Althea A. Graves
Democratic · RI · Providence City Council Member, Ward 12
Althea A. Graves has represented Ward 12, including Smith Hill and Capital Center, on the Providence City Council since 2023 and has been a city activist since the 1970s. She voted for rent stabilization and has called for holistic approaches to drug problems.
Where Althea A. Graves stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Spending Reduction (1 record), Housing Affordability (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support
Voted against borrowing up to $6.2 million for Providence's Mile of History project.
December 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: pvdmeetings.city
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 3 support
Voted to override the mayor's veto of a 4% cap on annual rent increases; the override failed.
May 15, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: pvdmeetings.city
Co-sponsored the Providence Rent Stabilization Act to limit annual rent increases.
January 22, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Moved to approve the Housing Crisis Task Force report, which proposed rent protections and more affordable homes.
September 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: pvdmeetings.city
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Endorsed Miguel Martínez Youngs for Providence City Council Ward 1.
August 19, 2026
Source: aol.com
Voted against a ban on city fines for people sleeping or camping on public property.
March 20, 2025
Source: pvdmeetings.city
Sponsored and voted for temporary property tax relief for Restoration Deliverance Temple after vandalism damaged its church.
June 6, 2024
Source: opengov.sos.ri.gov
Voted to oppose spending $750,000 to remove the South Water Street bike lane.
April 4, 2024
Source: newsfromthestates.com
Past race Althea A. Graves ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 12 · November 3, 2026 · Providence city, Rhode Island · incumbent