Beth Martinez Humenik

Beth Martinez Humenik
Member of the Colorado Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 7, 2015 – January 4, 2019
Preceded byLois Tochtrop
Succeeded byFaith Winter
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationColorado State University

Beth Martinez Humenik is an American politician who served in the Colorado State Senate from the 24th district as a member of the Republican Party from 2015 to 2019.

Early life

Beth Martinez Humenik was born to Joe and Sandy Martinez[1] and grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado.[2] She graduated from Colorado State University with bachelor and master's degrees.[3] She married Mike in 1988,[4] and moved to Thornton, Colorado, in 1996.[5] She is related to former state senator Bob Martinez.[3]

Career

Local politics

Humenik was a member of the Thorton city council from the 3rd district from 2007 to 2015,[5] and SomXai Vue was selected to replace her after she resigned to take up a seat in the Colorado State Senate.[6] She announced on September 5, 2019, that she run for mayor of Thornton,[2] but placed third out of five candidates.[7]

State legislature

During Humenik's tenure in the state senate she served as chair of the Local Government and Joint Technology committees. She was vice chair of the Health and Human Services committee.[3] She was a member of the executive committee of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators.[8] In 2015, she was the only Hispanic Republican in the state senate.[9]

In 2018, Humenik filed a complain against state senator Daniel Kagan for using a women's bathroom multiple times and Kagan resigned after a report on his usage of a women's bathroom was released.[10][11] She voted against expelling state senator Randy Baumgardner in 2018.[12]

In 2012, Humenik received the Republican nomination for a seat in the Colorado House of Representatives from the 31st district, but lost to Democratic nominee Joe Salazar.[13][14] She defeated Democratic nominee Judy Solano in the 2014 election for a seat in the state senate from the 24th district.[15][16] She was a Republican that represented a district won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.[17] Democratic nominee Faith Winter defeated her in the 2018 election.[18][19]

Political positions

Humenik voted against legislation that would require doctors to show ultrasound images to women seeking abortions.[20] She was endorsed by the Log Cabin Republicans in 2018.[21] She was given a score of 43% by the AFL-CIO in 2018.[22] She was given a F rating by NARAL.[23]

Electoral history

2012 Colorado House of Representatives 31st district election[14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 2,025 100.00%
Total votes 2,025 100.00%
General election
Democratic Joe Salazar 18,800 60.45%
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 12,301 39.55%
Total votes 31,101 100.00%
2014 Colorado Senate 24th district election[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 6,605 100.00%
Total votes 6,605 100.00%
General election
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik 26,164 50.87%
Democratic Judy Solano 25,268 49.13%
Total votes 51,432 100.00%
2018 Colorado Senate 24th district election[18][19]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik (incumbent) 9,401 100.00%
Total votes 9,401 100.00%
General election
Democratic Faith Winter 35,578 52.32%
Republican Beth Martinez Humenik (incumbent) 27,068 39.80%
Independent Adam Matkowsky 3,328 4.89%
Libertarian Donald Osborn 2,033 2.99%
Total votes 68,007 100.00%

References

  1. ^ Parents 2015.
  2. ^ a b Luning 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Freeman 2018.
  4. ^ Q&A 2018.
  5. ^ a b Local 2019.
  6. ^ SomXai Vue 2015.
  7. ^ "Metro North Ballot 2019 Unofficial Results". Colorado Community Media. Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel.
  8. ^ Latino 2017.
  9. ^ Tomasic 2015.
  10. ^ Powell & Zelinger 2018.
  11. ^ Dan Kagan 2018.
  12. ^ Bunch 2018.
  13. ^ Bunch 2017.
  14. ^ a b Election 2012, pp. 92, 119.
  15. ^ a b Primary 2014.
  16. ^ a b Election 2014.
  17. ^ Lieb 2018.
  18. ^ a b Primary 2018.
  19. ^ a b Election 2018.
  20. ^ Abortion Waiting 2017.
  21. ^ Luning 2018.
  22. ^ Goodland 2018.
  23. ^ NARAL.

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