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Sabina Matos

Sabina Matos

D · Rhode Island · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Lieutenant Governor, Rhode Island

Top priorities

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  • Advocate for small businesses and community health
  • Support affordable housing and aging Rhode Islanders
  • Bring community-rooted leadership to state government
Biography

Sabina Matos is Rhode Island's incumbent lieutenant governor and the Democratic nominee for a full term. The former Providence City Council president, she was appointed in 2021 and elected in 2022, the first Afro-Latina to hold statewide office in Rhode Island.

Record in office

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