Beth Martinez Humenik

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 and grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University with bachelor and master's degrees. She married Mike in 1988, and moved to Thornton, Colorado, in 1996. She is related to former state senator Bob Martinez.

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

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. She was a member of the executive committee of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators. In 2015, she was the only Hispanic Republican in the state senate.

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. She voted against expelling state senator Randy Baumgardner in 2018.

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. She defeated Democratic nominee Judy Solano in the 2014 election for a seat in the state senate from the 24th district. She was a Republican that represented a district won by Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic nominee Faith Winter defeated her in the 2018 election.

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

Electoral history