About Me

Loveland Ward 1 City Council Candidate

Hi! My name is Craig Martinbeault. My family and I have made Ward 1 our home for nearly six years now. We came up from Pueblo to secure better opportunities—for education, careers, and for a better quality city to live in. These days, I’m working on finishing my master’s in computer science, which has been a long-running passion alongside managing various telecommunications, private military, and logistics companies. But to be honest, I’ve never really considered myself a “corporate suit.” I love rolling up my sleeves. I’ve always done general contracting work on the side because it’s in my blood—I take a lot of pride in building things and seeing a project through, hands-on. I guess you could say I’m more working-class than boardroom; I’m happiest when I can see the results of hard work.


Back in 2012, my life took a turn when my dad, who served in the military, fell ill. I stepped away from my own ambitions to run his bar and care for him until he passed in 2014. That chapter was tough. It gave me a front-row seat to how broken and unresponsive government systems—like the VA—can be, especially for the very people they’re supposed to protect. Getting my dad the care he needed meant fighting uphill battles, sometimes reaching all the way to Congress just to get a doctor’s appointment. Those experiences left a mark on me. As a father and grandfather, it really hit home how much we've lost that basic sense of looking out for one another.

That’s what got me interested in public service to begin with. I started out working behind the scenes, helping candidates run for office to learn how things are done. It wasn’t about politics for me—it was about figuring out where I could do some good and maybe help restore some of that sense of neighborly care that’s gone missing.

Now, after settling here in Loveland, I see a lot of those same challenges—persistent budget deficits, city services being cut, not enough affordable housing, homelessness that’s still not solved, and a tight job market that keeps getting tougher. Costs keep climbing, and it feels like our local politics are more divided and tense than ever. People talk about the food tax a lot, but honestly, these issues run way deeper than just one vote or one policy. What we really need is creative and honest leadership—people who are willing to roll up their sleeves, listen to their neighbors, and actually work together toward solutions that put our community first.