# Naquetta Ricks Naquetta Ricks is a Democratic member of the Colorado House for district 40. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Colorado House, district 40 - Serving since: 2021-01-13 - Current term: CO 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/64f01ef4-238f-4e48-9657-e221e0d030c0 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64f01ef4-238f-4e48-9657-e221e0d030c0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Ricks missed 12% of 2,020 roll calls, attendance in the bottom 5% of the Colorado House (average 96.6%). ## What Ricks says (CO 2025–26 session) 6 classified statements: 6 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Ricks | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 39.2% | 481 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | Most discussed policy areas: Immigration 100% (State House Democrats 4.3%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.68 (standard error 0.02), from 567 donors and 835 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (CO 2025–26 session) 2,020 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Colorado House 96.6%). Party unity 95.4% (94.7%). 61 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1306 Wild Horse License Plate · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1306/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1363 Temporarily Reduce General Fund Reserve · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1363/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BILL · SB 169 Revisor's Bill · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB169/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1102 Funding for Colorado DRIVES Account · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1102/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1223 Modifying Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1223/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · REPASS · HB 1289 Modification of Certain Tax Expenditures · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1289/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1430 Transportation Funding Adjustments · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1430/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · CONCUR · HB 1272 Extreme Temperatures Worker Protections · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1272/ - 2026-05-13 · voted nay · REPASS · HB 1236 Arbitration Reform · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1236/ - 2026-05-13 · voted yea · BYD SCP · SB 193 Local Ordinances & State Employees · pass · https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/SB193/ ## Legislation (CO 2025–26 session) Sponsored 38 bills: 37 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 274. 97.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Colorado House 92.5%; rank 17 of 64). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1415: Optional Residential Construction Contractor Certification (in committee, 2026-05-06) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1415/ - HR 1003: Recognize Environmental Initiatives (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HR1003/ - HB 1339: Change Cesar Chavez Day to Farm Workers Day (became law, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1339/ - HCR 1001: Charitable Gaming Constitutional Amendment (in committee, 2026-04-06) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HCR1001/ - HJR 1020: International Women's Day (passed both chambers, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1020/ - HJR 1019: Recognize Caregiving Youth Day (passed both chambers, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HJR1019/ - HB 1286: Automated Driving System Commercial Vehicles (passed both chambers, 2026-05-28) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1286/ - HB 1283: Protections Regarding Seizures of Identification Documents (became law, 2026-06-03) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1283/ - HB 1269: Transit Access (became law, 2026-05-27) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1269/ - HB 1261: Motor Vehicle Consumer Protections (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/co/bills/2026A/HB1261/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $40.6K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 92% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-11-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1995043137992232973 - 2025-11-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1990065566103539997 - 2025-06-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1936185494486106477 - 2025-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1886932159749104080 - 2025-01-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1882938110214033824 - 2025-01-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/NaquettaR/status/1881784696574525586 ## Links - Official site: https://leg.colorado.gov/legislators/naquetta-ricks - Campaign site: https://www.ricks4co.com/ - X: https://x.com/NaquettaR - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IamNaquettaRicks/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RicksforColorado - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ricks_cohd40/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@naquettaricks9982 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNaquetta - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naquetta-ricks-mba-726a19b/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/64f01ef4-238f-4e48-9657-e221e0d030c0