Rhode Island Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee?
5hMatos’s nominee odds dropped to 43% after trading as high as 49% in the last hour, making the Rhode Island lieutenant governor race more balanced right after election-day reporting.
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Sabina Matos
Incumbent Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor in Rhode Island
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IncumbentRhode Island Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee?
$74.5K
SEP 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds — Rhode Island Democratic Lieutenant Governor nominee?
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43%chance to win
$74.5KSEP 10, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleLieutenant Governor
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyMainstream Democrat
Age52 years old (Feb 13, 1974)
GenderFemale
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LocationRhode Island
BackgroundPolitician
EducationRhode Island College — B.A., Communications and Public Relations (2001)
Notable personal detailsSabina Matos is an American politician who has served as the 70th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island since April 14, 2021, and was elected to the office in November 2022. She previously served on the Providence City Council from January 2011 to April 2021 and was Providence City Council President from 2019 to 2021. Born in the Dominican Republic, she immigrated to the United States in April 1994 and earned a B.A. in Communications and Public Relations from Rhode Island College in 2001.
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Political Positions
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Economy & Taxes
Sabina Matos emphasizes affordability, lower grocery costs, affordable housing, and expanding economic opportunity for working families. Her public messaging also supports targeted tax relief such as child tax credits, relief from the automobile excise tax, and tax exemptions for seniors, veterans, and retirees.
Healthcare
Sabina Matos has publicly supported expanding abortion rights and backed a measure that would provide Medicaid funding and state employee health insurance coverage for abortion. She also wrote in support of a Medicaid-related resolution aimed at improving care for older adults and people with complex behavioral health needs and reducing hospital bottlenecks.
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Immigration & Border
Supports protecting immigrants’ rights, expanding access to housing regardless of immigration status, and limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement in sensitive settings. Also supports comprehensive immigration reform that would create a path to legalization for undocumented people and bring more workers into the country.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Sabina Matos has supported expanding abortion access and eliminating coverage restrictions for abortion care in Rhode Island. She has also said she worked to get Governor McKee to support an expansion of abortion rights after the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision.
Climate & Energy
Sabina Matos has publicly supported expanding offshore wind and clean, renewable energy in Rhode Island. Her comments also frame climate change as a problem to be addressed with more legislation and clean-energy development rather than fossil-fuel expansion.
Public Safety & Guns
Sabina Matos has publicly backed strengthening Rhode Island’s gun laws and supported a bill requiring mandatory safety training for anyone purchasing any firearm. Her campaign also describes her as championing efforts to strengthen gun safety laws and notes an endorsement from the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence.
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