Grace Diaz
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 11
Democratic state representative for Providence since 2004 and House Democratic Caucus Chair. She co-chairs the legislative commission on child care and sponsored a wheelchair right-to-repair law.
Where Grace Diaz stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (2 records), Women's Reproductive Rights (2 records)
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Equality in Abortion Coverage bill (2023-H 5006). It passed the House 49-24.
April 27, 2023Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring health plans to charge the same out-of-pocket costs for mental health counseling visits as for primary care visits.
July 2, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the House 52-19.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to keep Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. The centers are meant to prevent overdose deaths. It passed the House 51-16.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted yes on the 2021 Act on Climate (2021-S 78), a state climate law. It passed the House 51-21.
April 6, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Sponsored a law setting standard pay, benefits and paid leave for janitors and security guards who work under state contracts.
June 28, 2022Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to let Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the House 56-17.
May 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Voted to require police to send guns used in crimes for ballistic testing and enter the results in the national tracing database. It passed the House 49-21.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a law requiring hotels to post human trafficking hotline signs where workers can see them.
July 9, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to let people with more than one non-violent felony clear their records after 15 years without a new arrest. It passed the House 56-14.
June 9, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a law raising the emergency aid for crime victims who must move from $5,000 to $8,000.
June 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted to keep Rhode Island out of the new federal private-school voucher tax credit unless the legislature and governor both approve joining. It passed the House 55-14.
June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored the All Students Count Act. It requires the state education department to report student data for separate Southeast Asian groups, like Cambodian and Laotian students.
June 30, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the House 44-28.
June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 oppose
Voted no on the Equality in Abortion Coverage bill (2023-H 5006). It passed the House 49-24.
April 27, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Voted no on the Reproductive Privacy Act (2019-H 5125), a state law protecting abortion rights. It passed the House 45-29.
June 19, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Sponsored a law requiring power wheelchair makers to sell parts, manuals and repair tools to owners and independent repair shops at fair prices.
June 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law regulating foreclosure consultants. It gives homeowners three business days to cancel a contract and caps what consultants can charge.
July 3, 2006Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted yes on the state budget for the year ending June 30, 2026 (2025-H 5076). It passed the House 66-9.
June 17, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring the state housing department to publish a guide to landlord and tenant rights in English and Spanish.
June 20, 2023
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted no on the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, which made adult marijuana use legal and set up licenses for growing and selling it. It passed the House 54-16.
May 24, 2022
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Grace Diaz ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 11; Rhode Island · incumbent