# Jonathon Acosta

Jonathon Acosta is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate for district 16.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Rhode Island Senate, district 16
- Serving since: 2021-01-05
- Current term: RI 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/23ac0ada-a340-4539-a4c9-33e4c437add6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23ac0ada-a340-4539-a4c9-33e4c437add6 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

6.4% of Acosta’s statements contain a personal attack, 2.7 times the State Senate Democrat average of 2.4%.

## What Acosta says (RI 2025–26 session)

202 classified statements: 202 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Acosta | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 6.4% | 2.4% | 38 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 9.4% | 10.3% | 147 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 23.8% | 42.9% | 272 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 3.4% | 206 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.5% | 16.1% | 282 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 1.0% | 0.8% | 72 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 46% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 13% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 10% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Taxation 10% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 363 donors and 779 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (RI 2025–26 session)

912 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Rhode Island Senate 96.4%). Party unity 95.3% (94.6%). 30 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2678 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2678/
- 2026-06-11 · voted nay · In Concurrence · SB 2292 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- DISARMING A PEACE OFFICER · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2292/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3366 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3366/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 2734 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2734/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · In Concurrence · SB 3184 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3184/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2330 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION AND TITLING · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2330/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 3361 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3361/
- 2026-06-11 · voted yea · Passage · SB 2045 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT · pass · https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB2045/

## Legislation (RI 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 360 bills: 360 reached committee, 126 passed one chamber, 43 passed both, 43 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Rhode Island Senate 41.9%; rank 29 of 38).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 3362: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3362/
- SB 3339: AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (became law, 2026-06-22) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3339/
- SB 3313: AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (became law, 2026-06-10) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3313/
- SR 3311: SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE DAY OF MAY 21ST, 2026, TO BE "FRONTOTEMPORAL DEGENERATION (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3311/
- SR 3310: SENATE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RHODE ISLAND HISPANIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3310/
- SR 3309: SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 2026 AS "NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (passed one chamber, 2026-05-21) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3309/
- SB 3289: AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ACCESS FOR CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED YOUTH DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (in committee, 2026-06-04) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3289/
- SR 3264: JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (became law, 2026-06-23) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3264/
- SB 3252: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN (became law, 2026-06-26) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SB3252/
- SR 3223: SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SANDRA BERUBE ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER 33 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE RHODE ISLAND GENERAL… (passed one chamber, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ri/bills/2026/SR3223/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2112684283852648814
- 2026-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2112687344960905723
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2107901963736326590
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2100928764511215642
- 2026-09-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2099954622437765169
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2098249447780065571
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2098448215620096387
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2098545671926091924
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2098020468653457688
- 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/MrAcostruth AcostaforRI/status/2098135465899528435

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/acosta/Pages/Biography.aspx
- Campaign site: http://www.miaforrep.com/
- X: https://x.com/MrAcostruth
- X: https://x.com/AcostaforRI
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathon.acosta.1
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Acosta4RI/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonathonacostari/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathon-acosta-8a082aa5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/23ac0ada-a340-4539-a4c9-33e4c437add6