Lucía Guzmán
Lucía Guzmán | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Colorado Senate from the 34th district | |
| In office May 21, 2010 – January 4, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Paula Sandoval |
| Succeeded by | Julie Gonzales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1945 Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Martha Eubanks |
| Education | Sam Houston State University (BS) Iliff School of Theology (MS) |
Lucía Guzmán (born 1945) is an American minister and politician who served in the Colorado Senate from the 34th district as a member of the Democratic Party from 2010 to 2019. Prior to her tenure in the state senate she served on the school board in Denver and led the Colorado Council of Churches.
Guzmán was born to farm workers from Mexico and educated at Sam Houston State University and the Iliff School of Theology. She became a minister in the United Methodist Church and led the Colorado Council of Churches before being elected to the school board. Mayor John Hickenlooper appointed her to manage the Agency for Human Rights.
She was appointed to replace Paula Sandoval in the state senate and served until she was term-limited in the 2018 election. During her tenure in the state senate she served as the Minority Leader until she resigned in protest of the Republican's handling of sexual harassment cases in the legislature.