Jina N. Petrarca
Independent · RI · Member, Narragansett Bay Commission
Jina Petrarca is an independent candidate for Rhode Island Senate District 17 and a member of the Narragansett Bay Commission. A Lincoln resident, she is an attorney, small-business owner, and longtime community volunteer.
Where Jina N. Petrarca stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Education Quality (1 record), Corporate Accountability (2 records),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (4 records)
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Moved $9,725 in Narragansett Bay Commission grants to 13 Earth Day river-cleanup applicants; the commission approved the grants unanimously.
February 17, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 4 oppose
Seconded the Narragansett Bay Commission's FY2027 budget, including a $141.9 million operating plan, 10.97% user-fee increase, and $111.6 million capital plan; it passed unanimously.
May 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Moved $9,725 in Narragansett Bay Commission grants to 13 Earth Day river-cleanup applicants; the commission approved the grants unanimously.
February 17, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Seconded up to $3,000 in Narragansett Bay Commission scholarships for three low-income Rhode Island students to attend a University of Rhode Island science camp; the motion passed unanimously.
April 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Seconded the Narragansett Bay Commission's FY2022 operating budget and voted yes on its 15-0 approval.
April 6, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Seconded up to $3,000 in Narragansett Bay Commission scholarships for three low-income Rhode Island students to attend a University of Rhode Island science camp; the motion passed unanimously.
April 12, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Opposed Rhode Island bill S1015 for Providence Auto Body, objecting to photo-only vehicle appraisals, longer claim timelines, and insurer-set total-loss values.
May 22, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Represented Providence Auto Body in a Rhode Island regulator's case against Allstate; the regulator found that Allstate interfered with customers' choice of repair shop and fined it $5,000.
November 20, 2009Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: dbr.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Seconded the Narragansett Bay Commission's FY2027 budget, including a $141.9 million operating plan, 10.97% user-fee increase, and $111.6 million capital plan; it passed unanimously.
May 12, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Seconded the Narragansett Bay Commission's FY2022 operating budget and voted yes on its 15-0 approval.
April 6, 2021Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Track record — General
General · 6 records
Voted for five Superior Court candidates in an initial judicial-commission ballot, then for Joanna Achille and Robert Johnson in a second round; both made the final shortlist.
February 4, 2026
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted for Joanna Achille, Maria Deaton, Amy Dodge Murray, Michael Forte, and Shannon Signore for a Superior Court vacancy; Dodge Murray, Forte, and Signore advanced to the governor.
September 17, 2025
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Voted for five District Court finalists as a judicial commissioner and moved to bar non-Rhode Island residents from future judicial applications; the rule passed unanimously.
July 16, 2025
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Signed Holy Family Home's Rhode Island annual report, which listed her as a director and registered agent of the nonprofit.
July 14, 2021
Source: business.sos.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Represented a driver seeking compensation for his car's diminished value after a collision; a Rhode Island court allowed his claim to proceed to nonbinding arbitration.
February 13, 2015
Source: courts.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Represented the Auto Body Association of Rhode Island in an insurance labor-rate appeal; the state Supreme Court rejected the association's preferred reading of the law.
June 4, 2010
Source: courts.ri.gov · researched September 21, 2026
Race Jina N. Petrarca is in:
- SENATOR IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 17; Rhode Island
Profile last researched September 20, 2026.