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Voting Record
Votes cast
1077 of 1077
Voted yes
98%
With party
99%
Broke ranks
6 times
Notable votes
H7434AELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIESHouse floor · Jun 11, 2026Broke ranksNay
H7434AELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIESHouse floor · Jun 11, 2026Broke ranksNay
S3339ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIESSenate floor · Jun 9, 2026Broke ranksNay
S3339ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIESSenate floor · Jun 9, 2026Broke ranksNay
Money Trail
2026 On-Going Qrtly (1st) filed Apr 6, 2026
Rhode Island Campaign Finance public reports; private street address and ZIP details are omitted.
Raised
$6,115
Spent
$4,462
Cash on hand
$10,345
Individual · $5,890PACs · $225Other · $0
Top contributors
Steven Ceceriindividual$500
Beata Nelkenindividual$500
Matthew Lopesindividual$350
thomas G Casaleindividual$250
Marlon Montenegroindividual$250
Arthur Pachecoindividual$250
Joseph Piutaindividual$250
Thomas Ausleyindividual$250
Dioscaris Garciaindividual$250
Anne Hollandindividual$250
Full campaign finance reportLatest filing: 2026 On-Going Qrtly (1st) filed Apr 6, 2026 · from the RI Board of Elections
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About
Senator Jonathon Acosta Secretary, Senate Committee on Finance Secretary, Senate Committee on Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight Member, Senate Committee on Special Legislation & Veterans' Affairs Dr. Jonathon Acosta is a Democrat representing District 16 (Central Falls, Pawtucket) in the Rhode Island Senate.A former member of the Central Falls City Council, Sen. Acosta was elected to the Senate on Nov. 3, 2020.
His time in the legislature has included action on issues including law enforcement, education and health care. He was the Senate sponsor of legislation to create a new statewide body-worn camera program for police, which was signed into law in 2021.
He also introduced the Rishod K. Gore Justice in Policing Act of 2021, which sought a range of police reforms, and legislation seeking to bar private prisons in Rhode Island. Sen. Acosta was the Senate sponsor of a law authorizing Central Falls to invest nearly $6 million in school repair and construction.
He also championed a bill that prohibits discrimination against potential organ transplant recipients based solely on a physical or mental disability. Sen. Acosta was born on Nov. 3, 1989. He and his partner, Aly Chatham, have two sons, Leon Ernesto Acosta-Chatham and Jonathon Andres Acosta-Chatham.
He earned Bachelor's Degrees in Political Science (Theory) and Ethnic Studies, Master's Degrees in Urban Education Policy and Sociology, and a Ph.D in sociology from Brown University. Acosta previously worked as a middle school math teacher in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and Central Falls before becoming a school administrator.
He currently works as a postdoctoral research associate at the Annenberg Institute at Brown University. In 2015, Sen. Acosta received recognition from the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics by the U.S. Department of Education. In 2016, he received the R.I. Latino Public Radio Community Champion Award.
In 2024, as co-chair of the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian-American Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus he was awarded the Legislative Champions for Progress recognition. In 2026, Sen Acosta received the NESA Outstanding Eagle Award from the Narragansett Council-Scouting America.
Sen. Acosta is a member of the Central Falls Children's Foundation, and he previously served on the Central Falls Juvenile Hearing Board. He has been involved in his community as a wrestling coach and earned the rank of Eagle Scout in Boy Scouting.