Naquetta Ricks
Colorado State Representative, District 40 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 20
- 37 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 12.1%
- Chamber median 2.0%
- With party
- 95%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +35.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Business Affairs and Labor · chair
- Health Insurance Exchange Oversight · vice chair
- Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission
- State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Labor & Employment · Became law Jun 2026
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Ricks sits in the Colorado House of Representatives
Ricks is closer to the center than 64% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Monica Duran, Gretchen Rydin, Meghan Lukens
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET
With Ricks’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills61%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Colorado House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ricks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Ricks | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1289: Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–26 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1236: Arbitration Reform | No | Yes | No | Passed 33–32 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1223: Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–29 |
| May 13, 2026 | HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 35–30 |
| May 12, 2026 | SB 35: Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties | No | Yes | No | Passed 35–30 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Ricks was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Colorado House District 40 | Won | D+35.1 | D+19.6 | +15.5 |
| 2024 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | D+16.6 | — | — |
| 2022 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | D+22.2 | — | — |
| 2020 | Colorado House of Representatives, District 40 | Won | D+22.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $52K
- Spent
- $37.4K
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| RICKS FOR COLORADO State | Active |
Source: Colorado Secretary of State (TRACER) filings through Oct 28, 2026Updated Nov 7, 2026, 1:37 PM ET
Seats Ricks has held
- Colorado House of Representatives, District 40 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Ricks has run against
- Clinton Porter (R) · 2026 general, won
- Darryl Gibbs (R) · 2024 election, won
- Le Sellers (R) · 2022 election, won
- Richard A. Bassett (R) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Colorado Secretary of State and civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Ricks
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/64f01ef4-238f-4e48-9657-e221e0d030c0
- Wikidata Q106179061
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET