WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Michael Bennet issued the following press release:

Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that Andrea Loya will join him as his guest at President Trump's State of the Union Address to Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

Loya currently serves as the Executive Director of Casa de Paz (https://www.casadepazcolorado.org/), a Colorado nonprofit that helps recently released refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants facilitate next steps toward reunification within their communities with dignity. Loya is an immigrant herself and came to the United States when she was a young child. She navigated the complexities of the immigration system on her own and understands the uncertain, isolating nature of being ...