Clinton Porter filed the complaint with the Colorado Secretary of State on Oct. 22, raising potential campaign finance violations. The office’s deadline for an initial review is Nov. 5, two days after the Nov. 3 election. The complaint is an allegation, not a finding by the state.

Ricks is seeking a fourth and final term in the Colorado House. She filed all 14 required reports for the current cycle, but the campaign finance database shows no reported contributions or spending since the 2022–24 cycle, according to the records reviewed.

Between December 2024 and Oct. 14, 2026, Ricks received 42 reported contributions from political action committees, small-donor committees, employee committees and leadership PACs run by Democratic House colleagues. The largest listed contribution was $6,200 from Building a Stronger Colorado, a group aligned with carpenters. The donors disclosed their contributions in the state’s TRACER database, while Ricks’ campaign filings did not list them.

Three donations were subject to Colorado’s 24-hour reporting requirement for major contributions: $6,200 on June 4, $1,000 from the COPIC Small Donor Committee on June 26, and $1,000 from the Colorado State Conference of Electrical Workers Small Donor Committee on Oct. 13. The June contribution came within 30 days of the primary, and the October donation came within 30 days of the general election, when the deadline applies.

Ricks told a reporter that her treasurer had been ill. When asked how that explained multiple years without reporting contributions or expenses, she said she would not be interrogated and ended the call.

The filings also show Ricks’ campaign account held $6,350.84 on Dec. 6, 2024, and the same amount at the end of the most recent reporting period, Oct. 14, 2026. The campaign held events during the cycle, including an Aug. 22 kickoff at Mission Viejo Library in Aurora and an Oct. 14 fundraiser. Library staff confirmed the kickoff, which cost $25 for up to four hours. The filings listed no event contributions or related campaign expenses.

Ricks’ separate leadership political action committee reported $2,175 in contributions in 2025 and a balance of $5,800, but no expenditures during the cycle. She also has an unpaid $50 penalty for a late filing dating to May 2022; no late reports have been recorded since then.

Porter said contributors have a legitimate interest in knowing what happened to money their committees reported giving Ricks’ campaign, calling the matter one of public trust. The Secretary of State’s review will determine whether the complaint warrants further action.