans and more.
“I have come out stating that I am in support the 15-week ban. So after 15 weeks, that abortion would be banned,” Kirkmeyer said. Unlike Kirkmeyer, Caraveo said this is a topic she is hearing about frequently in her conversations with voters and it’s something people are angry about and interested in.Kirkmeyer believes a way to stop the fentanyl crisis in Colorado communities is to secure the southern border. She blames the Biden Administration for what she considers an open border policy and said she supports an approach to securing the border that includes a wall, technology and more support for border agents.
Caraveo did vote in favor of both the 2019 law and this year's law. When pressed on whether the 2019 law’s passage was a mistake, Caraveo said it was a learning experience. Kirkmeyer has also called for the federal government to balance its budget and cut down on spending. She blames Democrats for the massive spending that has happened on a federal level in recent years.
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