Back to Government Directory
Jonathon Acosta

Jonathon Acosta

Sourced record

State Senator

DemocratRhode IslandOpenStates
RFO score not yet published
Publishes when evidence-backed
scores pass review
1
Roll-call votes
0
Sponsored bills
0
Statements
0
Finance records

Profile Snapshot

OpenStatesOfficial roster ingestion
Office
State Senator
State
Rhode Island
Jurisdiction
16
Serving
Currently serving
Term
2021 - Present

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…

Biography source: official page

Issue Activity

Stored voting recordsIssue tags where available
Energy
1 stored vote · 0 yea · 0 nay

Evidence & Sources

1/2 verified

Every item below is a stored record. 1 have a named source with a working link, 1 have partial sourcing.

  • Jonathon Acosta holds the office of State Senator
    profile identity· OpenStates
    Partial
  • Voted yes on SB 3357: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
    roll-call vote· Official roll-call record· 2026-06-10source
    Verified
named source + link partial sourcing not yet sourced