Beth Martinez Humenik
Beth Martinez Humenik | |
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Member of the Colorado Senate from the 24th district | |
In office January 7, 2015 – January 4, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Lois Tochtrop |
Succeeded by | Faith Winter |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Thornton, Colorado |
Alma mater | Colorado State University |
Occupation | Educator |
Beth Martinez Humenik is a Republican politician in the U.S. state of
Early life and education
A fourth-generation Coloradoan, Martinez Humenik grew up in Fort Collins and has lived in Thornton since 1997. She received a bachelor's degree and master's degree from Colorado State University.[1]
Career
Marinez Humenik was formerly an adjunct instructor and substitute teacher.[1]
Political career
Thorton City Council
Marinez Humenik was a member of the Thornton City Council from 2007 to 2015.[2]
Martinez Humenik unsuccessfully ran for the state House in 2012, losing to Democrat Joe Salazar.[3]
Colorado State Senate
Martinez Humenik was elected to the
In the Senate, Martinez Humenik served as chair of the Health & Human Services committee and Local Government committee, and was vice chair of the Joint Technology Committee and Statutory Revision Committee.[7] Martinez Humenik is considered fairly moderate by the standards of Colorado Republicans;[6] in 2015, Martinez Humenik broke with the Republicans to defeat a key anti-abortion bill, joining Democrats in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee in voting against the legislation.[8] The vote earned Martinez Humerik the enmity of Colorado anti-abortion activists.[9]
Martinez Humenik was a member of the executive committee of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.[10]
In the 2018 Senate elections, Martinez Humenik's district was considered one of the two most competitive seats held by a Republican and was targeted by Democrats in their aim to regain control of the state Senate.[11] She narrowly won the seat in 2014 and Hillary Clinton won the district in 2016.[11] She ultimately lost the race to Democratic challenger Faith Winter by a double-digit margin.[12]
Candidacy for Mayor of Thornton
In September 2019, Martinez Humenik announced her candidacy for Mayor of Thornton.[13] She came in third out of five candidates, winning 21.4% of the vote.[14]
References
- ^ a b Commissioners: Beth Martinez Humenik, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment.
- ^ Colorado Senate District 24 candidate Q&A, Denver Post (October 10, 2018).
- ^ Marianne Goodland, The maverick and the reformer: Sandgren v. Salazar, Colorado Independent (June 27, 2016).
- ^ a b 2014 Abstract of Votes Cast, Office of the Secretary of State, State of Colorado.
- ^ Olabi, Nora (11 July 2018). "Meet the Three Democrats Who Could Flip the Republican-Led State Senate". Westword. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ a b Andrew Kenney, Colorado's political future comes down to five Senate districts, and money is rushing in, Denver Post (September 27, 2018).
- ^ Senator Beth Martinez Humenik (official biography), Colorado General Assembly.
- ^ John Frank, GOP lawmaker breaks ranks to reject abortion bill, Denver Post (April 20, 2018).
- ^ Jason Salzman, Anti-abortion organization continues to attack state Senator, Colorado Times-Recorder (March 15, 2018).
- ^ Executive Committee Archived 2017-06-16 at the Wayback Machine, National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.
- ^ a b "Colorado's political future comes down to five Senate districts, and money is rushing in". The Denver Post. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
- ^ "Beth Martinez Humenik". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
- ^ Luning, Ernest (2019-09-05). "Former state Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik launches bid to be Thornton mayor". Colorado Politics. Retrieved 2019-10-11.
- ^ "Metro North Ballot 2019 Unofficial Results". Colorado Community Media. Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel.