Miguel Angel Sanchez
Democratic · RI · Providence City Council Member, Ward 6
Miguel A. Sanchez has represented Ward 6 on the Providence City Council since 2023 and serves as the council's majority whip. He has called for private colleges to pay more toward city taxes and for more affordable housing.
Where Miguel Angel Sanchez stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of a resolution backing state Senate Bill 2264 on emergency management, which covers warming and cooling centers in extreme weather.
March 5, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for the $624.8 million city budget for fiscal year 2027, which the council passed unanimously.
June 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance that sends young people in nonviolent cases to the city's Juvenile Hearing Board, a community program, instead of court; it passed unanimously.
July 2, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Was lead sponsor of changes to the city's Community-Police Relations Act limiting police help to federal immigration agents; the council passed them unanimously.
November 6, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 4 support
Made the motion to override Mayor Brett Smiley's veto of the rent stabilization law; the override failed with 9 votes, one short of the 10 needed.
May 15, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Co-sponsored and voted for the Providence Rent Stabilization Act, which caps yearly rent increases at 4% for many apartments; it passed 9-6.
April 16, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance to rezone certain single-family-only lots to allow two-family homes; it went to committee and was shelved in December 2025.
March 7, 2024Supports Housing Affordability
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance banning new self-storage buildings in Providence to save land for housing; the council passed it unanimously.
July 20, 2023Supports Housing Affordability
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance barring Providence from fining people for camping on public property; it passed 10-4.
April 3, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Opened the City Council chamber overnight as a warming space for homeless residents during a deadly cold snap, with Councilor Justin Roias.
January 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: turnto10.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Was endorsed by the Providence Teachers Union for re-election to City Council Ward 6 in 2026.
August 21, 2026
Source: yahoo.com
Endorsed Miguel Martínez Youngs, who was challenging fellow Councilman John Goncalves in the 2026 Ward 1 Democratic primary.
August 19, 2026
Source: wpri.com
Was endorsed by the Rhode Island Working Families Party for re-election to Providence City Council Ward 6 in 2026.
July 1, 2026
Source: workingfamilies.org
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance giving employees a chance to buy a Providence business and turn it into an employee-owned company when it is sold.
June 5, 2025
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Was lead sponsor of a council resolution, passed unanimously, backing state bills to add a 3% income tax on the state's highest earners.
May 15, 2025
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Co-sponsored and voted for a zoning change letting recreational cannabis shops open in more parts of Providence; it passed 11-2.
October 3, 2024
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Sued Governor Dan McKee and two aides in federal court, saying he was fired from his state constituent-services job in 2023 over pro-Palestinian posts and a rally.
August 14, 2024
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Was lead sponsor of an ordinance to bar city investment in Israeli government bonds and similar bonds; the council sent it to committee on an 8-4 vote.
June 6, 2024
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Was elected by the City Council to a four-year seat on the board of the Providence Redevelopment Agency.
October 19, 2023
Source: providenceri.iqm2.com
Cast the only vote against 20-year payment deals with four private colleges, including Brown, saying the payments were too low; the council approved them 9-1.
October 5, 2023
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Co-introduced, with Council President Rachel Miller, an ordinance to create an online registry of rental units to help enforce housing code rules.
September 21, 2023
Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com
Was chosen by the Providence City Council's Democratic caucus as Majority Whip at the start of his first term.
January 2, 2023
Source: wpri.com
Past race Miguel Angel Sanchez ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 6 · November 3, 2026 · Providence city, Rhode Island · incumbent