Celina Benavidez

{{Short description|American politician and businesswoman}}

Celina Benavidez is a former state legislator in Colorado. She served in the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented Denver in the Colorado House of Representatives.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/04/08/davidson-colorado-black-women-for-political-action-honors-12-leaders/|title=Davidson: Colorado Black Women for Political Action honors 12 leaders|date=April 8, 2015}} She was a Democrat.{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T9KGAAAAMAAJ&q=Celina+Benavidez | title=State Elective Officials & the Legislatures, 1993-94 | isbn=978-0-87292-977-7 | last1=Governments | first1=Council of State | date=1993 | publisher=Council of State Governments }}

She was interviewed in 1995 by historian Richard Gould.{{cite web | url=https://digital.auraria.edu/work/ns/f46d6098-6cf4-4e73-bad4-b325e7007494 | title=Celina Benavidez interviewed by Richard Gould, July 9, 1995 | date=9 July 1995 }}

According to her business website she is a "native of Denver" and received a Degree in Business from the University of Albuquerque, was a Gates fellow, and graduated from the John F. Kennedy School of Government's Senior Executive Fellows Program at Harvard University.{{cite web | url=http://celinainc.com/about-us/our-team/ | title=Our Team }}