RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Rick Taggart

Colorado State Representative, District 55 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Colorado State Representative, District 55

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 190; 206 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.4%; Chamber median 2.0%
With party: 61%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +18.0; 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.

Appropriations
Budget
Commission on Medicaid
Pension Review Commission

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 206 sponsored · 190 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1428 Administration of Publicly Funded Education Programs
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1357 Phase-Out of Teacher Recruitment Education and Preparation Program
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1399 Eliminate General Fund Transfer to Multimodal Transportation Fund
State Government · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1380 Repeal Office of Judicial Discipline Ombudsman
Courts & Judicial · Became law Jun 2026

HB 1429 County Administration Public Assistance Programs
Health Care & Health Insurance · Became law Jun 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Taggart sits in the Colorado House of Representatives

Taggart is closer to the center than 96% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Ryan Gonzalez, Rose Pugliese, Mary Bradfield

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:47 PM ET

With Taggart’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans61%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills95%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Taggart’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Taggart	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 13, 2026	HB 1289: Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–26
May 13, 2026	HB 1236: Arbitration Reform	No	No	Yes	Passed 33–32
May 13, 2026	HB 1223: Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures	No	No	Yes	Passed 36–29
May 13, 2026	HB 1255: Social Media Duty to Report & Search Warrants	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–30
May 12, 2026	SB 35: Increase of Traffic Violation Penalties	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 35–30

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Taggart was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028Colorado House of Representatives, District 55

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 of Representatives, District 55	Won	R+18.0	R+14.8	+3.2
2024	Colorado House of Representatives, District 55	Won	—	R+14.8	—
2022	Colorado House of Representatives, District 55	Won	R+27.2	R+18.3	+8.9