Ricky Hurtado

Ricky Hurtado (born December 7, 1988)[1] is an American politician and educator who previously served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 63rd district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 1, 2021.

For the actor, see Ricardo Hurtado.
Ricky Hurtado
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 63rd district
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byStephen Ross
Succeeded byStephen Ross
Personal details
Born
Ricardo Alcides Hurtado

(1988-12-07) December 7, 1988
Los Angeles, California
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BBA)
Princeton University (MPA)

Early life and education

Hurtado was raised in Sanford, North Carolina, the son of immigrants from El Salvador.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Morehead-Cain Scholar.[3] He also received a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University.[4]

Career

From 2010 to 2013, Hurtado worked as a consultant at Frontline Solutions, a business management consultancy service in Durham, North Carolina. He then worked as a public policy intern for the mayor of Philadelphia and for PolicyLink in Oakland, California. As a graduate student, Hurtado was also a teaching assistant at Princeton University. In 2018, Hurtado founded LatinxEd. He has also worked as an adjunct professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Education and as the executive director of the Scholars' Latino Initiative at UNC-Chapel Hill.[5][6] Hurtado was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives in November 2020. When he assumed office, he became the first Latino Democrat to serve in the General Assembly.[7]

He was defeated in the 2022 North Carolina House of Representatives election in a rematch with Stephen Ross.[8]

Electoral history

2022
North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd District General Election, 2022[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Stephen Ross 13,955 51.08%
Democratic Ricky Hurtado (incumbent) 13,367 48.92%
Total votes 27,322 100%
Republican gain from Democratic

2020
North Carolina House of Representatives 63rd district general election, 2020[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ricky Hurtado 20,584 50.59%
Republican Stephen Ross (incumbent) 20,107 49.41%
Total votes 40,691 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

References
  1. Triangle, Leadership (2021-02-15). "Rep. Ricky Hurtado: Connecting the Dots on Educational, Racial & Gender Equity". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  2. "A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  3. "Ricky Hurtado '11 elected to NC House of Representatives as only Latino to serve in state legislature | Morehead-Cain". 2020-11-04. Retrieved 2022-05-20.
  4. "Ricky Hurtado". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  5. "Turning Policy Into Promise, Meet Ricky Hurtado". WUNC. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  6. Hill, The University of North Carolina atChapel Hill School of Education CB 3500 Peabody Hall Chapel; Nc 27599-3500. "Ricky Hurtado". UNC School of Education. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  7. "He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit". AP NEWS. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
  8. "OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  9. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
  10. North Carolina State Board of Elections.
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