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Naquetta Ricks
Democratic · Colorado · 2026 · IncumbentNaquetta Ricks is the Democratic state representative for House District 40 in Arapahoe County, where she chairs the Business Affairs & Labor committee and serves on the Black Coloradan Racial Equity Study Commission, per the Colorado General Assembly. She describes herself as a minority business woman on her campaign site, which lists housing affordability, criminal justice reform and health care access among her priorities.
Priorities
- Housing cost relief, including rent-cap and affordable-housing legislation, per the campaign site
- Reducing police involvement in school discipline in favor of mental health professionals and social workers, per the campaign site
- A competitive public health insurance option and continued regulation of pharmaceutical prices, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Colorado House District 40 · Colorado · 2026
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