1. Sabina Matos was born on February 13,1974 and is an American politician serving as the 70th lieutenant governor of Rhode Island.
16 Facts About Sabina Matos
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Sabina Matos is the first Dominican American elected to statewide office in the United States.
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Sabina Matos was born in Paraiso, Barahona, Dominican Republic in 1974.
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Sabina Matos immigrated to the United States in April 1994, at the age of 20, with her parents and sister.
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Sabina Matos spoke no English when she moved to the United States, and thought she would return to the Dominican Republic by the end of the year.
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Sabina Matos graduated from Rhode Island College with a bachelor's degree in communications and public relations in 2001.
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Sabina Matos ran for the Ward 15 seat on the Providence City Council in the 2006 elections, losing the Democratic primary to long standing incumbent Josephine DiRuzzo.
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Sabina Matos became acting president of the council in May 2017 and served in the role until December 2017.
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Sabina Matos was elected president of the city council in January 2019.
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In 2021, after Gina Raimondo resigned as Governor of Rhode Island to become the United States Secretary of Commerce, and Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee succeeded her as Governor, Sabina Matos applied to become the next Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island.
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On March 31,2021, Governor McKee announced he would nominate Sabina Matos to be Lieutenant Governor.
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Sabina Matos is the first member of an ethnic minority and the second woman to hold the position.
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In 2022, Sabina Matos supported the Tidewater Landing Soccer Stadium deal.
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Sabina Matos defended the deal saying it was "a proposal that brings sports back to Pawtucket, builds housing and protects taxpayers".
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On March 13,2023, Sabina Matos announced her candidacy for the special election in Rhode Island's 1st congressional district.
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Sabina Matos's candidacy was endorsed by Emily's List, Latino Victory, PODER PAC, Elect Black Women PAC, Elect Democratic Women PAC and Bold PAC, a political action committee associated with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.