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.
Ricky Hurtado | |
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| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from the 63rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Ross |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Ross |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ricardo Alcides Hurtado[citation needed] December 7, 1988 Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (BBA) Princeton University (MPA) |
Early life and education
editHurtado 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
editFrom 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
edit2022
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ Triangle, Leadership (2021-02-15). "Rep. Ricky Hurtado: Connecting the Dots on Educational, Racial & Gender Equity". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "A divided nation asks: What's holding our country together?". AP NEWS. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ricky Hurtado". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "Turning Policy Into Promise, Meet Ricky Hurtado". WUNC. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "He set out to mobilize Latino voters. Then the virus hit". AP NEWS. 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2021-04-30.
- ^ "OFFICIAL LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS - STATEWIDE". North Carolina State Board of Elections. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
- ^ [1] North Carolina State Board of Elections.
- ^ [2] North Carolina State Board of Elections.