Jose Batista
Rhode Island State Representative, District 12 since 2020. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 15
- 184 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 15.9%
- Chamber median 6.6%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Elections
- 3
- 2020–2024
- Won
- 3
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary
- Municipal Government and Housing
- Oversight
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Batista sits in the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Batista is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Mary Messier, Earl Read, Cherie Cruz
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Batista’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Rhode Island House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Batista’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Batista | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 2575: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–8 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | HB 7538: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 54–14 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 2570: AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY HEALTHCARE… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 53–14 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SR 3368: JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 60–9 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | SB 3370: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 51–5 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Batista was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — | D+53.2 | — |
| 2022 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — | D+63.9 | — |
| 2020 | Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 12 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Batista has held
- Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 12 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Batista
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/be85e7a9-0455-4e02-92f7-834710d0e401
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET