DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Ricki Ruiz

Oregon State Representative, District 50 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Oregon State Representative, District 50

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 12; 59 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 12.8%; Chamber median 9.4%
With party: 92%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +9.3; Won 2024
Elections: 4; 2020–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Public Education Appropriation · co-chair
Human Services
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 59 sponsored · 12 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 1587 Relating to data brokers; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4120 Relating to smoking policies in residential tenancies.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4114 Relating to law enforcement operations; and declaring an emergency.
Became law Apr 2026

SB 1570 Relating to protections in health care facilities; and prescribing an effective date.
Became law Apr 2026

HB 4079 Relating to policies for when federal immigration authorities enter public education property; and…
Became law Apr 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ruiz sits in the Oregon House of Representatives

Ruiz is closer to the center than 78% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Sue Rieke Smith, Lamar Wise, Em Levy

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:59 PM ET

With Ruiz’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats92%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills27%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Oregon House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ruiz’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Ruiz	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1590: Relating to public lands; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 35–12
Mar 3, 2026	SB 1576: Relating to accessibility standards for housing; and prescribing an effective date.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 34–10
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4124: Relating to the state post-secondary education system; and declaring an emergency.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 36–6
Feb 27, 2026	HB 4089: Relating to criminal offenses related to work.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 33–9
Feb 19, 2026	HB 4128: Relating to sale of single-family residences.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 38–16

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Oregon House of Representatives, District 50

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	Oregon House of Representatives, District 50	Counting	D+22.8	D+11.6	+11.2
2024	Oregon House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+9.3	D+11.6	−2.3
2022	Oregon House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+3.7	D+14.4	−10.7
2020	Oregon House of Representatives, District 50	Won	D+7.3	—	—