Edith H. Ajello
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Budget and healthcare: stronger Medicaid reimbursement rates
- End-of-life: the Compassionate Care Act
- Criminal justice: expand expungement for non-violent felonies
Began as a social worker in Harlem in the 1960s and has represented Providence's East Side in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, serving on the House Judiciary Committee, per the campaign site. Began the seven-year effort to repeal Rhode Island's sodomy law during her first term, signed in 1998, per the campaign site. Edith H. Ajello of Providence is the Democratic candidate for Rhode Island House District 1 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Rhode Island Department of State's declared-candidates report and the Board of Elections' September 9, 2026 primary results. Edith H. Ajello is the sitting member for the district, per the Board of Elections' incumbent marker on the primary results. Has represented House District 1 since 1993 and sponsored the 2019 Reproductive Privacy Act, per State Legislative Election Watch (Uncrewed). Sponsored bills raising Medicaid reimbursement rates and expanding expungement eligibility for non-violent felonies, per State Legislative Election Watch (Uncrewed).