DENVER (KDVR) — On Friday, Dr. Yadira Caraveo withdrew her candidacy for U.S. House District 8, citing resistance to her candidacy due to mental health stigmas.

Caraveo served as Colorado's 8th Congressional District Representative from 2022 through 2024, when now-Congressman Gabe Evans, a Republican, ousted her. In August last year, Caraveo announced that she had sought treatment from Walter Reed Medical Center for her depression.

"This was not a decision I made lightly. It was a privilege representing the 8th district in Congress and working for the people of the district, Colorado, and the country," Caraveo said in a statement on Friday. "Unfortunately, I faced very strong resistance to my candidacy this cycle due almost entirely to the stigmatization of mental health in America."

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