Jose Batista

Democratic Party

Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Predecessor:Joseph Almeida (D)

Compensation

Base salary

$19,817/year

Per diem

No per diem is paid.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Classical High School, 2006

Bachelor's

Bryant University, 2011

Law

Roger Williams University School of Law, 2014

Personal

Profession

Lawyer

Contact

Official website

Personal Facebook

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Personal LinkedIn

Jose Batista (Democratic Party) is a member of theRhode Island House of Representatives, representingDistrict 12. He assumed office on January 5, 2021. His current term ends on January 5, 2027.

Batista (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to theRhode Island House of Representatives to representDistrict 12. He won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024.

Biography

Jose Batista lives in Providence, Rhode Island. Batista graduated from Classical High School in 2006. He earned a B.S. in business management from Bryant University in 2011 and a J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law in 2014. Batista's career experience includes working as a public defender and founding a law firm.^[1][2]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Batista was assigned to the following committees:

• House Judiciary Committee
• Oversight Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

IncumbentJose Batista won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista (D)	96.3	2,789
		Other/Write-in votes	3.7	107

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,896
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

IncumbentJose Batista advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on September 10, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista	100.0	318

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 318
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

IncumbentJose Batista won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista (D)	97.2	1,418
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	41

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,459
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

IncumbentJose Batista advanced from the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on September 13, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista	100.0	1,046

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,046
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2020

See also: Rhode Island House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

Jose Batista won election in the general election for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista (D)	97.8	3,071
		Other/Write-in votes	2.2	69

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,140
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12

Jose Batista defeatedCarlos Cedeno in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island House of Representatives District 12 on September 8, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jose Batista	56.3	589
		Carlos Cedeno	43.7	457

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,046
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Almeida (D)

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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